Analysis of learning activities included in English text directed at students of Hospitality and Tourism

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Publicado: mar 25, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.33996/revistahorizontes.v4i16.133
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"Learning activities;"; "special purpose books;"; "skill development;"; "teaching;"; "languages";

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Johanna Pizarro Romero
Universidad Técnica de Machala y Miembro de grupo de investigación ELT Innovators
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2515-4455
Sara Vera Quiñonez
Universidad Técnica de Machala y Miembro de grupo de investigación ELT Innovators
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3633-9236
Jessenia Anabel Matamoros
Universidad Técnica de Machala y Miembro de grupo de investigación ELT Innovators
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2538-4832
Kleber Oswaldo Sarmiento Chugcho
1,2Universidad Técnica de Machala, Ecuador
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8178-3187

English for Specific Purposes (IFE) textbooks are an important tool in the teaching-learning process of English. The purpose of this study was to identify the preferences of the learning activities included in an IFE textbook that the students of Hospitality and Tourism. The sample was 97 students. The survey was structured by abilities in listening comprehension, reading, writing, among others, for the analysis the LT-Lab software was applied divided into six groups according to their abilities. The results showed: group 1 the preferred learning activities: videos, web sources and songs; group 2, use of grammar, vocabulary, games, reading comprehension; group 3, role-playing games, dialogues, vocabulary and description; group 4, in the videos; group 5, readings and web sources, group 6, read, complete the sentences and crossword puzzles. In conclusion, the learning activity included in an ESP textbook preferred by the students were videos, web sources, songs, use of grammar, vocabulary, among others.

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Pizarro Romero, J., Vera Quiñonez, S., Matamoros, J. A., & Sarmiento Chugcho, K. O. (2021). Analysis of learning activities included in English text directed at students of Hospitality and Tourism. Horizontes. Revista De Investigación En Ciencias De La Educación, 4(16), 512–522. https://doi.org/10.33996/revistahorizontes.v4i16.133 (Original work published 26 de diciembre de 2020)
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Vol. 4 Núm. 16 (2020): Revista de Investigación en Ciencias de la Educación, Horizontes
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INVESTIGACIONES
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Johanna Pizarro Romero, Universidad Técnica de Machala y Miembro de grupo de investigación ELT Innovators

Master's Degree in Teaching English as a Foreign Language and a Master's Degree in Distance Education based on Tic's. A bachelor in Education, with a specialization in English and a Sufficiency in the English Language. Currently, she is teaching ESP English in the International Trade Career at Universidad Técnica de Machala and is a member of the ELT Innovators Research Group. Universidad Técnica de Machala, Ecuador.

Sara Vera Quiñonez, Universidad Técnica de Machala y Miembro de grupo de investigación ELT Innovators

Doctorado en Educación, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos; Maestría en Gerencia Educativa y Licenciatura en Ciencias de la Educación, especialidad inglés, Universidad Técnica de Machala; docente de Ética Profesional, Diseño de Proyectos de Investigación y Metodología de la investigación en la Universidad Técnica de Machala, autora de varios capítulos de libros y artículos científicos en educación. Universidad Técnica de Machala, Ecuador.

Jessenia Anabel Matamoros, Universidad Técnica de Machala y Miembro de grupo de investigación ELT Innovators

Docente de Inglés como Lengua Extranjera para nivel medio en la Universidad Técnica de Machala. Jessenia viajó a los Estados Unidos con la ayuda del programa VIF para trabajar como profesora de inglés como Segunda Lengua en las escuelas de Carolina del Norte. A través de una beca otorgada por el gobierno ecuatoriano, Master en Currículo e Instrucción con énfasis en inglés como Segunda Lengua en Kansas State University. Actualmente es docente de inglés para Fines Específicos (ESP) en la Universidad Técnica de Machala. Universidad Técnica de Machala, Ecuador.

Kleber Oswaldo Sarmiento Chugcho, 1,2Universidad Técnica de Machala, Ecuador

Master’s degree in Curriculum & Instruction in English as a Second Language in Kansas State University. Also, he received a Bachelor’s degree in Linguistics Applied in English Language at the Army Polytechnic School. He´s currently participating as a student in the program “Doutoramento en Estudos Ingleses Avanzados: Linguistico, Literatura e Cultura” in Vigo University. Finally, he´s a member of ELT Innovators Research Group. Universidad Técnica de Machala, Ecuador.

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