The use of duolingo in learning english as a foreign language

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作者
Rojas, Rosalba [1 ]
Lopez-Cobo, Isabel [2 ]
Valverde, Beatriz [3 ]
机构
[1] Secretarias Educ Boyaca & Duitama, Bogota, Colombia
[2] Univ Seville, Dept Didact & Org Educ, Seville, Spain
[3] Univ Jaen, Dept Filol Inglesa, Jaen, Spain
关键词
Duolingo; EFL; communicative competencies; motivation;
D O I
10.30827/eticanet.v22i2.24417
中图分类号
G40 [教育学];
学科分类号
040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要
The current research analyzes the use of Duolingo as a tool for learning English as Foreign Language (EFL) and the benefits of such usage in its teaching, specifically in the acquisition of the communicative competencies described in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). The sample is composed of 332 11th grade students from four Educational Institutions of the Education Secretariats of the Department of Boyaca and the municipality of Duitama, Colombia. The study was conducted under the Descriptive quantitative methodology: on the one hand, the quantitative part was carried out with the application of a pre- and post- questionnaires to measure the students' communicative competencies in English before and after implementing a Didactic Unit based on the use of Duolingo for the experimental group and other strategies for the control group. The study concluded that the use of Duolingo is favorable in the teaching of English and generates motivation in the students.
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页码:420 / 439
页数:20
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