THE IMPACT OF USING PIXTON FOR TEACHING GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY IN THE EFL ECUADORIAN CONTEXT
THE IMPACT OF USING PIXTON FOR TEACHING GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY IN THE EFL ECUADORIAN CONTEXT
Author(s): Paola Cabrera, Luz Castillo, Paúl González, Ana Quiñónez, César OchoaSubject(s): Foreign languages learning
Published by: IATEFL Poland Computer Special Interest Group and The University of Nicosia
Keywords: Pixton; grammar and vocabulary; comic strips; EFL teaching
Summary/Abstract: This study examined the use of Pixton for enhancing grammar and vocabulary teaching in a public high school in the South region of Ecuador. In this intervention, 163 junior high school learners and 14 pre-service English teachers participated during a period of 4 months. The data for this study was obtained by gathering information from pre and post-questionnaires, pre and post-tests, and observation sheets. Students were divided into control and experimental groups. The control group (78 students) received English lessons without using Pixton, while the experimental group (85 students) used Pixton. After analyzing the data quantitatively and qualitatively, the results indicate that Pixton is an effective teaching tool that motivates students to learn grammar and vocabulary in an enjoyable way; this was evident through an improvement in students’ post-test scores in the experimental group.
Journal: Teaching English with Technology
- Issue Year: 18/2018
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 53-76
- Page Count: 24
- Language: English