Using Group Discussion as a Strategy to Promote Speaking Fluency in the Ecuadorian University EFL Classroom: Students’ Benefits and Teachers’ Challenges

Luis Leonardo  Moreira Mejía; Tony Fabricio  Alcívar Loor

doi:10.37811/cl_rcm.v7i6.9310

Luis Leonardo Moreira Mejía Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabí Ecuador https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2001-1578
Tony Fabricio Alcívar Loor Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabí Ecuador https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7900-1679

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37811/cl_rcm.v7i6.9310

Palabras clave: discusión en grupo, hablar, fluidez, actividades comunicativas

Resumen

Hablar con fluidez es uno de los mayores desafíos que enfrentan los estudiantes de un segundo idioma. Sin embargo, la mayoría de los estudiantes encuentran difícil alcanzar esta fluidez e incluso tienden a no practicar su discurso porque no suena tan natural como se pretende. El propósito de este estudio es recopilar las experiencias de diferentes docentes universitarios y conocer si el uso de la discusión en grupo ha beneficiado la fluidez del habla de los estudiantes. Se llevará a cabo utilizando un enfoque cualitativo. Los participantes fueron cinco docentes pertenecientes a la misma universidad pública, que fueron elegidos por muestra intencionada. Los datos se obtuvieron a través de una entrevista semiestructurada aplicada a los cinco participantes, asegurándoles que toda la información proporcionada en la entrevista permanecería anónima. El análisis de los datos se realizó a través de codificación temática porque permitió identificar las ideas que estaban vinculadas y crear un tema para el análisis. Los datos obtenidos se analizaron de acuerdo con las diferentes preguntas de investigación, que se referían a los beneficios de la estrategia, su opinión como docentes y los desafíos de aplicarla. La información proporcionada por los participantes mostró que hay ciertos desafíos al aplicar esta estrategia. Sin embargo, los datos obtenidos corroboraron que esta estrategia sí beneficia la fluidez de los estudiantes.

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