The use of authentic material through WhatsApp in teaching listening skills in EFL out-of-classroom settings

Abstract

Abstract: This study explored the use of authentic material through WhatsApp to teach EFL listening skills outside the classroom. Your goal is develop linguistic skills through technological tools that facilitate learning of students and in the same way they can adopt a new language. The The research was carried out in a public educational institution in the Puyango Canton. belonging to the province of Loja. The research sample involved students 2nd year of secondary school English as a foreign language, including men and women, with ages between 16 and 17 years old, and an English as a foreign language teacher. TO Throughout this research, a mixed method was used, which denotes that the data were analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. To collect the evidence, they applied survey, interview and observation techniques using the instruments: questionnaire student, teaching questionnaire, semi-structured interview and observation sheet. According to study, linguistic factors slightly more influence the skills of oral communication in English than emotional factors. The linguistic factors that What stood out were the interference of the mother tongue, vocabulary and fluency. Besides, Some of the emotional factors that also influence the oral skills of Many students are concerned about the correct use of grammar, nervousness, lack of confidence and anxiety.