Los entornos virtuales para la enseñanza del idioma inglés de los estudiantes de los niveles 2 y 4, de la modalidad presencial periodo académico abril – agosto 2017, de una institución de enseñanza superior de la ciudad de Loja.

Abstract

The present research work entitled “The virtual environments for the English language teaching of the students of levels 2 and 4, of the on-site modality, academic period April - August 2017, of a higher education institution of the city of Loja”, has as purpose to analyze the feasibility of using virtual platforms for the English language learning in the on-site education students. In order to achieve this objective, the analytical, synthetic, descriptive and statistical methods were used. For this last one, it was applied an online questionnaire to 167 students of the Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, on-site modality, with which the necessary data for the analysis and respective bibliographic contrast were obtained, and to determine the problems of the use of virtual platforms as an English language learning tool. Finally, based on the results of the research, conclusions and recommendations are stated, from which it is highlighted the importance of combining the virtual classes with the tutoring of teachers who guide the teaching process in order to get a meaningful foreign language learning