the effect of teacher made resources on the grammatical accuracy of efl students in 8th grade at ...

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UNIVERSIDAD LAICA VICENTE ROCAFUERTE DE GUAYAQUIL
FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACIÒN MENCIÒN -
INGLÈS

RESEARCH PROJECT

“ THE EFFECT OF TEACHER MADE RESOURCES ON THE
GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY OF EFL STUDENTS IN 8TH GRADE
AT UNIDAD EDUCATIVA JOSÈ BENITO BENÌTEZ SAN ANDRÈS,
SCHOOL YEAR 2016- 2017 ”.

PREVIO A LA OBTENCIÒN DEL TÌTULO DE LICENCIADA EN
LENGUA INGLESA MENCIÒN EN ENSEÑANZA Y
ADMINISTRACIÒN DE SISTEMAS EDUCATIVOS EN TEFL

AUTHORS:

Samantha Raquel Ricaurte Nicola

Cleopatra Eugenia Espinoza Domínguez

TUTOR:

MSc. Xavier Torres Freres

GUAYAQUIL – ECUADOR
2017
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ABSTRACT

The present project involves the support for grammar teaching and learning,
proposing the use of teachers’ own resources (teacher-made) in order to keep students
interest at the moment to learn grammatical structures. The project was the result of the
researchers’ intention to soften the difficulties that 8th graders had when the teacher
introduced grammar because they got confused about differences, definitions, rules and
when to use each at the moment of writing or speaking. One of the principal problems
was the lack of additional practice and structures, that’s why some students are not able
to write compositions or take dictation. Also some of them are not able to communicate
their ideas efficiently by the incomplete development of the language skills. We applied
the descriptive research that was used by a combination of qualitative and quantitative
researches. The present project contain surveys, interviews, and observations sheets. For
this research we interviewed the English coordinator, the English teacher and we applied
a survey on students. We observed classes for three days to look for the students’ progress
and how the teacher developed her classes. In this study, 12 students in the 8th grade were
surveyed. From these students, 64% indicated that grammar us a difficult part in their
learning process. However, 82% of them stated that grammar is essential and that the
worksheets their teacher used were important as well. In addition, during the three-day
class observation, researchers were able to notice that the teacher use worksheets to make
students practice the grammar, and that the worksheets facilitated the students’
comprehension and learning of the structures studied. All this confirmed the answers
given by the coordinator and the teacher in the interview applied to them. These results
indicate that the use of materials made by the teacher has a positive impact on students
learning of grammar. For this reason, researchers encourage teachers to prepare this type
of materials to facilitate learning. That is why this project provides solutions, strategies
and methods with innovative materials that will promote the learning of grammar in 8th
graders and will help in the management of grammar to achieve good results. The most
important and fundamental part is to offer a comfortable classroom atmosphere during
the learning process since the use of teacher made- resources motivate students.
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DEDICATION

I dedicate some words for my amazing parents, for their constant help and support. Every
time that I needed some help for the elaboration of this project, they were willing to
collaborate and supported me economically and emotionally during my whole career.
To the last but the most important, I dedicate this to my son who has been my greatest
motivation to conclude this project successfully.

SAMANTHA RAQUEL RICAURTE NICOLA
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DEDICATION

The present thesis is dedicated especially to my family; thanks to their support I was
able to finish this hard work, reaching my goal of becoming a professional. To my
mother that despite the distance I had her unconditional support throughout this
process, and with her advice and words she was able to push me to what I am now,
always encouraging me to be a professional, and learn to fulfill everything that I
propose. In the same way, I also want to emphasize the unconditional support of whom
I consider my father, Jhon Morla Reyes, who gave me his unconditional support with
his dignified words of a father, establishing my bases of responsibility and desires for
improvement.

CLEOPATRA EUGENIA ESPINOZA DOMINGUEZ
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

First of all, I would like to express my gratitude to each one of those important people
who have contributed somehow to complete this project:

 TO GOD, for his great blessings, wisdom and his daily protection, for his
invaluable support and the holy force that provided me in difficult times.

 TO MY FAMILY, My Parents, Josefina Nicola and David Ricaurte, for their
valuable support and encouragement during my whole life, also for their love,
care, guidance and education in order to be a good person for the society.

 TO MY PROJECT PARTNER, Cleopatra Espinoza, for her disinterested help,
you who have been my right hand in all this time, for contributing considerably
in this project, I thank you not only for the help provided, but for the good times
we live together

 TO MY TUTOR, who patiently guided us to complete this requirement.

SAMANTHA RAQUEL RICAURTE NICOLA
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

As a first acknowledgment, I would like to express my gratitude to each one of those
important people who have contributed somehow to complete this project:

 TO GOD, because in this hard process he became my way and opened my mind
to accomplish what is now my fulfilled goal.

 TO MY FAMILY, My mother who despite the distance gave me the support and
encouragement to be able to undertake this hard work that with effort and
dedication we have worked during all this time.
 TO MY PROJECT PARTNER, Samantha Ricaurte, for her patience and
perseverance, allowing us to be together in this great project that helped us to
grow professionally and as a human being, giving as finalize one of our great
goals.
 TO MY TUTOR, who with his professionalism and patience, helped us to never
give up and continue to fulfill this goal that is now an accomplished.

CLEOPATRA EUGENIA ESPINOZA DOMINGUEZ
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