La narración oral mediante notas de voz de WhatsApp como herramienta para mejorar la fluidez de estudiantes adultos
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https://doi.org/10.22458/ie.v28i45.6303Keywords:
investigación participativa, expresión oral, narración de historias, comunicación móvil, educación de personas adultas, enseñanza de idiomasAbstract
La fluidez oral se considera un componente necesario para el éxito en el contexto de la enseñanza del inglés como lengua extranjera (ILE). Los estudiantes adultos de nivel A2 en un centro de idiomas muestran constantemente dificultades en su desempeño oral, evidenciando respuestas breves, vacilantes y numerosas instancias de autocorrección, atribuidas a un énfasis excesivo en lograr la precisión gramatical. Para abordar esta brecha, esta investigación acción examinó los efectos de la narración oral mediante notas de voz de WhatsApp en un grupo de seis personas adultas participantes. La intervención consistió en siete sesiones en las que las personas participantes crearon colaborativamente una historia mediante la grabación de notas de audio secuenciales, basadas en indicaciones docentes, las cuales se utilizaron posteriormente para la narración oral en clase. El estudio incluyó pruebas previas y posteriores a la intervención, analizadas mediante una rúbrica de análisis de fluidez que examinó las palabras por minuto (PPM), las pausas y las instancias de autocorrección. Los resultados fueron positivos: todos los participantes mostraron un incremento en su puntaje general de fluidez. Específicamente, cinco de seis participantes redujeron su número de pausas, mientras que cuatro de seis aumentaron sus PPM. Estos hallazgos sugieren que la intervención promovió exitosamente el habla ininterrumpida por encima de la autosupervisión. El resultado positivo se atribuye principalmente a la combinación de una herramienta de comunicación atractiva y familiar con el compromiso del estudiantado, lo cual propició una variedad de emociones positivas, desde una reducción de la ansiedad inicial hasta sentimientos de orgullo y confianza.
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