Technology-Enhanced Grammar Activities in English as a Foreign Language Writing Accuracy

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María Gabriela Jiménez Carrión

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The objective of the study was to determine the effects of technology-enhanced grammatical activities on writing accuracy in English as a foreign language at a Higher Technological Institute. It involved participants aged 18 to 30 from an A1 level English course according to the CEFR in the institution's foreign language program. The teacher-researcher designed a mixed-method study in which homogeneous and intact control and experimental groups were established to implement an intervention plan based on technology-enhanced activities. Data were collected through a pre-test and post-test, questionnaire, and survey. The results indicated that the experimental group students outperformed the control group and also expressed positive attitudes towards the technology-enhanced activities. These findings suggest that technology-enhanced grammatical activities improved students' writing accuracy in English as a foreign language and positively affected their perception of technology application in the classroom. The outcomes of this study have significant implications for the design of technology-use activities, as well as for teachers of English as a foreign language.

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Jiménez Carrión, M. G. (2024). Technology-Enhanced Grammar Activities in English as a Foreign Language Writing Accuracy. Revista Ecos De La Academia, 10(19), e1014. https://doi.org/10.53358/ecosacademia.v10i19.1014
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María Gabriela Jiménez Carrión, Instituto Superior Tecnológico Loja

María Gabriela Jiménez Carrión es Licenciada en Ciencias de la Educación, mención Idioma Inglés, y tiene una Maestría en Enseñanza del Inglés como Lengua Extranjera. Cuenta con certificaciones las Cambridge Certificate in English (B2 First), Formador de Formadores y ha participado como ponente a nivel nacional. Se ha desempeñado como docente de inglés en nivel medio y superior. Actualmente es docente y Coordinadora del Centro de Idiomas del Instituto Superior Tecnológico Loja. 

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