Autores/as
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Marcelo Ivan Vizcarra Bazan
EFL teacher since 2010 and is currently working at UNAE University. He completed the CELTA certification in 2012 and began working in Universities and academies. In 2017 he completed his master’s in Teaching English as a Second Language at Rovira i Virgili University in Tarragona, Spain. After that he began working at Universidad Central del Ecuador in Quito, among other universities and institutions, where he was doing many projects with students both inside and outside the classroom. He believes when students use English in something that they enjoy, it makes the learning experience very memorable. While working in Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Fútbol Quito he got the award of the best teacher of the semester. He also has a scientific publication in Opuntia Brava journal.
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3504-6100
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Edison Santiago Sanguña Loachamin
Teacher of Foreign Languages. His third and fourth level studies were carried out at Universidad Central del Ecuador, Universidad Tecnológica Indoamérica, and the Universidad Autónoma Regional de Los Andes. He is currently studying for a doctorate in Language, Literature, Culture and Applications at Universidad Politécnica de Valencia -Spain. He has served as an EFL teacher for about 15 years at prestigious universities in Ecuador. Since 2012 he is a tenured professor at the Academic Institute of Languages of the Central University of Ecuador. Since June 2018, he has served as Director of the Language Institute in the Universidad Central del Ecuador.
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4007-6910
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Amilcar Oswaldo González Díaz
Bachelor´s degree in Teaching English as a Foreign Language and a Master´s degree in Linguistics and Didactics of Foreign Languages. He is an EFL Teacher and Coordinator of English Language at the Academic Institute of Languages at Central University of Ecuador. He is also a Professor of Pedagogy of Foreign language Careers in the Human Sciences Department at the University of the Armed Forces. He has worked in public and private schools in Quito and has published papers in Latindex.
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https://orcid.org/0000-0001-2345-6789
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Sonia Magali Arteaga Sarmiento
Master´s degree in Teaching English as a Foreign Language. She is a full time Professor at Universidad del Azuay. She directs and collaborates in various research projects. Her lines of research are framed within technology applied in EFL classes, metacognitive strategies and teaching skills. She is the author of various scientific articles published in specialized journals and has carried out different presentations in Latin America. She is currently pursuing her Doctoral Degree in Arts and Humanities.
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https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1496-8998
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Silvia Elizabeth Morales Morejón
Economist, with a degree in Teaching Foreign Languages: English-French specialization, a master's degree in teaching and curriculum, and a master's degree in teaching English as a Foreign Language. She has twelve years of experience working in several Universities and language institutes. She is currently working full time as an EFL teacher at the Language Center of the Technical University of Babahoyo.
Autor/a
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1496-8998
Palabras clave:
benefits, drawbacks, Duolingo, ESL Learners
Resumen
This project explores the benefits and drawbacks young learners experience when using the app Duolingo to learn English. Data collected from young people themselves as well as the opinion of two teachers in the field have been taken into account in order to weigh up this language learning tool and its suitability for this specific group of learners.
A survey was carried out at Universidad Central del Ecuador, during which young learners, boys and girls aged 17 – 20, completed a questionnaire on their experience using Duolingo. These opinions were later analyzed statistically in order to reach conclusions about the effectiveness of the Duolingo application. Interviews with two teachers with extensive experience of MALL and CALL were also carried out, and their opinions were used to inform recommendations towards the use of the Duolingo application in an ESL classroom. This study found that Duolingo helps students to improve their level of English, mostly in reading and writing skills and experts recommend that this application be used in conjunction with face-to-face teaching where other skills are also being developed.
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