Taxi audio resource to strengthen listening skills to drivers of Cooperativa Brisa Azul, Salinas, Santa Elena Province
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https://doi.org/10.26423/rcpi.v5i3.189Keywords:
Audio, listening skill, taxi drivers, tourismAbstract
This research was aimed at taxi drivers of Cooperative “Brisa Azul” in order to improve their listening skills and learn basic expressions in English language to provide a better service to tourists who visit the province of Santa Elena. The study analyzes the reasons why taxi drivers have difficulties with the listening skill in the English language, the results permitted to create a resource with audios to strengthen listening on drivers. After leaving the airport, taxi drivers are the next people that tourists meet; thus, it has become a priority that taxi drivers develop their listening comprehension skill in order to use it as mean of communication with tourists.
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