English level knowledge assesment on third year bachillerato students at public high schools of Santa Elena Province

Abstract

This article explores the conditions and level of knowledge of the English students of the third year bachillerato at Public schools from the province of Santa Elena, the area of interest is focused on the knowledge of this language and the management of the Reading and Listening skills, as well as the use of grammar, methodologies, strategies and didactic resources applied by teachers in the teaching-learning process. Specific research methods and techniques such as the descriptive, quantitative and field were applied in order to collect the information that allowed to determine the difficulties of the students with the English language. In the identification of the causes, it was verified that the students have presented a deeper difficulty with the listening skill, and a lower percentage exteriorized a lack of interest in learning the language. On the other hand, it was also identified that teachers have poor knowledge about how to use technological and didactic resources, as well as not enough knowledge and preparation in the mastery of English. The results allowed to establish recommendations and look for alternatives to correct the failures and level the knowledge of the students.