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    Using “Friends” to Teach Vocabulary to Intensive Intermediate English II Students from Groups 1 and 2 at the Western Multidisciplinary Campus of the University of El Salvador, Semester I-2011
    (2011-09-01) Alvarenga Salazar, Walter Ernesto; Salazar Paredes, Ana Carmina; Vásquez Marroquín, Ana María; Meléndez, Cristian Enrique
    The following research study was conducted in order to present an up-to-date way to teach vocabulary into the English classrooms. It was named “Using “Friends” to Teach Vocabulary to Intensive Intermediate English II Students from Groups 1 and 2 at the Western Multidisciplinary Campus of the University of El Salvador, Semester I-2011,” and it was worth being carried out because the results gathered will enable the readers to know and realize about the effectiveness the implementation of authentic videos has over students’ learning. This investigation will also serve as a preliminary stage for further investigations concerning the implementation of authentic videos to teach different language skills such as speaking, listening and even writing. Also, the researchers used the qualitative and quantitative paradigms because of the nature of the data and the purpose of the investigation. Besides, in order to obtain the results of this experimental study, the researchers executed a treatment with the sample population and administered a direct and structured observation guide, two questionnaires addressed to the students, a pre-test, a post-test, and a semi-structured interview guide to the experimental group. As a result of completing this research, the researchers can assess and provide an analysis of the effectiveness of the implementation of authentic videos, specifically “Friends” to teach vocabulary. The researchers can also state the best results teaching through videos has over students’ learning compared with teaching through traditional techniques.