The impact of digital book creation on productive skills in the EFL classroom

Valery Paz Coba, Melita Vanessa Vega Auquilla

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In an educational era where success and competitiveness in a globalized world demand an ever-growing array of tools, abilities, and linguistic proficiency in at least one foreign language are a must. Therefore, it is important for students to possess enough technology knowledge to contribute to their own learning, enhance their productive skills in a second language, and communicate effectively in any situation at any given time. Furthermore, in the EFL classroom, digital technologies can aid learners to strengthen their second language acquisition skills by creating opportunities to create their own stories, foster interactions amongst peers and being capable to produce and express thoughts and ideas in a clear, concise, and efficient manner. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of the creation of digital books on the productive skills of high school EFL learners.  A mixed method approach was applied following an exploratory sequential design that included the use of surveys and journals to document classroom interactions while working on digital books.  The results emphasize the potential benefits of digital book creation as a strategy to enhance writing and speaking skills and the challenges students face in the use of technology in an academic purpose setting. Recommendations are made in regards to further research with an extended timeframe to comprehensively assess the impact on students' speaking and writing abilities.


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digital books; productive skills; active skills; language proficiency.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.23857/pc.v9i1.6498

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