Abstract

CARDENAS, Jorge  and  INGA, Esteban. Novel Approach for Teaching English Language using Emerging Information and Communication Technologies for Visual Impairment Students. Enfoque UTE [online]. 2020, vol.11, n.1, pp.28-40. ISSN 1390-6542.  https://doi.org/10.29019/enfoque.v11n1.577.

Nowadays, Higher Education Institutions (HEI) need to be more inclusive from the methodological vision appropriate used in the classroom. Visual impairment students (VIS) become a challenge for teachers who look for incorporating different learning environments. This challenge increases when teaching and learning process to VIS is related to the English language; due to the absence of educational didactic resources available at the school and the lack of knowledge of appropriate teaching methodologies and strategies to develop the different language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing that go with the educational process in the acquisition of the English language. In accordance with this problem, this research proposes a novel methodological strategy, based on the usage of meaningful learning with emerging technologies as a main guide for students with visual impairment. Thus, the road map of good practices in the use of this methodology will allow establishing a clear process to achieve students’ active, meaningful and autonomous participation, using the least time in the teaching-learning process of the English language.

Keywords : mobile learning; education 4.0; educational informatics; visual impairment; emerging information and communication technologies..

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