(883.pdf) EVALUATION OF TWO TUTORIAL TEACHING PROGRAMS INTENDED TO SUPPORT ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE BEGINNERS' DEVELOPMENT OF WRITING AND LISTENING SKILLS

摘要

In order to support students who need to strengthen their learning processes regarding a particulararea of their training discipline, the UV (University of Veracruz) promotes tutorial teaching programs atits different departments. In an attempt to take part in this activity, as (EFL) English Foreign Languageteachers at the UV we have designed and carried out two tutorial teaching programs aimed at helpingbeginner students develop two language skills: listening and writing. The tutorial teaching program onlistening strategies was designed after realizing students' listening comprehension difficulties throughsome of the listening tasks they are involved in as beginners. The latter emerged from observation ofstudents' current needs to produce short pieces of writing through guided composition tasks. Some ofthe features of these two programs include the objectives description, the contents, the teachingmethodology, the activities and materials, and the evaluation procedures employed. This paper alsodescribes the application of each of these programs, their evaluation in terms of their effectiveness,and future improvements. Overall, some of the outcomes of implementing both the listening and thewriting tutorial teaching programs mirrored students' improvement in their listening and writing abilitiesand development of their self-confidence.