Speaking Improvement by Self-assessment of Students’ Recordings

Abstract

In Ecuador, there are few opportunities for students to practice speaking in English, since their practice environment is limited to the classroom, according to Hidalgo (2021). Self-assessment is almost null: “In Ecuador students’ opportunities to self-assess and to practice their speaking skills are mostly limited to the confines of the classroom where they have few opportunities to practice with others outside it” (p. 34). The development of spoken fluency in students at the national level is a concern of the Ecuadorian Ministry of Education, for which the authorities have taken some actions to strengthen the development of English. The main one is the creation of a new curriculum based specifically in listening and speaking.