Incidence of the use of audiovisual materials in teaching and development of the four basic skills of english language students at Dr. Luis Felipe Borja public high school in la Troncal Province of Cañar for school year 2011-2012.

Abstract

Effective and efficient communication is direly required to compete in this ever-changing modern world. The importance of English as a key foreign language is unquestionable which emphasizes learning it so well as to be its competent user. Teaching English as a second language (ESL) is a very challenging task but a language teacher (LT) can make it a success and enjoyable with the help of introducing different activities in the class and by the integration of the four Language Learning Skills (LLSs), i.e. Listening skill, Reading Skill, Writing Skill and Speaking Skill. Ironically the teachers of English language have been concentrating on just one language skill, i.e. ""Writing Skill"". Some others (a little more worried and helpful) take in account reading skill but not in the same level. This thesis argues that any language can't be taught in isolation; we must integrate the four LLSs to produce proficient users of that language.