Lexical chunks and the oral skill development of the english language in students of ninth year of basic general education of the “Unidad Educativa Baños”, Baños city ,Tungurahua province

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to determine the use of lexical chunks in the oral skill development of the English language. This research has a qualitative approach since an interview with five questions and a survey consisting of ten questions were applied for both teachers and students. These techniques were applied among a group of 92 students of the ninth year of Educación General Básica and 2 English teachers. In addition, it is a field research because there was the author’s presence in the study field during the investigative process. Finally, the institutionalized expressions; such as, sentences headers and short expressions influence in the oral skill development in a positive way.