Implementing the usage of sitcom (situational comedy) videos in efl classrooms to stimulate students’ oral skills on b1 level (CEFR)

Abstract

This research gathers studies done on different fields of language acquisition, specifically the speaking skill, which tends to be one of the most difficult English language skills to be acquired and developed according to important studies. New technologies have started to be used in classrooms around the world and some of them have successfully shown an improvement on students’ speaking skills. This research is done regarding the use of Sitcom videos for English language acquisition as a support for other teachers to include such materials in their own classes. Students nowadays count with almost limitless sources of information that they can obtain by using technology devices; this represents a great opportunity for applying these aids in educative fields such as second language acquisition, with approaches that suit an appealing visual output for any learner. Sitcoms represent one of the new trends to be analyzed as a helpful tool to facilitate attention and memory processes, due to the easiness of the context where they take place and the connection they can have with other aspects of the language such as culture, customs, idioms, slangs, and more.