Flipped-Classroom Methodology: didactic Material for teaching literature I to students of the fifth Level of the english language and literature school at Universidad de Cuenca.

Abstract

This graduation project has been developed considering the problems faced by fifth-level students of the English Language and Literature School in the subject of Literature I at Universidad de Cuenca. Since they start studying subjects in English,it is undeniable that difficulties may arise when understanding contextualized information. Therefore, the aim of this project is to provide students with a single platform supporting the learning process. The collection and presentation of the material are intended to facilitate the understanding of the content of Literature I and thus promoting learning. Theories of education are the basis for both the justification of this project and the collection of material.The Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning, Constructivism and the Flipped Classroom Methodology are the fundamentals for this project. The results obtained after the application of a survey evidence students’ willingness to use multimedia material during the learning process in the subject of Literature I. The Flipped Classroom is therefore the methodology at the authors of this work propose for promoting learning.