The effect of moodle in the learning process of business english at an Intermediate Level at Universidad del Pacífico

Abstract

The Universidad del Pacífico (Cuenca branch) was created in 1998, with the goal of providing an educational alternative in the business area. This investigation has been done with an analytical and critical focus in order to observe the effect of a virtual platform in an intermediate business class at the Universidad del Pacífico. It centers on the skills of reading and oral communication (speaking). When creating the activities and assignments for the virtual platform the Constructivism theory was taken into consideration because it encourages students to learn and be at the center of the learning process. The results from the data that was collected along this investigation were put into graphs and tables. Once this was done, the outcome provides a different and up to date strategy for the teachers to use with their students, in turngenerating greater commitment from the people involved in this investigation as well as from the authorities at the university.