RT info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis T1 The use of Skype as a motivational tool when teaching ESL in a high school classroom A1 Yordanova Kirova, Zornitsa A2 Universidad de Valladolid. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras K1 Communication skills K1 ESL K1 High school education K1 ICT K1 Motivation K1 Skype K1 Competencias comunicativas K1 Educación Secundaria Obligatoria (ESO) K1 ILE K1 Motivación K1 TIC AB This undergraduate dissertation proposes a method inspired in Skype as an ICT tool usedto support the English as a Second Language teaching/learning process in high school classrooms. The main purpose is to motivate students to improve their spoken languageskills. For this reason, it has been proposed to connect a Spanish and an English class viaSkype. To create this method, it has been taken into account a theoretical background,such as intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, the role of the teacher and the CommunicativeLanguage teaching methodology. In order to find other classrooms, it has been used Skypein the classroom that is a community created by Microsoft. It has been proposed thiseducational method due to motivation is one of the most important factors when teachingL2. YR 2017 FD 2017 LK http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/25619 UL http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/25619 LA eng NO Departamento de Filología Inglesa DS UVaDOC RD 02-mar-2025