The importance of ICT applied to the learning of the english language in the students of the Tena Higher Technological Institute, Napo Province

Abstract

Over the years, language teaching has generated great attention in all higher education institutions. In the last decade, as a result of the strong multicultural movement that exists worldwide, globalization and the internationalization of education, language teaching has come to be considered a determining factor in the training of students. Such connotation is due to the range of opportunities that a professional has in the labor market with communication skills in languages, given the evident multicultural penetration in all areas of society. The research has the objective of analyzing the importance of ICT applied to the learning of the English language in the students of the Instituto Superior Tecnológico Tena, province of Napo. The study has a correlational scope, with a quantitative approach, based on the application of statistical methods to demonstrate and explain the findings achieved. The results show the importance of teaching the English language in higher education. In the same way, the high statistical correlation between the teaching of the English language in higher education and the opportunity of labor insertion of the technologists graduated from the Instituto Superior Tecnológico Tena, province of Napo, Ecuador, in a labor market that is competitive. and demanding. The conclusions indicate that the development of educational strategies that guarantee the teaching of the English language in higher education institutions located in Tena, Ecuador, should continue to be promoted, in a way that contributes to the continuous training of highly trained and competent professionals in communication skills in the English language..