Interactive Teaching Strategies to Develop Oral Expression in a Foreign Language

Abstract

Oral expression is crucial for effective communication in a foreign language that repeatedly generates difficulties for its development, as observed in the French Teaching Bachelor (LEF), where an unsatisfactory level in this skill is registered. Given this situation, the objective is to identify the attributes of role-playing, simulation, debate, and metacognition strategies to promote oral expression in virtual environments based on an educational intervention with situated activities. Methodologically, the study is from a quantitative perspective with a descriptive scope and longitudinal design. The results point to the attributes as triggers of oral expression to reach the B1 level of proficiency and increase the performance of activities with systematized patterns. In conclusion, such strategies represent an innovative methodology for teaching a foreign language with cognitive and metacognitive skills for interaction.