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<journal-id>0188-6266</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Acta universitaria]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Acta univ]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0188-6266</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Guanajuato, Dirección de Investigación y Posgrado]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0188-62662019000100106</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15174/au.2019.1746</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[E-learning through Google Hangouts: a tool in the teaching-learning process of English]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[E-learning a través de Google Hangouts: una herramienta en el proceso enseñanza- aprendizaje de la lengua inglesa]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fernández Sánchez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Higinio]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Enríquez Hernández]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Claudia B.]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fernández]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Blanca Flor]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Martínez Diaz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Nazaria]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Santes Bastian]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[María del Carmen]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Veracruzana Centro de Idiomas ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Poza Rica Veracruz]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Veracruzana Facultad de Enfermería ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Boca del Rio ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Veracruzana Facultad de Enfermería ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Poza Rica ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>29</volume>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0188-62662019000100106&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0188-62662019000100106&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0188-62662019000100106&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract As today&#8217;s world becomes a networked society, Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have become powerful contributors towards the acquisition of a foreign language. The aim of this study is to examine the feasibility of implementing a technology-based program: the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students&#8217; satisfaction with the program and the perceived benefits in improving their English skills (speaking, listening, reading, and writing). A one-group, pretest-posttest design was used. A six-week technology-based program, with 30 min sessions, was implemented once a week. A total sample size of 20 students enrolled in a one-day advanced EFL course. There was a high satisfaction towards the program (80%) and towards the facilitator (100%). Fifty percent of participants considered the Hangout sessions as very helpful in developing their speaking skill, 75% considered them to be very helpful for their listening skill., and 50% reported the Hangout sessions to be somewhat helpful in developing their reading skill and their writing skill. Even though taking time to work outside of the classroom had its challenges, the virtual environment led to the collaboration between students, who demonstrated high commitment during the sessions, allowing their writing, reading, speaking and listening skills to improve.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen A medida que el mundo de hoy se convierte en una sociedad en red, las Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación (TIC) se han convertido en poderosas contribuyentes para la adquisición de un idioma extranjero. El objetivo de este estudio fue examinar la factibilidad de implementar un programa basado en la tecnología: la satisfacción de los estudiantes del inglés como lengua extranjera (EFL, por sus siglas en inglés) con el programa y los beneficios percibidos para mejorar sus habilidades en inglés (hablar, escuchar, leer, escribir). Se utilizó un grupo intervención con mediciones pretest-postest. Se implementó un programa de seis semanas basado en la tecnología, con sesiones de 30 min una vez por semana. Una muestra total de 20 estudiantes fueron inscritos en un curso avanzado de EFL de un día. Hubo una alta satisfacción con el programa (80%) y con el facilitador (100%). El 50% de los participantes consideraron que las sesiones del Hangout fueron muy útiles para desarrollar su habilidad de Speaking, el 75% las consideraron muy útiles en su habilidad Listening y el 50% informaron que las sesiones del Hangout fueron útiles para desarrollar su habilidad de Reading y su habilidad de Writing. Aunque tomarse el tiempo para trabajar fuera del aula tenía sus desafíos, el entorno virtual condujo a la colaboración entre los estudiantes, quienes demostraron un alto compromiso durante las sesiones, mejorando sus habilidades de escritura, lectura, conversación y comprensión auditiva.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Virtual education]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[e-learning]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Google Hangouts]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[teaching-learning]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[English language]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Educación virtual]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[e-learning]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Google Hangouts]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[enseñanza-aprendizaje]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Lengua Inglesa]]></kwd>
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