Description of the academic results obtained by the students with virtual-base tutoring in the subject English Conversation III of the Bachelor in English Teaching, semester II-2019 on the distance modality at the University of El Salvador, San Salvador and Chalatenango case.

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The research was developed with the objective of describing the academic results obtained by two groups of students of the subject English Conversation III, semester II-2019 of the Bachelor in English Teaching at the University of El Salvador, distance modality, San Salvador and Chalatenango Branches through the identification of factors that influence pupils` academic performance. This research is the result of an exploratory descriptive design gathered throughout the student’s questionnaire, and the interviews held with tutors from the two branches, which describes the academic results by dividing the research into three different phases: the diagnosis, the observation and the triangulation of the information gathered. Students from San Salvador branch were the ones who showed better results based on the grades obtained at the end of the semester and it is the result not only of the good practices and methodologies used by tutors, but also the commitment that these branch pupils have. Based on this research and the analysis result, a call is made to tutors to keep moving forward with the implementation of on-line tutoring sessions that help students to reinforce what they have learnt through the material, activities and tasks assigned, with interactive and outstanding activities during their tutoring sessions; but most importantly, the call is made to students to keep their commitment and the highest expectation level in order to success on their way to become high qualified professionals.

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Academic results, students with virtual-base tutoring, english conversation iii, distance modality

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