The use of Google Docs and collaborative writing to enhance writing skills in Face-To-Face EFL Classes El uso de Google Docs y la escritura colaborativa para mejorar las habilidades de escritura en clases presenciales de inglés como Lengua Extranjera

Resumen

Each year, more digital resources are used in classrooms for second language learning, but they are not always applied in ways that truly improve students' skills. This research seeks to find ways to improve the English writing skills of 20 tenth-grade students attending a school in Guayaquil, Ecuador. A mixed-methods approach, combining qualitative and quantitative methods, was used to assess writing skills before and after implementing activities, tasks, and feedback using digital tools such as Google Docs. The study employed a quasi-experimental design, including pre- and post-intervention assessments administered to the same group of students. The results showed that these tools help improve communicative skills in a foreign language, as evidenced in the post-test, which demonstrated improvements in grammar, vocabulary, and content organization. Overall, the results suggest that integrating collaborative digital tools into face-to-face classes can foster the development of writing skills in English as a foreign language contexts