Abstract. At the university level, students' reading skills are expected to be fully developed, as they are key to academic and professional success. However, there is evidence that a significant number of undergraduate students taking foreign language classes experience difficulties with silent reading fluency, which hinders their reading comprehension and knowledge acquisition. Due to the close relationship between musical aptitude and reading proficiency, the use of music video clips in the foreign language classroom can have a positive impact on learning. After measuring the silent reading fluency of 46 university students and verifying the relationship between it and their musical aptitude, an educational intervention was implemented. To this end, the types of music videos consumed by students in the foreign language were analyzed, and a didactic experience was designed using video clips and learning and knowledge technologies (TAC). The reception of this teaching innovation in the classroom and its potential benefits for improving learning were evaluated. The results and feedback gathered demonstrate the potential of using subtitled music videos and creating Kahoots with comprehension questions related to the clips to improve foreign language knowledge.
How to cite. Toscano-Fuentes, C., & Fernández-Corbacho, A. (2020). The use of video clips in teaching reading skills in a foreign language to university adults. RESED, (8), 45–63. https://doi.org/10.25267/Rev_estud_socioeducativos.2020.i8.5
