Development of oral English proficiency through open educational resources

In this study we analyze the use of open educational resources (OER) as education innovation to develop oral proficiency of the English language in a b-learning environment. The study was performed in a technical level program from the National Learning Service in Villavicencio (Colombia). The methodology was a qualitative one with study on cases in a group of fifteen students that used the SpeakApps tool to improve oral ability. We interviewed the students and the results helped us for their interpretation of the use of OER and the development of the oral English skill. We interviewed an expert in this platform, applied the observation guide, the logbook, and examined significant documents. The findings indicate that the oral English skill of students in the English b-learning course is improved by the use of OERs because of the use of learning strategies with meaningful homework since the possibilities of extension of practice of the language in the interaction and production are opened up, and the communicative approach is developed.