AUDIOVISUAL MEDIA FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LISTENING SKILL IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, IN THE STUDENTS OF THE EIGHTH GRADE "C" AT "TRES DE JULIO" HIGH SCHOOL, IN EL CARMEN-MANABÍ, PERIOD 2016-2017.

AUDIOVISUAL MEDIA ARE DIDACTIC ELEMENTS THAT INCLUDE BOTH IMAGES AND AUDIOS TO ACHIEVE AN EFFECTIVE LEARNING OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THAT THIS FORM PART OF LEARNING ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND THIS ABILITY IS VERY FUNDAMENTAL FOR LEARNING THIS SUBJECT. DUE TO IF PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE LISTENING SKILL; IT IS VERY HARD TO BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT PEOPLE WANT TO TRANSMIT.THE AUDIOVISUAL MEDIA WITHIN THE EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF EDUCATION, WHICH IS PRESENT WITHIN THIS RESEARCH THAT HAS FOCUSED ON THE SHORTCOMINGS TAKING INTO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LISTENING SKILL IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE. MOREOVER, IT IS VERY SIGNIFICANT, DUE TO IF STUDENTS DO NOT DEVELOP THE ABILITY OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE IT WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE TO UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY AUDIOS, SONGS, AND CONVERSATIONS..