Incidence of ergonomics and furniture in an english interactive laboratory of the academic unit of administrative and humanistic sciences at technical university of cotopaxi during the academic cycle march 2012 – july 2012.

Abstract

This investigation is part of a macro project known as “Implementation of an English interactive laboratory” which was carried out by students of seventh cycle of the English career at Technical University of Cotopaxi. This laboratory seeks to integrate new study habits in order to help students to develop and improve their English Language skills. The main function of the English laboratory is promoting the pupil´s interaction and improves the communication between teachers and students through the proper use of physical-sensory elements such as illumination, color, sound, space and furniture. Ergonomics and furniture add safely and comfort requiring for students in order to reach the success of knowledge for this reason this investigation summarizes the importance of ergonomics and furniture in the academic environment in order to care the students and teachers´ physical health and avoiding corporal injuries, muscles disorders, mental stress, and myopia at Technical University of Cotopaxi. Ergonomics promotes to the mental, physical and social health of students and teachers taking into account their emotional scuffs while they transmit and receive knowledge. To carry out this investigation, the researchers used the descriptive research because it refers to real facts describing all its components, no experimental research because researchers made a study without manipulating the variables of the project and bibliographic research because it helps to determine existing and previous knowledge in a particular area. Also they applied surveys to students and teachers to know the witnesses and needs that they have at the time to learn and teach the foreign language. The English Interactive Laboratory was designed with quality standards which allow the teaching learning process to proceed with minimum stress and maximum effectiveness preserving the physical and psychological health of students and teachers.