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    “The use of stories as a pedagogical strategy to improve reading comprehension”
    (Universidad Técnica de Cotopaxi (UTC). Pujilií. Pedagogía de los Idiamas Nacionales y Extranjeros, 2026-11-12) Guato Pila, Mónica Lisbeth; Morocho Chipugsi, Laydi Anabel; Andrade Morán, José Ignacio
    This study assessed the level of reading comprehension using the local legends of Pujilí as reading material adapted to the Cambridge A2 Flyers format. In order to improve the reading comprehension of students learning English as a Foreign Language (EFL), A2 level activities were designed. The intervention preserved cultural content and was based on task-based learning (TBL), incorporating reading strategies such as skimming and scanning. A single-group, pre-experimental quantitative design with pre- and post-intervention testing was applied to 22 fourth-semester students of the Pedagogy of National and Foreign Languages career of the Technical University of Cotopaxi, Pujilí Extension. The students worked with short narrative texts, specifically traditional legends of Pujilí, which were elaborated by students and university professors, adapted to the A2 level and organized into pre-reading, reading, and post-reading tasks. The results showed a clear increase in reading comprehension performance, with an average score of 5.62 in the pre-test to 9.69 in the post-test. The t-test for matched samples confirmed a statistically superior performance in the post-test, t(21) = 8.465, p < 0.001, supported by the Wilcoxon sign range test p < 0.001. The results demonstrate how the use of legends and strategic activities allowed students to obtain specific information and solve reading tests more effectively and clearly