In the present educational context, active methodologies and new technologies are aspects that should be included when teaching and learning a subject area. For the education to be successful, classroom management must be considered, since problems may arise and handicap this process. In order to promote learning and reduce negative behaviors and increase positive ones, intervention on students of 1st year of ESO (compulsory secondary education) was implemented. The intervention used gamification as the educational approach and ClassDojo as the online tool to track behavior to determine the effectiveness of both elements to achieve the goal. Taking advantage of the game design principles and mechanics in the learning environment to create motivation and interest, in addition to the information and communication technologies (ICT) represented by ClassDojo, the experimental study showed the benefit of this method and app regarding the improvement of desired behaviors as well as the decrease of the disruptive ones. The implementation engaged the students and activated their behavioral development in order to display a better performance.

Resumen: En el presente trabajo se plantea una experiencia didáctica desarrollada con alumnos norteamericanos estudiantes de ELE. El objetivo era poner en práctica el léxico del turismo empleando como destreza la expresión oral. En primer lugar, se hace una revisión de los conceptos teóricos asociados con esta habilidad lingüística. Posteriormente, se explica la actividad que se llevó a cabo. Esta consistía en la realización de un recorrido por la ciudad de Miami en el que los discentes aplicaban el material elaborado en clase. Por último, se exponen los resultados de la implementación. Estos muestran la satisfacción tanto académica como personal de los participantes, así como la consecución del objetivo programado. Palabras clave: Español como lengua extranjera, expresión oral, léxico, turismo. Abstract: This paper offers a didactic proposal carried out with American pupils who study Spanish as a foreign language. The activity aims to put into practice the lexicon related to tourism using oral skills. Firstly, theoretical concepts involved in this linguistic ability are stated. Then, the practical experience is explained. For the implementation, a sightseeing tour in Miami was designed and the students applied the oral text they worked in class. Finally, the results are presented. They show the academic and personal satisfaction of the participants, as well as the achievement of the programmed objective. Key words: Spanish as a foreign language, oral skills, lexicon, tourism.

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Resumen: En el presente trabajo se plantea una experiencia didáctica desarrollada con alumnos norteamericanos estudiantes de ELE. El objetivo era poner en práctica el léxico del turismo empleando como destreza la expresión oral. En primer lugar, se hace una revisión de los conceptos teóricos asociados con esta habilidad lingüística. Posteriormente, se explica la actividad que se llevó a cabo. Esta consistía en la realización de un recorrido por la ciudad de Miami en el que los discentes aplicaban el material elaborado en clase. Por último, se exponen los resultados de la implementación. Estos muestran la satisfacción tanto académica como personal de los participantes, así como la consecución del objetivo programado. Palabras clave: Español como lengua extranjera, expresión oral, léxico, turismo. Abstract: This paper offers a didactic proposal carried out with American pupils who study Spanish as a foreign language. The activity aims to put into practice the lexicon related to tourism using oral skills. Firstly, theoretical concepts involved in this linguistic ability are stated. Then, the practical experience is explained. For the implementation, a sightseeing tour in Miami was designed and the students applied the oral text they worked in class. Finally, the results are presented. They show the academic and personal satisfaction of the participants, as well as the achievement of the programmed objective. Key words: Spanish as a foreign language, oral skills, lexicon, tourism.