Evaluation of the CleverCookie tool for learning and teaching English as a foreign language

Abstract

This chapter analyses the reception of CleverCookie. English Language Resources for Speakers of Spanish (Torrado Cespón, 2021) among EFL preservice teachers. This tool is made of explanatory videos and grammatical explanations to improve the understanding of certain English grammatical issues among speakers of Spanish. It uses short format and simple explanations with the aim of been easy to follow and fun. CleverCookie is still in process of construction and this first version has been submitted to evaluation by university students (N=69) who speak English as a foreign language voluntarily and through an online questionnaire. The questionnaire was based on the error analysed in them to check their clarity. Most videos exceed 90% of correct answers and those which were incorrect were due extra information provided by the user and not included in the video. The results show that the tool is highly understandable and useful, especially for B levels. CleverCookie is already in use in specialised courses and keeps on updating its contents for a better use as a flipped classroom tool. Also, it plans to be a valuable tool in secondary education.