Flipsnack on the creation of free verse poems to encourage intercultural freewriting

Abstract

The article is focused on fostering intercultural freelance writing of free verse poems through Flipsnack. The problem lies in the deficit of modern literary creations of the XXI century where traditional words are used according to the dialect of their region. Therefore, a population of 27 students from an Educational Institution in the Avellaneda Province in Argentina and in the Eloy Alfaro Educational Unit of the Chone canton in the province of Manabí, Ecuador, was chosen. For this purpose, variables were determined, the research has a qualitative approach, with a descriptive method. Through instruments such as observation cards and evaluation rubrics of practical activities, it was possible to show the difficulties that the students had and during the process of poetic production, the benefits of using the Flipsnack platform and other elements such as literary figures that helped the students to create ideas, motivating easier writing were determined.