Resumen:
This major paper makes a bibliographical analysis of the theoretical and methodological groundings related to the development of the speaking skill in the English lessons in seventh graders at Victor Daniel Valle Ballester Junior High School. This research deals with different scientific theoretical positions and methods used to support the criteria selected by the authoress in order to find the contradictions that evidenced the existence of a scientific problem. For the elaboration of this work as scientific methods were used the empirical, theoretical and statistical, that were put into practice with the aim of verifying, stating and validating the aspects taken into account in what concerns the teaching and learning process of a foreign language, specifically speaking skill. This major paper is structured in abstract, introduction, development, conclusions, recommendations, bibliography and annexes. In the introduction the importance of the topic and the theoretical and methodological design of the investigation are taken into account. In the development are stated the most up-dated word groundings of the theme, it presents the initial and final stages of the research and the teaching activities.
