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La lengua española se encuentra en una fase inicial de expansión en Vietnam, impulsada por vínculos históricos con Cuba desde los años sesenta. A pesar de un interés creciente en el aprendizaje del español, en la actualidad este interés se circunscribe a sectores muy restringidos de la población y se ve obstaculizado por la falta de profesionales dedicados a la enseñanza de Español como Lengua Extranjera (ELE) y a la escasez de materiales didácticos. El presente estudio nos ha permitido realizar una primera exploración del léxico disponible del estudiantado vietnamita de ELE en Vietnam y analizar sus características. Hemos comprobado que la cultura vietnamita influye en la naturaleza de las palabras aportadas por el alumnado, así como el contacto que este mantienen con el español y con hispanohablantes fuera del aula. En el análisis exploratorio realizado no se han observado diferencias en función de la identidad de género de los sujetos que componen la muestra, aunque el estudio por grados de nivel de español nos ha ofrecido resultados más complejos que los que se esperaban. A la espera de pruebas estadísticas confirmatorias de nuestros resultados, consideramos que los hallazgos obtenidos ofrecen información valiosa para docentes de ELE, sugiriendo la necesidad de adaptar los materiales de enseñanza a las necesidades léxicas, culturales y contextuales del alumnado y fomentar un enfoque que se adapte a sus intereses reales.

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Studies on teachers’ beliefs about vocabulary learning and teaching have focused, so far, on English as a second language (L2), or foreign language (FL), in different contexts but little attention has been given to other L2s and FLs. In this study, 15 Spanish L2 instructors at large universities were interviewed in order to better understand where they stand when it comes to (1) the importance they give to vocabulary, as compared to grammar, in their classes, (2) how they decide which words to teach, and (3) how they assess students’ word knowledge. These interviews were subsequently analysed following Grounded Theory. Most instructors declared favoring grammar over vocabulary in their courses because the former is seen as more challenging and useful than the latter and because institutional practices and materials also present such a preference. When it comes to vocabulary selection, most of them declared feeling insecure in their decisions due to lack of access to useful resources and to vocabulary goals not being stated clearly anywhere in the syllabi. This lack of clarity when it comes to vocabulary learning goals also results in doubts about the usefulness of even evaluating word learning at all and an overreliance on informal assessments.

Research on the effects of second language (L2) listening strategy instruction (SI) has gained momentum in recent years (e.g. Vandergrift & Tafaghodtari, 2010). However, the reported results have been inconclusive and varied across studies. Synthesizing the results of quantitative research in this domain, the present meta-analysis sought to determine the overall effectiveness of L2 listening SI as well as to examine the extent to which the effectiveness of instruction is likely to vary as a function of a set of potential moderators (i.e. learning contexts, treatment types, methodological variables, and outcome measures). A comprehensive search identified 45 primary studies, contributing data from 51 independent samples on the effects of SI on L2 listening comprehension. The aggregated findings indicate a medium effect of listening SI (d = 0.69). These effects were also found to vary as a function of several moderator variables. Based on the obtained findings, L2 teachers are recommended to incorporate listening SI into L2 curricula. Pedagogical suggestions and directions for future research are provided in our discussion.