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Spanish is one of the most widely spoken and learnt languages worldwide. Spanish teaching in Africa has been relevant in Francophone countries and the Magreb. In the Southern region of Africa, Madagascar and South Africa are the two countries with the higher number of learners. In South Africa, although students in higher education are motivated to learn Spanish, the implementation of language policies and the current Spanish language curriculum in South African universities have largely set back the number of enrolments in recent years. In this paper, we examine the current situation of Spanish studies in higher education institutions in South Africa, focusing on the cases of the...

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Conversational agents such as chatbots have recently gained a lot of traction in various industries, including education, marketing, and healthcare. In K–12 and higher education, conversational agents have been used to boost student learning and motivation. Recently, new applications of conversational agents, such as conversation-based assessments, have emerged in the context of educational assessments. Such applications aim to enhance students' assessment experiences through the use of conversational agents in administering items (or tasks) and providing feedback to students. To discuss the utility of conversational agents in assessments, this paper puts a special emphasis on test-...

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This study seeks to understand the effects of a personalized learning platform, which applied an open learner model with self-regulation and AI-enabled data visualization features, on students' self-regulated learning strategies used and behavioral patterns during their self-directed online learning process. Results were based on a self-regulated learning scale and a prior knowledge test from 182 university students and supplemented with students' system logs to understand their behavioral patterns while interacting with the personalized learning platform. It showed that the combined self-regulation and data visualization features (dual features) improve student performance via self...

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Service learning courses have seen a sharp increase in a variety of disciplines in universities internationally. Language classes, in particular, enjoy the advantages of offering students exposure to the languages and cultures about which they are studying. With the rise in the number of Spanish speakers around the world, university instructors are realizing the benefits of using service learning (SL) as a means to connect students with the community while putting them in direct contact with the target language (Bettencourt, 2015). Because of the variations of Spanish spoken worldwide due to the diversity of Hispanic populations and cultures, educators can also observe whether students...

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The current study is focused on the perceptions of university second language (L2) learners on having heritage speakers (HS) in the same Spanish language courses. Although some students confessed feelings of intimidation or fear, overall there was a positive attitude towards the benefits of mixed classrooms for L2 learners such as the improvement of their listening and cultural skills and the real immersion scenario. Considering students’ comments, there are some recommendations for implementation in mixed classrooms.

El presente estudio se enfoca en las percepciones de los aprendientes de segunda lengua (SL) universitarios sobre tener hablantes de herencia (HH) en los mismos cursos...

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Generative Large Language Models (LLMs) demonstrate impressive results in different writing tasks and have already attracted much attention from researchers and practitioners. However, there is limited research to investigate the capability of generative LLMs for reflective writing. To this end, in the present study, we have extensively reviewed the existing literature and selected 9 representative prompting strategies for ChatGPT – the chatbot based on state-of-art generative LLMs to generate a diverse set of reflective responses, which are combined with student-written reflections. Next, those responses were evaluated by experienced teaching staff following a theory-aligned...

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Presentación del monográfico, en edición bilingüe español-inglés. Las editoras invitadas sitúan el estado de la cuestión de los estudios fraseológicos y paremiológicos de corte variacionista: las variedades fraseológicas y paremiológicas dependen de factores extralingüísticos —el momento histórico, la geografía y el contexto comunicativo—, de modo que su uso refleja constantemente la variabilidad de su esencia, y repasan el impulso que estos estudios han recibido en los últimos años.

Contenido: presenta los trabajos del número, repartidos entre la variación fraseológica y paremiológica, la diatopía, la traducción y la fraseodidáctica...

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The concept of Artificial Intelligence (AI), born as the possibility of simulating the human brain's learning capabilities, quickly evolves into one of the educational technology concepts that provide tools for students to better themselves in a plethora of areas. Unlike the previous educational technology iterations, which are limited to instrumental use for providing platforms to build learning applications, AI has proposed a unique education laboratory by enabling students to explore an instrument that functions as a dynamic system of computational concepts. However, the extent of the implications of AI adaptation in modern education is yet to be explored. Motivated to fill the...

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AI-based systems, and especially voice-based AI systems, are gaining popularity and set novel requirements for end users. Research has provided first approaches postulating and conceptualizing AI-related user competencies. However, voice-based technology utilizing spoken language for operation has been neglected so far. This study presents qualitative interviews of 12 experts in research, development, or design of voice-based AI and explores the skills and competencies which are needed to interact with VBAI in a self-determined and mindful manner. Analyses highlight that, contrary to existing assumptions and providers’ advertising promises, not only language skills but a wider...

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Temas: actitudes lingüísticas

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In this study we investigate the sources of individual differences in the language attitudes of 125 students enrolled in a language school in La Coruña (Galicia). Attitudes towards Galician, Spanish, English and French were found to be linked to self-perceived proficiency in all languages except Spanish. The type of upbringing (monolingual or bilingual) was found to affect attitudes towards Galician and Spanish. Age of onset of learning had an effect only on attitudes towards Galician. Exposure to foreign languages through television corresponded with more favourable attitudes towards these languages.  Visits to the foreign country had a similar effect on attitudes towards English but...

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