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Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: vocabulario

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According to Hopp's Lexical Bottleneck Hypothesis, difficulties in second language (L2) lexical processing may lead to non-target syntactic computations. In line with this hypothesis, cognates — which are processed faster than non-cognates, as defined by the cognate facilitation effect — can ease L2 syntactic processing. In order to investigate whether cognates additionally facilitate L2 syntax learning, we had two groups of Spanish natives learn an artificial language drawing on Basque. Each group explicitly learnt a set of either Spanish—Basque cognates or non-cognates and a word order grammatical rule. Then, two sentence—picture matching tasks tested their ability to apply the rule (1) with...

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Metodología: revisión bibliográfica

Temas: redes sociales

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This systematic review aims to explore social media integration in K-12 foreign language (FL) classrooms in the past decade and discusses the unique challenges of adopting social media in K-12 FL teaching. Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines and selection criteria, 12 studies between 2010 and 2019 were selected. Adopting a grounded analytical method, this review provides a synthesis of the affordances and challenges of social media integration in K-12 FL education. Based on the data analysis, an effective approach to integrating social media in K-12 FL education is proposed, to connect formal and informal learning environments. This review concludes with suggestions and directions for future research on the integration of social media in K-12 FL classrooms.

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Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: expresión escrita

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Este artículo explora el potencial de JASP (Jeffreys's Amazing Statistics Program, https://jasp-stats.org/) como herramienta estadística robusta para avanzar en la investigación sobre la Adquisición de Segundas Lenguas (ASL), con un énfasis específico en su aplicación dentro del dominio de la escritura en L2. El dominio de la escritura en una segunda lengua es una habilidad compleja y polifacética, que exige una investigación empírica rigurosa para descubrir patrones y perspectivas matizados. JASP, conocido por su interfaz fácil de usar y sus avanzadas capacidades estadísticas, se perfila como un instrumento prometedor para los...

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Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: enfoque por tareas

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Most research on task-based language teaching (TBLT) has focused on specific factors that play a role in task-based performance and learning, whereas considerably fewer studies have paid attention to how TBLT curricula have been developed and delivered in second language (L2) teaching contexts. However, it has been argued that the latter type of evaluative inquiry is crucial in order to advance the educational significance of the approach. While more evaluation studies have been published in recent years, few of them adopt a multi-...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: trabajo teórico

Temas: telecolaboración e intercambios virtuales

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La comunicación mediatizada por computadora (Computer-mediated communication) ha abierto nuevas formas de interacción entre los aprendientes de una lengua extranjera proporcionando nuevas oportunidades para establecer contacto directo con los nativo-hablantes de la cultura meta. Los intercambios/proyectos en línea han permitido a los participantes aprender acerca de la cultura meta en formas auténticas que van más allá del salón de clase. En este artículo se consideran aspectos principales:

1. Los contextos socio-institucionales que influencian proyectos telecolaborativos.
2. Los estereotipos y la forma en que estos pueden ser cambiados, reforzados o modificados como resultados...

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Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: comprensión lectora

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While existing research has documented that the reading medium significantly impacts language learners' reading comprehension processes and outcomes, empirical evidence on how the reading medium influences reading emotions is lacking. The present study contributes to the field by investigating whether reading emotions (i.e. enjoyment, anxiety, and boredom) of learners of Spanish as a second language (L2) differ between mobile-assisted and paper-based reading processes. In addition, it explores whether individual difference variables (i.e. L2 Spanish proficiency and preferences for the reading medium) moderate the relationship between the reading medium and reading emotions. The instruments used are reading comprehension tests and questionnaire surveys administered to a sample of 245 first-year college students majoring in Spanish....

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Metodología: revisión bibliográfica

Temas: expresión escrita

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The potential of model texts as a feedback instrument (MTFI) in second language (L2) writing has been explored for about two decades and continues to receive increasing interest from L2 scholars. However, to date, there is still an absence of a comprehensive review of studies in this particular area. Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) procedure, this study aims to fill this gap by systematically reviewing 25 empirical studies on MTFI dating up to 1 April 2023, specifically focusing on three main aspects: study contexts, methodological characteristics, and primary areas of focus and key findings. The results revealed that existing MTFI studies (1) largely targeted low-intermediate English as a foreign language (EFL) learners at primary schools, (2) primarily adopted a quasi-...

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Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: pronunciación

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The main aim of this book is to contribute to our understanding of the acquisition of second language intonation, by comparing Czech learners of Spanish with German learners of Spanish and Czech learners of Italian. By means of a large production database, the study seeks to uncover how L1-to-L2 intonational transfer works and what role prosodic (dis)similarities between languages play. Contrary to most previous research, the work presents an original multidirectional cross-linguistic comparison and examines different types of sentence, such as neutral and non-neutral statements, yes/no questions, wh-questions, exclamatives and vocatives. The findings reveal positive and negative...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: propuesta didáctica

Temas: adquisición de segundas lenguas

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This article examines the relationships between second language acquisition (SLA), instructed second language acquisition (ISLA), and language teaching by examining them from the lens of the research on the acquisition and teaching of second language (L2) tense-aspect in the last 20 years (2000-2021). Review 1 examines 56 instructional effect studies on the acquisition of L2 tense-aspect, and Review 2 examines 38 pedagogical proposals for the teaching of L2 tense-aspect. The reviews investigate to what extent instructional effect studies and pedagogical proposals with tense-aspect as the target of investigation and instruction (a) provide a linguistic description of the instructional target, (b) engage with previous research, (c) implement results from previous research to design assessment or instruction, and (d) include elaborate...

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