Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: español académico

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This study explores the literacy development of students who speak Spanish as a heritage language and who participate in mandatory, peer-to-peer tutoring sessions outside of the classroom. We explore students? academic development as well as their self-positioning as heritage speakers in a bilingual academic setting. Drawing on Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL), we analyze the written production of seven bilingual students enrolled in a Native Speaker Program at a large, public university. We focus on the development of their academic language through the support of a heritage language tutor and explore the role of the peer tutor as a facilitator in this process. Additionally, we employ Appraisal Theory to analyze interviews in which the same participants explore their bilingual identities and how they position themselves...

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Tipo: tesis doctoral

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: aprendizaje autónomo

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La presente investigación ofrece la descripción detallada y el estudio de un caso educativo concreto, que consiste en el desarrollo de las Estrategias Metacognitivas de Gestión de Aprendizaje (EMGA) de estudiantes de Español como Lengua Extranjera (ELE) a través de sus Entornos Personales de Aprendizaje (PLE) en un contexto de aprendizaje fuera del contexto académico. El estudio se basa en la parte no presencial de un curso semipresencial que tiene como objetivo desarrollar la competencia Aprender a Aprender y la Competencia Digital (CD) de estudiantes de ELE de nivel avanzado a través de sus PLE. Se opta por un enfoque de investigación cualitativo, que nos permite extraer...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: creencias y actitudes de los estudiantes

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This mixed-methods study investigates the use of synchronous video computer-mediated communication (SVCMC) in a U.S. university?s Spanish-as-a-foreign-language curriculum. Using the SVCMC platform TalkAbroad, the university?s Spanish program required second-year students to participate in five, 30-minute, SVCMC conversations with Spanish first language (L1) speakers. Students then reflected on their SVCMC conversations by replaying the recorded audio from those sessions and transcribing passages of their conversations. Using an interactionist perspective, this research explores the utility of: (1) the SVCMC conversations, and (2) the subsequent listening/transcription activity by examining students? reported noticing of linguistic items (e.g. L1 speaker vocabulary, grammar, etc.). Additionally, we report students? general perceptions...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: competencia intercultural

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El presente estudio de investigación recoge los datos y opiniones de profesionales dentro del campo del español como lengua de herencia en Alemania y de dos expertos sobre la existencia o falta de formación específica en la intersección existente entre la competencia comunicativa intercultural y la enseñanza del español como lengua de herencia. Primeramente, es necesario una contextualización del ELH en Alemania y unos conocimientos sobre diferentes modelos de competencia comunicativa intercultural. Seguidamente una primera fase de la investigación constituida por cuestionarios a profesionales del ELH en Alemania, una segunda fase de la investigación por entrevistas a profesionales del ELH en Alemania y se amplia la información con la entrevista a dos expertos: la Dra. Carmen Ramos Méndez-Sahlender y el Dr. Yeray González Plasencia,...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: creación de materiales

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El profesor y doctor Brian Tomlinson está considerado como uno de los mayores expertos mundiales en el desarrollo de materiales para el aprendizaje de lenguas. A lo largo de su vida ha trabajado como profesor, formador de profesores, redactor curricular y docente universitario en Japón, Indonesia, Nigeria, Singapur, el Reino Unido, Vanuatu y Zambia. También es fundador y presidente de la Asociación para el desarrollo de materiales (Materials Development Association, MATSDA), una organización internacional sin ánimo de lucro que reúne a investigadores, editores, redactores y docentes para colaborar conjuntamente en el desarrollo de materiales de calidad para el aprendizaje de lenguas.

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: vocabulario

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This paper aims to contribute to the knowledge of linguistic change over the lifespan by means of panel studies. The analysis offered presents two elements that have received little treatment within the field. On the one hand, the analysis is interested in the evolution or development of the lexicon in dialogical speech; on the other hand, the analysis is carried out on material from a panel study on the Spanish language. This text analyzes the evolution of lexical richness by means of an exploratory panel study based on semi-guided interviews carried out in Madrid, a Spanish city included in the framework of the international PRESEEA project.

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: español para fines específicos

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Research has shown that language barriers can impede access to healthcare and impact healthcare outcomes. Traditional Spanish courses have been criticized for not effectively addressing learners? specific needs, while Language for Specific Purposes (LSP) courses on healthcare frequently lack a credible methodological foundation. The current study uses a Task Based Language Teaching (TBLT) framework to conduct a needs analysis exploring the most vital Spanish language needs of nurses while also evaluating the effectiveness of previous language teaching in satisfying those needs. Surveys and interviews among 45 nurses and advanced nursing students show that the majority of participants...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: multimodalidad

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Multimodal input ? which combines written, auditory, and/or visual modalities ? is pervasive in everyday life and could serve as a source of rich input in language teaching. In recent years, research has determined that vocabulary learning is one of the clear benefits of being exposed to such input. Regrettably, only a handful of studies have investigated whether and how second language (L2) teachers approach multimodal input in teaching. To further contribute to the research?practice dialogue, we examined factors that influence L2 teachers? use of multimodal input in L2 teaching. This...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: enfoques y métodos

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World language teachers have historically relied on the notion of teaching methods to inform elements of design and procedure in their instructional practice. Teacher beliefs about teaching methods, however, have been shown to be significantly influenced by their context, including their institution and their learners. This phenomenon has led some scholars to identify a postmethod condition, where teachers prioritize making responsive, principled decisions about instruction based on their context. This qualitative study investigated the patterns and realities of the postmethod condition in...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: español como lengua de herencia

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As emotions research in the field of second language acquisition continues to evolve, it is equally important to explore the impact of social?emotional variables that are specifically relevant to heritage language (HL) contexts. Anchoring on foundations in critical heritage language education (HLE), this study examines the discomforts of the HL classroom from a diverse heritage speaker (HS) perspective. Additionally, comforts that support the HL classroom as a safe space for emotional security and well-being for HSs across HLs are explored. Examining the HL classroom from the perspective of HL practices and knowledge systems, this study ultimately aims to: (a) outline the emotional complexity of HL...

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