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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...

Experiences of African American Spanish Learners in the US: mitigating racialization and fostering belonging through an inclusive curriculum

Andrea Easley Morris, Ben Evans (2023)

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: estudiantes afroamericanos

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This study investigates experiences and investments in Spanish language learning among African American graduates of a university in the southeastern US. In response to evidence of African American underrepresentation in this field, findings will forward those factors which may encourage advanced Spanish study and create a sense of belonging as learners and speakers. Data emerges from eight language learning autobiographies, each written by a self-identifying African American who completed a Spanish major or minor at university. Inductive coding and narrative analysis methods yield the following themes: (1) Limited family/community connections to TL speakers, but wide family interest/support for language learning; (2) Inspiring teachers, formal learning environments, and content, but with significant content omissions; (3) Navigation...

Efecto del contacto y la actitud en la motivación de aprendices de español L2 en un programa de estudios en el extranjero

María Victoria López-Pérez, José Antonio Moler Cuiral (2023)

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: study abroad/estudios en el extranjero

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Este artículo analiza el grado y el tipo de motivación en 97 estudiantes de español L2 universitarios en un programa de estudios en el extranjero (PREE). También indaga sobre el efecto del contacto con hispanohablantes previo a la movilidad, el uso de la lengua durante la estancia y las actitudes sobre el español y sus comunidades de habla. La investigación, de tipo estadístico descriptivo y correlacional, empleó como instrumento una versión adaptada del cuestionario MAALE. Se encontraron un moderado grado de motivación y un ligero predominio de motivaciones de tipo intrínseco sobre las de tipo extrínseco. Asimismo, se hallaron asociaciones estadísticamente significativas del...

Feeling grammarlessness: developing Critical Language Awareness (CLA) in advanced Spanish grammar and linguistics courses for Latinxs

Evelyn Durán Urrea, Tania Avilés, Beatriz Lado (2023)

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: pedagogía crítica

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This paper examines the impact of a curriculum designed to develop students' Critical Language Awareness (CLA) in two postsecondary Spanish advanced grammar courses and a Hispanic Linguistics Master's course in a public institution of the US Northeast. The study includes a unique population of Latinxs, most of them born and raised outside the US, in the Dominican Republic. Quantitative analyses reveal CLA development in the areas of language variation, linguistic diversity, language ideologies, Spanish in the US, bilingualism, and translanguaging. Qualitative data shows that students approached the course experiencing linguistic insecurity and interrogating their own academic knowledge of grammar, whereas, after taking the course, learners move from feeling "grammarless" (students' perception of their Spanish as lacking grammar) to...

Writing development in Spanish as a second and heritage language: a corpus study on complexity

Agustina Carando, Sophia Minnillo, Paloma Fernández-Mira (2023)

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: expresión escrita

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Few studies have analyzed the writing features of second language (L2) alongside heritage language (HL) learners of Spanish. Focusing on the development of writing complexity, we collected data from students at the beginning and at the end of a composition sequence. Comparing the groups at the outset revealed HL students' greater mood complexity. After 14 weeks, both groups improved in tense complexity, mean essay length, and lexical sophistication. Our findings suggest that, given sufficient time, both HL and L2 students can progress in similar ways in at least some measures of linguistic complexity. Nevertheless, they might gain from instruction that facilitates new and diverse vocabulary, and the construction of longer sentences. L2 students specifically would benefit from greater emphasis on the subjunctive. Our study supports the...

Social justice in the language classroom: a roadmap for lower-division Spanish curricula

Alyssia M. Miller De Rutté, William Justin Morgan (2023)

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: enseñanza de español en Estados Unidos

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This study investigates 70 university participants' selection of topic and acceptability relating to the explicit inclusion of social justice topics in intermediate language courses in universities in the United States. This study draws from the Critical Pedagogy and Task-Based Language Teaching as frameworks in the second language (L2) classroom. Participants enrolled in intermediate-level Spanish courses completed a series of projects in which tasks centered on social justice topics of their choosing. Qualitative data analysis revealed that language learners perceived the projects as opportunities to use real world, authentic language with the purpose of communicating in the target language. Learners reported that the incorporation of social justice in the L2 classroom provided new, meaningful learning while they developed greater...

From virtual assistant to writing mentor: Exploring the impact of a ChatGPT-based writing instruction protocol on EFL teachers' self-efficacy and learners' writing skill

Mohammad Ghafouri, Jaleh Hassaskhah, Amir Mahdavi-Zafarghandi (2024)

Language Teaching Research

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: inteligencia artificial

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Language teaching is a highly emotional profession that can affect the teachers' well-being and learners' achievement. However, studies have yet to explore the potential of positive psychology interventions and artificial intelligence (AI) tools to promote the psycho-emotional aspects of second language (L2) teachers and learners. Further, studies regarding the effectiveness of AI in promoting the learners' language skills...

Los reclamos por correo electrónico: efectos de la instrucción pragmática con enfoque por tareas en el español L2

Jenny Morales Ruiz (2023)

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: enseñanza/aprendizaje de lenguas

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Este trabajo investiga los efectos de la instrucción pragmática y el enfoque por tareas en la producción escrita de correos electrónicos en situaciones de reclamos, por parte de aprendices de español L2 (EL2), en un contexto de aula virtual. Se analiza un corpus compuesto por las redacciones de estudiantes universitarios de EL2 en Suecia, obtenido a través de un diseño de prueba anterior, tratamiento pedagógico, prueba posterior y posterior prolongada, así como de hablantes del español L1. Este corpus es complementado con un cuestionario de hábitos pragmáticos aplicado al grupo de español L1. El análisis observa el uso de secuencias de inicio, modificaciones externas y...

Metalinguistic awareness in Spanish partial immersion and English-only elementary students

Alan V. Brown, Stayc DuBravac, Michael Toland (2023)

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: cognición y procesamiento

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This study compares metalinguistic awareness of students in a one-way partial Spanish immersion (IMM) program to that of their English-only (ENG) counterparts at the same school. Students in grades 3 and 5 from each program completed a sentence grammaticality judgment task in English delivered orally. Measures of IMM students' Spanish proficiency were included to examine the relationship between L2 Spanish ability and metalinguistic awareness. Grade 5 IMM students outperformed ENG students on the grammatically anomalous sentences, but no difference was found at grade 3. For the semantically anomalous sentences, IMM students outperformed their ENG counterparts at grade 3, but the reverse was true for grade 5. In summary, IMM student… performance on the anomalous sentence tasks did not show a robust bilingual advantage when compared to...

Investigar a partir de corpus de clases de español L2 con Sketch Engine y de manera manual: ejemplos de estudios sobre el léxico

Nausica Marcos Miguel (2024)

TEISEL.Tecnologías para la investigación en segundas lenguas

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: corpus

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Este artículo muestra cómo se pueden examinar los datos compilados en los Corpus de Clases de L2 (CCL2). En concreto, se centra en cómo analizar, tanto manualmente como con la herramienta Sketch Engine (https://www.sketchengine.eu), la enseñanza de vocabulario en español a partir de este tipo de corpus. Para situar al lector, en la revisión de la literatura se presentan varios CCL1 y CCL2 disponibles a través de alguna interfaz específica o a través de Sketch Engine. Además, se describe cómo investigadores con distintos enfoques han utilizado los CCL2 y con qué propósitos. Asimismo, puesto que los ejemplos que se dan en el artículo se centran en...