Tipo: trabajo fin de máster

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: tecnología educativa

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El presente trabajo de investigación tiene como objetivo indagar acerca de la manera en que los estudiantes se desenvuelven grupalmente en proyectos colaborativos realizados utilizando principalmente una herramienta digital que permite la creación y edición de trabajos escritos de manera grupal. El uso de este instrumento de la web social facilita a los profesores establecer prácticas de monitoreo a lo largo de todo el proceso de escritura ya que habilita el registro de todos los cambios que se realizan en los documentos sobre los que se trabaja. También se analizaron las creencias y las percepciones de los aprendientes sobre la herramienta y el trabajo con ella luego de poner en práctica...

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Tipo: libro

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: metodología de investigación

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Este libro reúne los fundamentos de la metodología de la investigación en ELE, en el marco de la lingüística aplicada a la adquisición de segundas lenguas, una información hasta ahora dispersa. Ofrece las pautas imprescindibles para desarrollar una investigación en ELE en todas sus fases, desde la elección del tema y el diseño, pasando por la determinación del método y los instrumentos que se utilizarán, aspecto este que se trata con especial atención, hasta la ejecución y estructuración del trabajo, el análisis y la valoración de los resultados o su transferencia y difusión. Por todo ello, sirve como compendio de estudio y consulta para cualquiera que desee investigar el proceso de adquisición, aprendizaje y enseñanza del ELE desde diversas perspectivas. Esta obra concita a veintitrés autores de reconocido prestigio académico en un...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: estudios de género

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Recent findings indicate that native speakers (L1) use grammatical gender marking on articles to facilitate the processing of upcoming nouns. Conversely, adult second language (L2) learners for whom grammatical gender is absent in their first language appear to need near-native proficiency to behave like native speakers. The question addressed here is whether sensitivity to grammatical gender in L2 learners of Spanish is modulated by the cognate status of nouns due to their heightened parallel orthographic, phonological, morpho-syntactic and semantic activation. Additionally, the role of transparent and non-transparent word-final gender marking cues was examined because past studies have shown that native speakers of Spanish are sensitive to differences in gender transparency. Participants were English learners of Spanish and Spanish...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: enseñanza/aprendizaje de lenguas

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Teacher training programs and models recognize research engagement as a key competency of qualified professionals. However, despite current calls from scholars to bridge the divide between research and practice in second language teaching, little is known about how teaching professionals engage with existing research or carry out their own research. This study is the first to address this issue with regards to Spanish Language Teaching (SLT) professionals, aiming to understand if and how they engage with and in research, and identify what they would need to increase their engagement. Quantitative and qualitative analyses of online survey responses from 1,675 SLT professionals from 84 countries show that research engagement is dependent on the job description. Coding of freetext responses into eight themes (motivation, prestige,...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: pronunciación

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Different methods to acquire a language can contribute differently to learning success. In the present study we tested the success of L2 stress contrasts acquisition, when ab initio learners were taught or not about the theoretic nature of L2 stress contrasts. In two 4-hour perceptual training methods, French-speaking listeners received either (a) explicit instructions about Spanish stress patterns and perception activities commonly used in L2 pronunciation courses or (b) no explicit instructions and a unique perception activity, a shape/word matching task. Results showed that French-speaking listeners improved their ability to identify and discriminate stress contrasts in Spanish after training. However, there was no significant difference between explicit and non-explicit training nor was there an effect on stress processing under...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: pronunciación

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The goal of this work was to explore the training, classroom practices, and beliefs related to pronunciation of instructors of languages other than English. While several investigations of this type have been conducted in English as a second/foreign language contexts, very little is known about the beliefs and practices of teachers of languages other than English. It is unknown whether recent shifts to focusing on intelligibility, as advocated by some pronunciation scholars, are borne out in foreign language classrooms. To fill this gap, instructors of Spanish (n = 127), French (n = 89), and German (n = 80) teaching basic language courses (i.e. the first four semesters) at 28 large (e.g. more than 15,000 students), public universities in the United States completed an online survey reporting on their training, classroom practices, and...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: feedback/retroalimentación

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The benefits of corrective feedback (CF) for second language (L2) learning are empirically attested, and multiple factors mediating CF effectiveness have been investigated. However, the timing of oral CF has received less attention given most research examines corrections provided immediately after an error. Delayed CF also warrants investigation; it occurs naturally in L2 classrooms and may be an appealing alternative in online learning contexts. Existing CF timing research shows either no significant differences between immediate and delayed CF, or advantages for immediate CF. To elucidate mixed findings, more CF timing studies are needed, especially those considering the effects of factors such as CF type, linguistic target and communication mode. Regarding communication mode, the effect of CF timing on errors made during text-...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: expresión oral

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Cada tipo de interacción oral requiere una gestión diferenciada de los turnos de habla y también el uso de unidades distintas de la lengua. Esta variedad discursiva y lingüística se practica en la clase de español como lengua extranjera (LE/L2) para su aprendizaje, pero no se sabe de forma fehaciente con qué resultados. Esta investigación es pionera al comparar tres tipos de actividades de interacción oral en el aula de español LE/L2 (relatos, discusiones y negociaciones) con el objetivo de conocer cómo inician los estudiantes su turno...

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Tipo: libro

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: español como lengua de herencia

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n the United States, heritage language speakers represent approximately 22 percent of the population and 29 percent of the school-age population. Until now, though, few studies have examined the outcomes of classroom teaching of heritage languages.

Outcomes of University Spanish Heritage Language Instruction in the United States sheds light on the effectiveness of specific instructional methods for college-level heritage learners. The first of its kind, this volume addresses how receiving heritage classroom instruction affects Spanish speakers on multiple levels, including linguistic, affective, attitudinal, social, and academic outcomes. Examining outcomes of instruction in the Spanish language?the most common heritage language in the United States?provides insights that can be applied to instruction in other heritage...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: motivación

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At the turn of the new millennium, in an article published in Language Teaching Research in 2000, Dörnyei and Kormos proposed that ?active learner engagement is a key concern? for all instructed language learning. Since then, language engagement research has increased exponentially. In this article, we present a systematic review of 20 years of language engagement research. To ensure robust coverage, we searched 21 major journals on second language acquisition (SLA) and applied linguistics and identified 112 reports satisfying our inclusion criteria. The results of our analysis of these reports highlighted the adoption of heterogeneous methods and conceptual frameworks in the language engagement literature, as well as indicating a need to refine the definitions and operationalizations of engagement in both quantitative and qualitative...

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