Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: subjuntivo

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En esta investigación estudiamos los efectos de tres actividades diseñadas para enseñar el uso de las conjunciones del tipo para que en contraste con preposiciones.

In this research we study the effects of three activities designed to teach the use of type conjunctions so that in contrast to prepositions.

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Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: aula invertida/flipped learning

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The present study compares the academic performance of students of Spanish as a second language between a control group following a flipped learning methodology and another group receiving more traditional instruction. It also evaluates the impact of combining the two methodologies during the same semester on the students' linguistic performance. The results of the pre- and post-tests based on grammar activities indicate that, in the between-subjects design, there are no notable differences between the inverted and non-inverted groups. The findings of the within-group analysis show that students who have combined both methodologies perform better in the non-inverted instructional model....

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Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: traducción automática

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This study examines computer-based essay writing in Spanish as a foreign language among two groups of pupils in Sweden (n=32+25, aged 17-18), one group with Internet access, one without. The article focusses on effects of online translation (OT) on writing fluency, and on grammatical and lexical complexity and accuracy. Small but statistically significant effects were found. Effects on fluency and complexity, but not accuracy, can to some extent be explained by the pupils' proficiency level, rather than by the use of OT. Pupils using OT made fewer mistakes regarding orthography and article/noun/adjective agreement, but more mistakes regarding syntax and verb morphology. This contradicts...

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Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: inteligencia artificial

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Compared to traditional classroom learning, success in online learning tends to depend more on the learner’s skill to self-regulate. Self-regulation is a complex meta-cognitive skill set that can be acquired. This study explores the effectiveness of a virtual learning assistant in terms of (a) developmental, (b) general compensatory, and (c) differential compensatory effects on learners’ self-regulatory skills in a sample of N = 157 online learners using an experimental intervention-control group design. Methods employed include behavioural trace data as well as self-reporting measures. Participants provided demographic information and responded to a 24-item self-regulation...

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Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: oraciones concesivas

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El estudio experimental aplica la Instrucción de Procesamiento y las Tareas Formales para la enseñanza a estudiantes brasileños de la selección modal en las oraciones concesivas con la conjunción aunque. Para ello, se compararon los dos tipos de instrucción, además del grupo de control, en un diseño con pretest y dos postest: el primero contenía también actividades de inferencia contrastiva y de práctica de la traducción directa e inversa. Los resultados muestran que el grupo de tareas formales presenta, en general, mayores índices de respuestas correctas independientemente del modo verbal (indicativo o subjuntivo), del tipo de evaluación y del tiempo entre la prueba inmediata y la aplazada....

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Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: comprensión lectora

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En este trabajo se pretende delinear la importancia de conocer explícitamente los condicionantes del proceso de lectura desde una perspectiva contextual (digital y analógica) para una optimización del proceso de aprendizaje en hablantes de lenguas afines. Para ello, se diseñó una prueba cuantitativa mediante la cual poder medir de manera más objetiva posible la capacidad de construcción de un cerebro lingüístico cuya lengua materna posee afinidades tan marcadas como es el portugués en relación con el español. Realizar un punto de comparación entre ambos grupos nos ayudó a conocer el nivel en el que los alumnos usan de una manera más o menos completa el sesgo informativo como elemento de ahorro...

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Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: sintaxis

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Toma que toma es una actividad kinésico-gramatical de E/LE basada en la Gramática Cognitiva que pretende reforzar el conocimiento de oraciones de relativo. Gracias al movimiento y a la música de Toma que toma se estimula a los estudiantes a representar estructuras sintácticas. De esta forma, los alumnos conceptualizan la relación sintáctica entre el antecedente y su oración subordinada, así como la relación de inclusión que existe entre la oración subordinada y la principal. En un estudio controlado, Toma que toma y otras actividades kinestésicas han demostrado mejorar significativamente el conocimiento y el uso de las oraciones de relativo.

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: feedback/retroalimentación

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There is growing consensus that the provision of Written Corrective Feedback (WCF) on second language (L2) writing is beneficial for long-term L2 development. Yet, while WCF may help improve linguistic accuracy, there is no evidence that it promotes the development of linguistic complexity. Further, WCF is also often laborious and time-consuming for the provider. One intervention that may mitigate the above is learner exposure to comparator (model) texts. Studies have demonstrated that the use of comparators can lead to noticing and uptake in immediate revisions. However, no attempt has been made to ascertain the longer-term effect of comparators on the complexity and accuracy of new pieces of writing. Using a pre-, post-, delayed post-test design, this study examined the effects of two interventions on the complexity and accuracy of...

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Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: expresión escrita

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This study examines the influence of task complexity on collaborative dialogue and written texts with lower proficiency learners of Spanish. English-speaking students of Spanish from two intact classrooms (N = 24) were assigned to a simple or a complex writing group. In dyads, learners completed two information-exchange tasks that differed in complexity and produced two collaborative texts, on two separate days. Interactions produced during the writing tasks were transcribed and coded for collaborative dialogue, operationalized as language-related episodes. Written texts were rated holistically for originality, engageability, and quality. Results show that collaborative dialogue about lexis was most frequent, regardless of the task complexity. Further, increases in task complexity appeared to have influenced opportunities for...

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Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: adquisición de segundas lenguas

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This study addresses the acquisition of second language (L2) Spanish grammatical gender by native speakers of two typologically different languages: English (n = 39) and Russian (n = 37). We aim to explore if the presence or absence of gender features in the first language (L1) influences the acquisition of Spanish grammatical gender. Participants completed an acceptability judgment task consisting of 40 sentences with grammatical and ungrammatical Spanish Determiner Phrases (DPs). They included masculine and feminine Ns (Nouns) with transparent or opaque endings. Our findings show that (1) both groups are sensitive to gender non-matching structures, although L1 Russian speakers gave the lowest scores to ungrammatical structures in Spanish; (2) higher rating scores to masculine matching DPs point to the use of masculine as default by...

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