estudio experimental

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

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This study explored a possible impact of extensive reading (ER) on vocabulary learning. Participants were 62 English majors who entered a private university in Japan in April 2019 and experienced ER for 13 months. They took the Productive Vocabulary Levels Test at the 2,000-word level 3 times: in April, December and May 2020. The outcomes of paired t-tests with Bonferroni correction revealed that participants achieved higher scores on the 2nd test, but their performance deteriorated on the final test. The model yielded by multiple regression analysis was comprised of the number of series participants read books from and the average percentage grade of MReader quizzes they passed, whose contribution to the post test scores was 14.1%. Follow-up tests were run between 12 students who retained or improved their scores on the delayed test...

Extensive viewing as additional input for foreign language vocabulary learning: A longitudinal study in secondary school

Ferran Gesa, Imma Miralpeix (2023)

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This study presents a teaching intervention to maximize the learning of a set of target words (TW) in learners of English as a foreign language (EFL) in a secondary school by means of intentional vocabulary learning activities and additional captioned television (TV) viewing. In the course of one academic year, two groups of grade 10 EFL learners (N = 64) were introduced to new TWs each week through language-focused exercises. The experimental group (n = 33) was additionally exposed to a captioned TV series where these TWs appeared. To measure lexical growth, all students took pre- and post-tests evaluating both TW form and meaning recall. Vocabulary retention was measured with an eight-month delayed post-test. Results revealed that vocabulary was mainly learned intentionally, but that additional viewing of the captioned TV series...

Cues facilitate foreign language vocabulary learning from instructional videos: Behavioral and neural evidence

Zhongling Pi, Caixia Liu, Luchun Wang (2023)

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Metodología: estudio empírico

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Vocabulary learning is basic for mastering a foreign language. Many students learn foreign language (FL) vocabulary via instructional videos outside of traditional classrooms, as there is no limit to time or space. Cues (e.g. coloring, highlighting, arrows, and text) are design features in instructional videos that not only guide learners' attention, but also facilitate the organization and integration of information. However, little is known about how visual cues and text cues influence FL vocabulary learning from instructional videos. In Experiment 1, we tested the effects of synonym text cues presented before the instructional video and visual cues during the video. Effects were measured in terms of participants' judgments of learning and objective measures of learning performance (indicated by accuracy on immediate and delayed...

Incidental collocation learning from reading-while-listening and captioned TV viewing and predictors of learning gains

Duy Van Vu, Ann-Sophie Noreillie, Elke Peters (2023)

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Metodología: estudio empírico

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Although a number of previous studies have shown that TV viewing can lead to incidental vocabulary learning, most of them focused on single words. Little research has examined the effect of captioned TV viewing on incidental collocation learning compared with other modes of input. In addition, research on the factors that affect incidental collocation from different input modes is still relatively scarce and has produced inconclusive findings. To fill those research gaps, the present study investigates the effects of reading-while-listening and captioned TV viewing on incidental collocation learning and predictors of learning gains. Eighty Vietnamese English as a foreign language (EFL) learners were divided into an experimental group and a control group. The experimental group encountered 24 target collocations in two stories in two...

A social justice approach to develop intercultural communicative competence

Marta Tecedor (2024)

Journal of Spanish Language Teaching

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Temas: pedagogía crítica

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This study examines the impact of implementing a social justice culture curriculum on learners' development of the intercultural communicative competence (ICC) and on their desire to continue learning Spanish. Two types of culture instruction—a traditional curriculum centered around foreign Spanish-speaking countries and an experimental curriculum focused on US Hispanic/Latinx communities—were implemented in third and fourth Spanish courses at a US university in the Southwest. A survey was developed to measure participants' (n = 264) ICC and intention to continue learning Spanish. Results indicate that both types of culture curriculum have a positive impact in the development of ICC...

Debate pedagogy as a conducive environment for L2 argumentative essay writing

Abid el Majidi, Rick de Graaff, Daniel Janssen (2026)

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Temas: expresión escrita

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Debate pedagogy may hold great potential for improving second language (L2) writing skills. This study investigates this potential by examining the effects of a debate intervention on the quality of argumentative essays of Dutch secondary school students. The intervention consisted of a number of speaking and writing activities, including case-writing and note-taking. The study, which employed a pretest–posttest–delayed-posttest design with a control group, involved 135 students from eight classes at three secondary schools in the Netherlands. To measure the effects of the intervention, we analysed argumentative essays composed by the students on three occasions (pretest, posttest, and delayed posttest). The students’ essays were analysed using a range of measures for fluency, syntactic and lexical complexity, accuracy, and cohesion,...

The effects of task type and word processing on incidental vocabulary learning: an eye-tracking extension of Hill and Laufer (2003)

Xiaoke Bai, Barry Lee Reynolds, Brian V. Rusk (2026)

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While research suggests that vocabulary learning through task completion is more effective than direct instruction, the underlying cause of this advantage—whether task involvement load (IL) or time spent on tasks—remains unclear. Extending the work of Hill and Laufer (2003, International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 41, 87–106), this study examines the effects of IL and employs eye-tracking to investigate how time spent on tasks, target words, and context, as well as regressions to targets, influence incidental vocabulary acquisition. Seventy-three second-language (...

Estado de la investigación en ELE durante las últimas dos décadas (2002-2023)

Javier Reyes Rincón, Juliana Gómez Medina, Jorge Andrés Mejía-Laguna (2024)

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Temas: español como lengua extranjera

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El Español como Lengua Extranjera (ELE) ha experimentado un crecimiento significativo en las últimas dos décadas. A pesar de que este crecimiento se ha visto reflejado en productos de investigación como los artículos publicados en revistas académicas, no existen estudios actuales y amplios que den cuenta del estado del arte en esta disciplina. En este estudio, 1110 artículos publicados en revistas académicas entre el 2000 y 2023 fueron organizados en un Sistema de Organización del Conocimiento y analizados en la herramienta Vantage Point con el fin de dar cuenta del estado de la investigación en ELE a través de su evolución cronológica, sus ejes temáticos y sus lugares de producción de conocimiento. Los resultados muestran que el desarrollo del ELE se ha dado principalmente por la realización de estudios y de publicaciones en...

Flipped learning in Spanish as a foreign language: effects of instructional design on speaking interaction skills

Sofía Sooyeon Choi, Cristina Herrero-Fernández, Ocarina Masid Blanco (2025)

Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education

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Temas: aula invertida/flipped learning

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This study explores the potential of a pedagogical model based on Flipped Learning (FL) to support the development of speaking interaction skills in Spanish as a foreign language (SFL). A preliminary instructional framework grounded in FL principles was designed specifically for A2-level SFL learners, and its implementation was examined through a pre-experimental quantitative research approach. The study involved 20 Singaporean students enrolled in an A2-level SFL course who participated in an 11-week intervention using FL methodologies. Data collection included pre- and posttests focused on the speaking interaction component of the DELE (Diploma de Español como Lengua Extranjera) A2 exam. To address the research question—whether students' speaking interaction skills showed measurable changes after applying the FL model—the Wilcoxon...

An artificial intelligence assistant to reader response theory: Pioneering novel analysis in the digital age

Nursaid Nursaid, Bima Mhd Ghaluh, Ella Wulandari (2025)

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Temas: inteligencia artificial

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This study investigates the impact of an artificial intelligence (AI) assistant on reader response theory in novel analysis using a mixed-methods approach. It examines how AI-generated real-time feedback, powered by advanced machine learning and natural language processing, enhances interpretive possibilities beyond conventional methods, aligning with reader response theory’s emphasis on reader-text interaction. The AI assistant, designed with Real-Time Theme Identification, Character Relationship Mapping, Symbolism Detection, and Interactive Literary Simulation, supports nuanced interpretations, uncovers underlying patterns, and fosters deeper engagement with literary texts. Participants (n = 100), aged 15–18 years, were divided into an experimental group (n = 50), which used the AI assistant for novel analysis, and...