Tipo: libro

Temas: español como L3

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This book contributes to emerging research on third language acquisition (TLA) and pinpoints the main factors characterising TLA as a different process and area of study from second language acquisition. Moving beyond the dichotomous conception of monolingualism and bilingualism, it proposes a holistic and interdisciplinary approach to studying acquisition of a third or additional language. It presents readers with a practical guide to understanding how these languages are processed, learned and taught and addresses the cognitive, linguistic and affective factors which make multilingual learning and teaching a complex and unique phenomenon. It also emphasises the important role of teachers as knowledge generators. Through various examples of multilingual education practices, it highlights how fundamental teachers are as bridges...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: revisión bibliográfica

Temas: corpus

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The current article offers an overview of scholarship on additional-language (e.g., second-language, heritage-language) users of Spanish that has been carried out using learner corpora in the last decade. I focus the review of Spanish learner corpus research on investigations that have examined grammar (e.g., fluency, grammatical gender), vocabulary (e.g., lexical diversity), and pragmatics (e.g., discourse markers), and I highlight the contributions that this body of work has made to the understanding of the use and development of additional-language Spanish. I also discuss the pedagogical applications that this line of inquiry may have. I conclude by identifying specific avenues for future work pertaining to research on additional-language learning and the development of new corpora.

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Tipo: libro

Temas: gramática

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Este manual se dirige a todo aquel docente que, aunque posee conocimientos de didáctica de segundas lenguas, es consciente de que le faltan conocimientos sobre lingüística y adquisición de lenguas. Los autores abordan un tema central en cualquier clase de español como segunda lengua: la expresión de la temporalidad mediante las categorías de tiempo y aspecto verbales. A lo largo de sus capítulos, que combinan justificaciones teóricas con ejemplos y reflexiones para el lector, se analizan los conceptos de tiempo, aspecto y modalidad contrastando las formas y usos de los tiempos verbales en español y cuatro lenguas más (inglés, rumano, amazigh y chino). El capítulo final se centra en los procesos de adquisición del tiempo y el aspecto en español como segunda lengua. La obra, lejos de negar la complejidad de la enseñanza y el aprendizaje...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: trabajo teórico

Temas: gramática pedagógica

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In this paper we focus on the relationship between Spanish compounding and derivation on the one hand, and anaphoric relations involving null and overt subjects, on the other, in order to argue that a pedagogical grammar of Spanish for non-native speakers should take into consideration: (i) universal approaches to the analysis of Spanish which also depict its specific structural properties; (ii) psycholinguistic proposals on how Spanish morphosyntactic structures are acquired and processed; and (iii) empirical research that provides information about the learnability principles and the mechanisms involved in the acquisition of Spanish grammar. This threefold approach draws from developments that have taken place in this century. First, linguistic theory has refined the "universal" principles and parameters approach developed to...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: revisión bibliográfica

Temas: corpus

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This article presents a state-of-the-art discussion of second language (L2) Spanish corpus-based research on lexical competence. While L2 Spanish learner corpus research (LCR) is still in its infancy, we will review the major findings of relevant studies on the production of several lexical aspects: copula choice with ser/estar; overt/null pronoun distribution; collocations and lexico-syntactic verbal competence. Due to the highly contextualised nature of learner corpus data, many of these studies show that learners do not always behave differently from natives in terms of frequency of use, though they may differ in terms of discursive and pragmatic uses. The article ends with some theoretical and methodological caveats about L2 Spanish learner corpus research. An argument is made for the need to conduct L2 corpus-based research which...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: revisión bibliográfica

Temas: cognición y procesamiento

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Both educators and researchers alike are usually confounded by the differential performances of L2 learners who are exposed to the same L2 information in the classroom setting. Current second language acquisition (SLA) research employing concurrent data elicitation procedures (e.g., think-aloud protocols to gather online data on learners' cognitive processes employed during their interaction with the L2 data) are revealing that one potential explanation may lie in how deeply L2 learners process the L2 information, usually referred to as depth of processing. Depth of processing is defined as the relative amount of cognitive effort, level of analysis, elaboration of intake together with the usage of prior knowledge, hypothesis testing and rule formation employed in encoding and decoding some grammatical or lexical item in the input (...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: traducción

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Rooted in socio-constructivism, the present article investigates the effects of type of collaborative translation on Spanish L2 development, triangulating data from task performance, learning outcomes, and learners' perceptions. Thirteen dyads of college students participated in a within-subjects repeated-measures experimental study, translating authentic texts in two ways: collaborating from the get-go and after working alone first. Results showed that while participants translated more lexical items accurately when working together from the get-go, both types of collaborative translation propelled similar learning gains in lexis and grammar. Of the two, only lexical learning was retained after one week. Participants, contrary to results, reported a clear preference for working alone first, which they perceived as more conducive to...

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Tipo: libro

Temas: español como lengua de herencia

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Heritage speakers are native speakers of a minority language they learn at home, but due to socio-political pressure from the majority language spoken in their community, their heritage language does not fully develop. In the last decade, the acquisition of heritage languages has become a central focus of study within linguistics and applied linguistics. This work centres on the grammatical development of the heritage language and the language learning trajectory of heritage speakers, synthesizing recent experimental research. The Acquisition of Heritage Languages offers a global perspective, with a wealth of examples from heritage languages around the world. Written in an accessible style, this authoritative and up-to-date text is essential reading for professionals, students, and researchers of all levels working in the fields of...

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Tipo: antología

Temas: migración y acogida

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La antología está dividida en tres bloques temáticos diferenciados. En el primero se tratan aspectos concretos sobre la adquisición/aprendizaje de lenguas por inmigrantes, en el segundo el aprendizaje en niños y jóvenes y, en el tercero, el aprendizaje en adultos.

Pero aquí, antes que el inmigrante como sujeto de aprendizaje, lo que nos interesa es analizar el contexto social en el que se aprende y se usa la nueva lengua.

Así, en el bloque de adquisición/aprendizaje lo que pretendemos es describir el modo en que los componentes contextuales influyen en eldominio de una nueva lengua. En el caso de niños y jóvenes, hablar de aprendizaje y uso de la lengua es hacerlo del contexto escolar en el que transcurre buena parte de su jornada diaria. Pero también, el contexto hace referencia a las prácticas educativas que tienen...

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Tipo: libro

Metodología: revisión bibliográfica

Temas: diferencias individuales

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This book presents comprehensive, thorough and updated analyses of key cognitive individual difference factors (e.g., age, intelligence, language aptitude, working memory, metacognition, learning strategies, and anxiety) as they relate to the acquisition, processing, assessment, and pedagogy of second or foreign languages. Critical reviews and in-depth research syntheses of these pivotal cognitive learner factors are put into historical and broader contexts, drawing upon the multiple authors' extensive research experience, penetrating insights and unique perspectives spanning applied linguistics, teacher training, educational psychology, and cognitive science. The carefully crafted chapters provide essential course readings and valuable references for seasoned researchers and aspiring postgraduate students in the broad fields of...

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