Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: español como lengua de herencia

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This study investigates the cognitive processing of Spanish idioms from a pragmatic perspective, with the goal of examining the idiom superiority effect. An eye-tracking experiment was conducted with 77 participants to assess how idiomaticity influences processing and whether heritage speakers align more with L1 or L2 patterns. Results show a processing advantage for idioms among L1 speakers, suggesting reduced cognitive load in later stages. Both heritage and L2 speakers showed longer reading times, but only L2 speakers benefited consistently from idiomaticity. Heritage speakers processed idioms more slowly, indicating difficulty with opacity despite early exposure. Findings support hybrid models of idiom...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: marcadores discursivos

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El análisis de los marcadores del discurso en narraciones orales de hablantes de español como lengua extranjera se encuentra con el obstáculo de la ausencia de definiciones y clasificaciones que contemplen todos los elementos relevantes en la marcación del discurso. El objetivo de este artículo es presentar una propuesta de análisis integral de los mecanismos de marcación del discurso (MMD) aplicable a narraciones orales no planificadas de aprendices de ELE. Esta propuesta se articula en torno a funciones y tipos de mecanismos. Desde el punto de vista funcional, la propuesta parte de la macrofunción «marcación del discurso», que se concreta en tres funciones: (i) ideacional/proposicional (como adición, contraste, causa, etc.), (ii) textual/estructural (como inicio, pausa de planificación, reformulación, etc.) e (iii) interpersonal/...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: expresión escrita

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This study aimed to investigate to what extent working memory capacity (WMC) and emotional intelligence (EI) contribute to second language (L2) writing as assessed through measures of syntactic and lexical complexity and linguistic accuracy. Seventy-seven adult learners of Spanish took part in the study and performed two writing tasks, one about an emotional topic and the other one about a non-emotional topic. They also completed a self-reported measure of EI, the Trait Meta-Mood Scale, and three memory tasks, the Math Span Test, the Corsi Block-Tapping Task, and the Stroop Task. The results showed a negative correlation between emotional repair and visuospatial short-term memory...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: revisión bibliográfica

Temas: evaluación

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Recorrido histórico por algunas de las cuestiones fundamentales de la evaluación de segundas lenguas desde los años sesenta hasta comienzos del siglo XXI. Muestra el paso del modelo estructuralista, centrado en elementos discretos y la fiabilidad psicométrica, a la evaluación comunicativa vinculada a la competencia comunicativa y a las propuestas de Canale, Swain y Bachman. Repasa debates sobre validez, evaluación de la expresión oral, escalas de calificación, evaluación cualitativa, portafolios, entrevistas orales como la OPI y aplicación de las nuevas tecnologías. Concluye planteando la evaluación ética como reto y ofrece al profesorado un marco para entender la complejidad y...

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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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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: revisión bibliográfica

Temas: factores afectivos

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Emotional intelligence (EI) has been a focus of interest in foreign language education over the last few decades. Foreign language anxiety (FLA) is a central issue in foreign language learning, as it is the most common negative emotion that language learners experience and may hinder the language learning process. The present study scrutinizes the relationship between EI and FLA by conducting a systematic review and meta-analysis of existing literature. A systematic search of related databases generated 40 eligible studies published between 2003 and 2024 (n = 11,590 samples), of which 14 (n = 4,789 samples) were subject to a meta-analysis to assess the overall effect size of EI on FLA. The majority of studies in the review found a significant negative correlation between EI and FLA, with research conducted across 12 countries using...

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Tipo: libro

Metodología: propuesta didáctica

Temas: interacción

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This book provides an overview and analysis of the role that classroom interaction plays in instructed second language acquisition. The authors synthesise current state-of-the-art research on how classroom interaction benefits L2 learning through the lens of three theoretical perspectives: cognitive-interactionist (with a focus on how conversational interaction may promote L2 processing and learning), sociocultural (which assumes that cognitive advances are located within social interaction) and language socialisation (which examines how learners position themselves and are positioned in social interaction, and how they establish their membership in the target language community).

They go on to critically examine how findings from this research can be applied to classroom practice in diverse L2 settings; they then provide...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: futuro

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Este estudio investiga los efectos translingüísticos en la adquisición de las interpretaciones no cronológicas —en concreto, conjeturales y concesivas— del futuro simple y del futuro compuesto en español como segunda lengua (L2). En particular, se propone comparar el papel específico de la transferencia de la L1 en la adquisición del español L2 por parte de aprendices de L1 francés (n=33) y de L1 italiano (n=28), en dos niveles de competencia distintos (B2 y C1 del MCER), pero con experiencias de aprendizaje similares. El grupo de control estuvo formado por 36 hablantes nativos de español. Los resultados de dos tareas escritas de juicios de aceptabilidad muestran un claro efecto translingüístico en...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: motivación

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Language learning behaviors, such as procrastination and engagement, are concrete actions closely linked to learning outcomes, but our understanding of them, especially procrastination, is limited. Boredom is a ubiquitous negative emotion among second language (L2) learners. In researching learning behaviors and boredom, previous L2 studies have rarely considered all the core motivational variables (cost, in particular), so a full account of motivational dynamics in L2 learning is still lacking. Additionally, current knowledge on how multiple motivational constructs function together at the individual level in shaping learning behaviors and boredom remains limited. The present study aims to address these gaps by using both variable-centered and person-centered approaches. Participants were 784 university students as L2 English...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: revisión bibliográfica

Temas: enseñanza en línea e híbrida

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This systematic review examines existing empirical second language studies on the approaches to conceptualizing and measuring online second language learner engagement in technology-mediated second-language learning/teaching settings, identifying strengths and limitations of current measures and outlining potential improvements. Using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) procedure, we conducted a systematic review of empirical studies on online second language learner engagement. The review focused on several key areas, including the characteristics of second language research investigating online learner engagement, the ways in which the concept of online learner engagement is conceptualized, the indicators used to operationalize it, and the primary areas of focus and key findings emerging...

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