Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: enseñanza/aprendizaje de vocabulario

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This study introduces ‘seamless Chinese vocabulary learning’ (SCVL), a mobile-assisted initiative designed to bridge learners’ everyday experiences with formal language instruction. The SCVL framework integrates mobile technologies to foster vocabulary acquisition through artefact creation in a seamless learning environment. Employing a design-based research (DBR) methodology with mixed-methods design, 32 participants of varying proficiency levels took part in a 16-week intervention facilitated via the DingTalk platform. Quantitative analysis of 2,397 artefacts using the type–token ratio (TTR) indicated significant improvements in lexical variety across sentences, paragraphs, and essays across performance groups. Two-way ANOVA and post-hoc tests revealed significant main effects of time and group. A notable Group × Time interaction...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: propuesta didáctica

Temas: WhatsApp

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Este artículo propone utilizar las posibilidades que ofrece la aplicación de mensajería WhatsApp para consolidar y revisar los contenidos comunicativos y lingüísticos estudiados en la clase de E/LE. Esta aplicación nos ofrece un contacto más personal y directo con los alumnos, permitiendo la interacción entre ellos y manteniendo un contacto permanente con la lengua fuera del aula. Trabajamos con dinámicas que están dirigidas a todos los niveles del Marco Común Europeo de Referencia para las lenguas y el Plan curricular del Instituto Cervantes y que nos permiten desarrollar todas las competencias de la lengua en un entorno real y familiar, de forma lúdica y motivadora.

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: input

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The present mixed-methods study was an inductive investigation of 8-to-12-year-old English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) children’s English input received beyond the classroom (IBC) in Hong Kong. Individual interviews, with an inductive co-constructive approach, were conducted with the participating children’s parents/guardians (n = 173) to elicit their IBC. The children completed four proficiency tests (listening, reading, speaking, and writing), the scores of which were analysed with their IBC. Medium to large effects were found in correlations between various aspects of IBC and proficiency. Spoken IBC (i.e. exposure to spoken English) generally showed stronger associations with proficiency than written IBC (i.e. exposure to written English) did. Regression analyses demonstrated that both types of IBC were significant predictors,...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: revisión bibliográfica

Temas: enseñanza a niños

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Despite the wide recognition of the importance of parental involvement in children’s English learning, research in this area has only gained momentum since the last two decades. This article systematically reviews studies on parental involvement in children’s English learning from 2000 to 2025. Through a rigorous paper selection process, 67 empirical studies were included for final synthesis. The analysis identified three major themes: (1) parental beliefs and attitudes, (2) parenting practices, and (3) challenges and strategies of parental involvement. The findings reveal the dynamic and complex relationships among these aspects of parental involvement, highlighting their differential impacts on children’s English learning, which is often influenced by various individual and contextual factors. Based on these findings, the review...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: propuesta didáctica

Temas: competencia intercultural

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En la propuesta que aquí describimos nos centramos en el tiempo de ocio como elemento esencial de socialización y desarrollo personal, y pretendemos que el alumnado participe en las actividades de ocio de la ciudad, a través de las que, además de favorecer la igualdad de oportunidades, la autonomía y las potencialidades individuales, se aprende la lengua y se trabaja la interculturalidad conociendo formas de uso del tiempo libre en la sociedad en la que estamos, informándonos de aspectos lúdicos de diferentes culturas, y también de algunos aspectos curriculares.

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: multilingüismo

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Given the complex language repertoire of a large number of students within Austrian schools, particularly in lower secondary schools, it would be critically important to understand their practices, attitudes, and beliefs towards the multiple languages they encounter in their different areas of life. In this study I redefine and expand on the construct of engagement with language to incorporate an investigation of the different languages (hereafter LX) that learners come into contact with in and outside of school. I propose the construct of ‘engagement with LX’ to depict how learners utilize, reflect on, and relate to the LX in their repertoires in all contexts of their lives, including English as...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: propuesta didáctica

Temas: paisaje lingüístico

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El paisaje lingüístico se suele investigar dentro del campo sociolingüístico. A pesar de que han aparecido algunos estudios significativos en los que se aborda la relación relevante entre el paisaje lingüístico y la pedagogía o la didáctica, y a que algunos investigadores pioneros en el ámbito hispánico empiezan a utilizarlo como una herramienta nueva para la enseñanza de E/LE, esta orientación sigue siendo novedosa y se mantiene prácticamente inexplorada. El objetivo principal de este artículo consiste en introducir el concepto del paisaje lingüístico, realizar un repaso retrospectivo a su aplicación en la enseñanza del español, y plantear propuestas didácticas junto con un modelo detallado para...

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Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: factores afectivos

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In line with current trends in the field to reduce the number of items in scales and to provide thorough validation evidence, the study aimed to develop and validate a short-form version of the 21-item Boredom in Learning English Outside of School (BLEOS) scale. A multinational dataset of n = 1,133 participants was divided into two samples: the first sample was used to develop the Short-form Boredom in Learning English Outside of School (S-BLEOS) scale while the second sample was used to validate the scale. Development efforts included examining the underlying factor structure of the 21-item scale and selecting items through a combination of factor loadings, item reliabilities, and inter-item...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: expresión oral

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Although several researchers have demonstrated that foreign language (FL) learning experience has a limited effect on the short-term development of second language (L2) fluency, recent studies have suggested that learners can gain long-term (over one year) benefits from FL learning experiences. As a part of the present study, 50 Japanese university students were exposed to L2 learning experience over the course of one academic year to monitor its impact on L2 fluency measures (i.e. speed, breakdown, and repair fluency) in FL context. The relationship between the development of L2 fluency measures and learners’ learning experiences inside and outside the classroom was also investigated. The results showed a significant decrease in the length of between-clause and within-clause pauses that learners made. Furthermore, the correlational...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: AICLE/CLIL

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Although multiple factors influence language proficiency in instructed settings, the prevalence of content and language integrated learning (CLIL) research in recent decades has placed intensity of exposure (via CLIL lessons) at center stage, sidelining other variables. This study aims to rectify this by examining the impact of CLIL alongside three additional factors: extramural English (EE), socioeconomic status (SES), and non-verbal intelligence (NVI). Specifically, this study analyses the interplay of these variables in the proficiency of 171 young English learners (aged 10–11 years) in Navarre, Spain. The participants were divided into a low-intensity (LI) (n = 54) group and a high-intensity...

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