Tipo: artículo

Metodología: trabajo teórico

Temas: competencia léxica

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Este trabajo pretende contribuir a la estructuración y las posibilidades de análisis sistemático del componente léxico a través del examen de una categoría concreta, la del verbo. Para ello, se completan los presupuestos recogidos en elMCERL con enfoques metodológicos específicos sobre el alcance del conocimiento léxico, lo cual desemboca en la presentación de una propuesta formalizada de los rasgos que constituyen la competencia léxica del verbo; dichos rasgos se agrupan en los ámbitos morfológico, semántico (en relación, también, con sus relaciones paradigmáticas y sintagmáticas), léxico-sintáctico y sociolingüístico. Esta propuesta, por último, pretende resultar útil para la elaboración...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: trabajo teórico

Temas: competencia léxica

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El presente artículo analiza el artículo “Rasgos de la competencia léxica del verbo” de Anna Sánchez Rufat, y comenta la propuesta de su autora, así como las implicaciones de su análisis para el aula de ELE.

This article examines the article “Features of the lexical competence of the verb” by Anna Sánchez Rufat, and comments on the proposal of the author, as well as the implications of her analysis to the classroom of Spanish as a foreign language.

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: trabajo teórico

Temas: competencia léxica

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Este trabajo presenta algunas reflexiones hechas al hilo de los contenidos del estudio de Anna Sánchez Rufat acerca de la competencia léxica para el empleo de los verbos. Se centra en dos aspectos concretos: la dificultad para tratar desde el punto de vista teórico el significado y la combinatoria de los predicados verbales por un lado y la dificultad de transmitir los análisis gramaticales con finalidades didácticas concretas.

This paper presents some reflections in relation to the contents of the study of Anna Sanchez Rufat about lexical competence for using verbs. It focuses on two specific aspects: On the one hand, the difficulty to treat meaning and sintactical behavior of the...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: propuesta didáctica

Temas: español para fines específicos

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Para planificar una propuesta didáctica de Español para Fines Específicos (EFE) es importante establecer los contenidos léxicos y desarrollar la competencia léxica mediante estrategias que permitan integrar las diferentes destrezas. Por consiguiente, el primer objetivo planteado se enfoca en una reflexión del papel del léxico y el análisis de los mecanismos de almacenamiento y acceso para la adquisición de dicha competencia. Asimismo, se analizan las técnicas de desarrollo de los contenidos léxicos en el ámbito especializado de la Medicina, elaborándose una propuesta didáctica centrada en la enseñanza y aprendizaje de la terminología médica con el enfoque por tareas. Las...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: influencia de la L1

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The study aimed to explore the evidence of first language (L1) mediation in second language (L2) word associations and the L2 learner-related factors affecting the extent of L1 mediation with the following approaches. First, different from previous research, word association tests (WATs) embraced both receptive and productive word associations in the study. Second, different from word-related variables such as cognates vs. non-cognates in previous research, the study examined learner-related factors. Third, it examined whether the methodological difference (receptive vs. productive test formats) may affect the extent of L1 mediation in L2 access. A total of 108 Chinese English learners varying in proficiency, learning experiences, input and motivation participated in WATs using 24 stimulus words. The results suggested, (1) from the...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: disponibilidad léxica

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Lexical availability studies provide valuable insights into learners’ breadth and depth of controlled productive vocabulary, and structure of their lexicon. Yet, little is known about the performance of different-L1 learners on different prompts. Likewise, this study compared the available lexicon of three different-L1 groups of learners of English as a foreign language (EFL) (L1-Persian, L1-Arabic, and L1-Turkish) to explore whether first language (L1) background and type of prompt (concrete vs. abstract) yield quantitative and qualitative differences in retrieving available lexicon. An online New Vocabulary Levels Test and a lexical availability task were administered to 116 tertiary different-L1 EFL learners. Studying concrete and abstract prompts would uncover the intricate cognitive processes in word processing and retrieval, and...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: study abroad/estudios en el extranjero

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The present study investigates the effects of two subsequent learning contexts, formal instruction (FI) at home and a 3-month stay abroad (SA), on vocabulary acquisition in English as a foreign language (EFL) writing and speaking. Data were collected from 30 Catalan/Spanish learners of English before and after each learning period using a written composition and an oral interview. These samples were examined in terms of quantitative measures of lexical proficiency in the domains of diversity, sophistication, density and accuracy. Native-speaker baseline data were also obtained through the same tasks for comparison purposes. Results reveal that SA is particularly beneficial for written productive vocabulary, and less so for oral, and that progress occurs especially in lexical diversity. FI, however, shows a modest effect on the...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: enseñanza/aprendizaje de lenguas

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The selection of lexical units for pedagogy and research has been a contentious issue in second language (L2) vocabulary studies; however, many investigations have lacked classroom-based research. This mixed-methods quasi-experimental study examined the effects of teaching word families on vocabulary acquisition among adolescent first-language (L1) Chinese English-as-a-foreign-language learners. The quantitative component employs a quasi-experimental research design with 2 groups: an experimental group—the word-families group (n = 44)—which received structural elaboration instruction on 50 target words from the course textbook along with their inflected and derived forms, and a comparison group—the individual-word-forms group (n = 49)—which received semantic elaboration instruction focused on individual word forms and their meanings....

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: enseñanza/aprendizaje de vocabulario

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Although research shows that second language (L2) learners have major difficulties in developing their productive vocabulary skills, little research has been conducted on how to facilitate productive mastery of learned words. With this in mind, this study investigated the effects of task type and repetition frequency on improving receptive word knowledge to productive mastery. The 146 university students enrolled in an EFL course were assigned to four groups, each doing a different form of vocabulary exercises (multiple-choice, gap-filling, sentence translation and sentence writing) for 12 successive weeks. The 18 targets the participants knew receptively were divided into three sets that were repeated two, four and six times respectively. Productive knowledge of the targets was measured two weeks after the treatment. The results...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: comprensión lectora

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While online lexical analysis tools can help reading teachers determine whether materials are suitable for their students of English as a second language, one aspect of the analysis that teachers may be unsure how to approach is proper names. It is commonly assumed in second language (L2) vocabulary and reading research that proper names are known, though there is little empirical support for this assumption. This study investigates how L2 readers handle proper names in continuous text. Japanese readers of English ( N = 49) were given texts of varying difficulty, and asked to mark any unknown vocabulary. Choosing from marked vocabulary, participants listed items to check in a dictionary. It was found that participants did mark proper names as unknown vocabulary. A Chi-square test of independence indicated a significant dependence...

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