Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: motivación

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This study leverages positive psychology (PP) to explore the reciprocal relationships among foreign language enjoyment (FLE), ideal L2 self, and grit in English major learners of English as a foreign language (EFL). It further examines the potential for growth mindset to predict these constructs over time. Employing a cross-lagged panel design, the research investigates these relationships among 903 EFL learners in Iran, assessed at two time points. Structural equation modeling (SEM) is utilized to analyse the hypothesized reciprocal and predictive effects. The findings reveal a significant lagged effect of ideal L2 self on both FLE and grit, suggesting that a stronger ideal L2 self at the initial assessment predicts higher levels of FLE and grit at the subsequent time point. Additionally, growth mindset exhibits a significant...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: propuesta didáctica

Temas: español jurídico

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En este artículo recogemos una serie de actividades pensadas para constituir una unidad didáctica destinada a enseñar y aprender el español de los juicios; dicha unidad formaría parte de un curso de español para fines específicos (E/FE), en concreto, de un curso de español jurídico. Así, las actividades que se presentan estarían dirigidas, por ejemplo, a (futuros) intérpretes jurados extranjeros que desarrollan su labor en España o a alumnos de Derecho en el marco del programa Erasmus. Estos profesionales y estudiantes necesitan formación en el sistema jurídico español, que se completaría con el estudio del lenguaje, en este caso, del género del juicio oral.

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: expresión oral

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The main goal of many students of English as a foreign language (EFL) is to be fluent in the target language, i.e. to be capable to transfer their thoughts smoothly and easily in different contexts. The present study examines the effect of pedagogic intervention on enhancing speech fluency in EFL using a pretest – immediate posttest – delayed posttest design. Two groups of 32 EFL students at a University in Iran took part in the study, receiving the same amount of instruction (18 hours over 18 weeks). The Control group listened to / viewed authentic audio recordings and movies in English, discussed their contents, and completed a variety of speaking skills tasks but received no fluency training. The Experimental group spent part of the time on fluency strategy training, encouraging the memorization, repetition, and retelling of the...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: pronombres

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El objeto de este estudio es el análisis de las dificultades que enfrentan los estudiantes iraquíes de nivel intermedio en el uso de los pronombres átonos en español como lengua extranjera (ELE). A través de una metodología mixta, se realizó un análisis descriptivo y explicativo basado en producciones escritas y orales de estudiantes de nivel B1 de la Universidad de Bagdad. Los resultados muestran que factores como la interferencia de la lengua materna (árabe) y del inglés, así como diferencias gramaticales entre el español y el árabe, generan dificultades en el uso correcto de los pronombres átonos. Se propone una enseñanza contrastiva que aproveche la competencia cognitiva de los estudiantes...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: español como lengua extranjera

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Using a structural equation modeling approach, this study investigates the structural relationships between second language (L2) oral proficiency and interest in learning the target language (L2 interest), in the presence of potential mediating variables (i.e. perceived importance of speaking, out-of-class contact with L2 resources). It also examines if interactive and noninteractive out-of-class L2 contact function differently in the structural model. Data were collected from 1,922 college students taking Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish language classes in the United States. Key findings suggest that (1) L2 interest, as one measure of integrativeness and intrinsic motivation, strongly...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: enseñanza/aprendizaje de lenguas

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The rapid integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into language education has transformed how learners manage and direct their learning processes. Despite the growing adoption of AI-assisted tools, empirical understanding of their psychological and behavioral impacts remains incomplete. This study investigated how engagement in AI-assisted language learning environments shapes learners’ self-regulation, autonomy, and self-directed learning behaviors. Drawing on self-determination theory and Zimmerman’s model of self-regulated learning, the research employed a quantitative design with data collected from 736 Chinese university students using validated questionnaires measuring AI engagement, self-regulation, self-directed learning, and learner autonomy. Structural equation modeling (SEM) and correlational analyses were conducted...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: comprensión lectora

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While research has indicated that college students may benefit from collaboratively reading academic texts, little is known about how they co-construct comprehension through text-based discussions. This case study focused on two groups of undergraduate students with different degrees of participation in discussions – one active group and one silent group – in a course on English for academic purposes (EAP) at a Chinese university. Drawing upon classroom observation and semi-structured interviews, the study investigated the spontaneous use of reading strategies in 10 post-reading group discussions and probed into the key processes for comprehension building shared by the two groups. The findings suggest that the students utilized a series of reading strategies and drew on the ideational and linguistic resources shared within the group...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: enseñanza/aprendizaje de la gramática

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This qualitative case study investigates how second language (L2) student writers’ knowledge of grammar interacts with their experiences with academic transition. In particular, the study focuses on academically transitioning L2 student writers’ uptake of systemic functional grammar (SFG), which conceptualizes and explicitly explains language as a social semiotic resource for meaning making. The 14 L2 students involved in the study were transitioning to an informative writing course offered by a university in China. The data sources included interviews with the students and the students’ writing pieces and reflections, and were grounded in a thematic analysis. The study shows that the students experienced academic challenges. However, with their improved uptake of SFG, the students were able to overcome the contextual complexity of...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: experiencia práctica

Temas: cómic/historieta

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La experiencia práctica que voy a relatar pretende mostrar las posibilidades que el cómic tiene, como producto cultural, dentro de las clases de español para extranjeros. Mi relación con las clases de español como lengua extranjera (E/LE) se ciñe a estudiantes universitarios de un nivel avanzado, esto es, aquellos que han cursado las clases básicas de gramática y quieren profundizar en la lengua y la cultura hispánicas. Los estudiantes con los que he trabajado provienen, en su mayoría, de The University of Georgia en los EE. UU. y cursan un semestre en Valencia (España) para perfeccionar el idioma.

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: factores afectivos

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The present study examines the direct and indirect relationships between classroom environment (CE), L2 (second/foreign language) learner emotions (i.e. enjoyment, anxiety and boredom), and their willingness to communicate (WTC) in classes for English as a foreign language (EFL). Participants were 2,268 university students in China. Pearson correlation analyses showed significant correlations between CE, L2 emotions, and WTC, with effect sizes ranging from small to large. In addition, the three L2 emotions were found to mediate the relationship between CE and WTC in parallel, with enjoyment having the largest mediating effect, followed by anxiety and boredom. The findings offer insights into how to improve students’ WTC in an L2.

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