Tipo: artículo

Metodología: propuesta didáctica

Temas: pronunciación

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Cuando los profesores de E/LE enseñan la comunicación oral, se dan cuenta de que muchos estudiantes no pueden mantener una conversación por simple que esta sea debido, muchas veces, al escaso conocimiento que los alumnos tienen de la pronunciación. Una de las preguntas que se plantean los profesores, entonces, es la de cómo enseñar la fonética aplicada. En este artículo presentamos una experiencia de actividad didáctica innovadora, llevada a cabo con estudiantes universitarios francófonos. Esta actividad hace hincapié en las imágenes y en los gestos, y su objetivo es ayudar al estudiante a apropiarse correctamente de los sonidos que le causan mayor dificultad.

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: metodología de investigación

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Practitioner research plays a crucial role in education because of its applied nature and its ability to address pertinent issues within learning and teaching contexts. Exploratory practice (EP) is a form of practitioner research that emphasizes puzzles while striving to understand and improve students’ and teachers’ quality of life in the language classroom. Our puzzlement as EP practitioners began to take shape as we received a variety of feedback – both positive and negative – on our EP-infused lessons from our past students. Therefore, we started to ponder the enduring repercussions of an EP experience on participants’ subsequent learning and quality of life, extending beyond the immediate...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: diferencias individuales

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Although the number of studies into grit in second/foreign language (L2) learning is on the rise, available empirical evidence is still scant, particularly in relation to links between the two facets of (L2) grit (i.e. perseverance and interest), positive (i.e. enjoyment, curiosity) and negative (i.e. in-class and after-class boredom, anxiety) emotions as well as motivation. In addition, most research has been quantitative in nature and has mainly targeted Asian contexts. In order to fill these gaps, a mixed-methods study was undertaken among English majors and English student teachers in Hungary. It aimed to: (1) characterize the participants in terms of the variables under investigation, (2) identify their profiles in relation to general grit and L2 grit, and (3) determine the differences between the identified clusters with respect...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: experiencia práctica

Temas: tecnología educativa

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Muchos problemas de profesores de Español como Lengua Extranjera (E/LE) que trabajan fuera de España se ven aliviados por la utilización de tecnologías de información y de comunicación, herramientas que permiten poner en práctica los conocimientos lingüísticos y a la vez enriquecer el contenido intercultural. Este artículo tiene por objetivo presentar una experiencia práctica en un contexto muy preciso: enseñanza de E/LE en la Universidad Estatal de los Urales A. M. Gorki, en la ciudad de Ekaterinburgo, Rusia, con el acceso muy reducido de ambos, profesores y estudiantes, a casos auténticos sobre el uso de la lengua española.

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: pronunciación

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Evidence has mounted for the effectiveness of second language pronunciation instruction. Given the critical role instructors play in implementing effective instruction, one line of inquiry has been to better understand instructors’ beliefs and practices as they relate to second language pronunciation teaching and learning. A critical gap, however, is that such research has focused primarily on English, with only limited focus on languages other than English. Amongst languages other than English, there remains next to no emphasis on less commonly taught languages. Such languages should be of interest given a well-documented dearth of quality instructional materials. This study investigated less...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: enseñanza/aprendizaje de vocabulario

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This study examined the effects of involvement load-based tasks on vocabulary learning in a foreign language, as well as the extent to which task effects are predicted by learners’ metacognition (i.e. metacognitive knowledge and regulation). A total of 120 Chinese university students of English as a foreign language (EFL) were randomly assigned to four task conditions: (1) reading; (2) reading + gap-fill; (3) reading + writing; and (4) reading + writing with the use of a digital dictionary. The Vocabulary Knowledge Scale was adapted to measure condition effects. The Metacognitive Awareness Inventory was used to examine learners’ metacognitive knowledge and regulation. Results revealed that the...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: enseñanza/aprendizaje de lenguas

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The acquisition of Chinese language skills presents significant challenges for non-native speakers, particularly in mastering tonal pronunciation and topic-prominent grammar structures. This study developed and evaluated an artificial intelligence driven (AI-driven) personalized learning system to enhance Chinese pronunciation and grammar skills among university students. Through a 16-week quasi-experimental study involving 60 undergraduate students in Thailand, we compared traditional classroom instruction with our AI system that provided real-time feedback, adaptive learning paths, and personalized practice opportunities. The experimental group utilizing the AI system demonstrated remarkable improvements compared to the control group across all tonal categories and grammatical structures. User satisfaction ratings were consistently...

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Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: enseñanza/aprendizaje de lenguas

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While interest in the learning of a language other than English (LOTE) has increased, research on how to foster learners’ motivation towards learning a LOTE is still scarce. With a specific focus on learners’ ideal LOTE and multilingual selves, this article reports on an intervention study which employed near peer role model (NPRM) to construct Chinese undergraduates’ LOTE learning motivation. The research aim was to explore the role of the near peer role modeling in nurturing the development of the LOTE-related facets of learners’ ideal selves. Open questionnaires, interviews and written journals were used to collect data at one Chinese university over the course of one academic term. Findings...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: feedback/retroalimentación

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This multiple case study explores how and to what extent Chinese English-major students engage affectively, behaviorally, and cognitively with supervisory feedback on their English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) undergraduate theses, as well as how motivation and second language (L2) proficiency may mediate their engagement. Data were collected from three students through stimulated recalls, interviews, thesis drafts with supervisors’ feedback comments, and audio recordings of supervisor–student conferences. Qualitative data analyses revealed that the three participants differed markedly in their engagement with supervisory feedback on their undergraduate theses. Driven by different motivations and mediated by their levels of English proficiency, the students took different stances and employed different cognitive strategies in their...

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Metodología: trabajo teórico

Temas: expresión escrita

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Este trabajo pretende abordar algunas características que se hacen necesarias a la hora de diseñar ejercicios de español para extranjeros en entornos virtuales en los que se practique la expresión escrita. Es importante tener en cuenta que en enseñanzas no presenciales de lenguas extranjeras la tentación del «copia-pega» desde diferentes fuentes puede jugar a los estudiantes malas pasadas. Por eso, a la hora de configurar ejercicios y actividades que evalúen la competencia escrita en cursos universitarios online, se deben considerar, además, criterios específicos que eviten estas sugestivas malas praxis.

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