Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: estrategias de aprendizaje

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The interconnectedness of reading and writing necessitates a dynamic approach to learning, particularly for English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners. Self-regulated reading-to-write (SR-R2W) emerges as a promising approach, empowering EFL learners to consciously integrate reading and writing to address writing weaknesses and enhance writing proficiency. However, individual differences in EFL learners’ self-regulated R2W and writing strategy use remain largely unexplored. This study proposed a revised self-regulated writing (RSRW) framework by integrating SR-R2W into the existing self-regulated writing framework. Building on this framework, the study identified distinct SR-R2W and RSRW profiles and examined their associations with English reading, writing, and general performance, as well as motivational beliefs. Participants were...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: enseñanza/aprendizaje de lenguas

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The present study employed a mixed methods quasi-experimental design to investigate the effectiveness of applying motivational strategies and mental imagery (i.e. visionary techniques) to facilitate second language (L2) vocabulary learning. Four treatment sessions were integrated into a six-week language course offered to 150 intermediate students in nine classes of English as a foreign language (EFL), which were divided into three groups: motivational group, visionary group and control group. The target language items involved 56 formulaic sequences, and the outcome was assessed by a multiple-choice vocabulary test. The quantitative results were accompanied by qualitative data, aimed at gaining a deeper understanding of the test results. The findings revealed that both motivational strategies and visionary techniques proved effective...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: propuesta didáctica

Temas: comprensión lectora

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En las últimas décadas, el avance en los estudios de metodología de lenguas extranjeras (LE) ha experimentado un espectacular avance, y aunque todavía estamos muy lejos de haber encontrado la forma ideal de didáctica, los progresos indican que vamos por buen camino. Las metodologías comunicativas y el enfoque por tareas han dado a las destrezas en el aula de LE un protagonismo relevante y justificado, pues cada destreza cubre una serie de procesos de aprendizaje y necesidades del aprendiente.

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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: comprensión lectora

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Recent scholarship in multiliteracies-oriented pedagogies has advocated for greater attention to fostering ‘textual thinking’, understood as forms of literacy that consider the complexities of semiotic choices made by authors, and their underlying meanings, rhetorical purposes, and cultural contexts. This kind of engagement with texts calls upon readers to focus on form–meaning connections, and shifts the focus of reading purposes, toward reading as a form of participation in everyday literacy practices, and reading as a way of thinking critically about representation and communication. This article presents findings from an empirical study investigating the reading processes of second language (L2) French learners while interpreting an authentic multimodal web text, guided by tasks informed by multiliteracies. A prompted think-aloud...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: revisión bibliográfica

Temas: alfabetización

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En este trabajo, a partir del análisis del concepto de alfabetización, se presentan brevemente cinco herramientas y metodologías para la adquisición de la lectoescritura por parte de inmigrantes adultos. La alfabetización es un proceso paulatino y los alumnos adultos que se alfabetizan en una nueva lengua tienen perfiles diversos, por lo tanto, es necesario proporcionarles apoyo específico, adaptado a sus necesidades. El método de palabra generadora y el Instructor Digital de Alfabetización se centran en la decodificación inicial de palabras. En cambio, el enfoque de experiencia lingüística y el proyecto de creación de libros de lectura Simple Stories son apropiados para mejorar la comprensión...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: factores afectivos

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Although second language (L2) emotions have been intensively investigated in the recent decade, little attention has been paid to how L2 learners regulate their L2 learning emotions. It also remains unknown how different combinations of emotion regulation strategies (ERS) relate to learners’ regulatory emotional self-efficacy (RESE) beliefs and L2 burnout. The current study recruited 777 Chinese undergraduates of English as a foreign language (EFL) by administering a battery of questionnaires. Latent profile analysis indicated that three distinct groups of learners emerged, namely the Adaptive Group (40.5%), the High ERS Group (6.8%), and the Maladaptive Group (52.7%). Three-step Bolck–Croon–Hagenaars (BCH) analysis revealed distinct group differences in RESE and burnout. The Maladaptive Group reported the lowest levels on both RESE...

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Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: metacognición

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Metacognition, the ability to understand and regulate one’s cognitive processes, is recognized as a key factor in effective English as a foreign language (EFL) learning. It involves both an awareness of the cognitive demands of tasks and the ability to manage these tasks to achieve specific outcomes. Similarly, grit, defined as perseverance and passion for achieving long-term goals, has emerged as a significant predictor of success in English learning. However, the relationship between metacognition and grit remains largely unexplored, especially how learners perceive and regulate their grit at a metacognitive level. This study addresses this gap by adopting a mixed-methods approach, combining...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: estrategias de aprendizaje

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This article reports findings from a larger research project which aimed to promote learner autonomy among Thai secondary school learners of English as a foreign language (EFL) through strategy-based instruction (SBI). The study involved 30 learners from an intervention class and 32 learners from a comparison class. Nine strategies were introduced to the intervention class learners over a semester with the purpose of helping them develop essential skills for strategic and autonomous language learning. This article focuses on examining how explicit teaching of strategies in class affected learners’ reading scores and approaches to reading. It also observes the effects of SBI on learners’ perceptions of their ability to read English. Findings from the pre-, post- and delayed reading tests and think-aloud reading sessions showed...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: factores afectivos

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This study set out to scrutinize the interplay between 338 (218 male and 120 female) English as a second or foreign language learners’ second language writing boredom (L2WB) and boredom coping strategies, along with the mediating role of second language writing motivation (L2WM). Structural equation modeling (SEM) analysis indicated that L2WB is negatively associated with L2WM in writing classes. Results also revealed a negative relationship between L2WB and cognitive as well as behavioral approaches to coping with boredom in second language (L2) writing practices. In addition, L2WM was positively predictive of cognitive approach strategy while being negatively predictive of cognitive avoidance strategy in coping with boredom. Results also showed significant indirect effects of L2WB on both cognitive-oriented strategies (i.e....

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