Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: factores afectivos

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El trabajo presenta una redefinición del concepto de «factores afectivos en la enseñanza de idiomas» a partir de tres variables tradicionalmente relevantes en el aprendizaje de una lengua extranjera: el autoconcepto, la motivación y la ansiedad. El análisis factorial de las respuestas de estudiantes eslavos de ELE a cuestionarios específicos permite identificar un único factor explicativo de la dimensión afectiva presente en el aprendizaje de idiomas.

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: factores afectivos

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El trabajo describe los pasos seguidos en la construcción de un modelo explicativo del rendimiento en ELE en la enseñanza formal. Tras estimar un modelo empírico final, pone de manifiesto la importancia de algunas variables de carácter afectivo —como el autoconcepto del estudiante, la motivación y la ansiedad específica en la clase de idiomas— integradas en el modelo y, por tanto, responsables del rendimiento final en ELE en la enseñanza reglada.

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: trabajo teórico

Temas: expresión escrita

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Aproximación reflexiva a lo que supone e implica la destreza escrita en el aula, tanto para los profesores como para los estudiantes. Se aborda la distinción entre «expresión escrita» y «composición escrita» y se defiende la necesidad de equilibrar ambos modos de trabajo en el aula para lograr progresivamente que los estudiantes alcancen el máximo de eficacia con los textos escritos, incidiendo en la importancia de entretejer necesidades, motivación, responsabilidad y emociones.

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: revisión bibliográfica

Temas: inteligencia artificial

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En el contexto digital actual, promover la alfabetización en inteligencia artificial (IA) resulta fundamental, ya que sus usos están modificando la vida cotidiana y el ámbito laboral. El objetivo de la investigación es sintetizar los beneficios de la inteligencia artificial en el aprendizaje de lenguas extranjeras. El enfoque es cualitativo, orientada bajo una revisión sistemática de evidencia reciente (2022–2025), siguiendo los lineamientos PRISMA. La búsqueda se llevó a cabo en Scopus, Web of Science e IEEE Xplore. Se identificaron 299 artículos iniciales; se seleccionaron 176 estudios para el análisis. Los hallazgos evidencian cinco dimensiones principales de beneficios: cognitiva/lingüística, pedagógica, motivacional/afectiva, de accesibilidad y social/colaborativa. Entre ellas, los beneficios cognitivos y lingüísticos fueron los...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: español como lengua de herencia

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This study investigates the profiles, challenges, and self-efficacy beliefs of teachers of Spanish as a heritage language in non-formal educational contexts in the UK, specifically in the ALCE programme and the NERU (Nuestra Escuela Reino Unido) supplementary school network. Based on survey data from 35 teachers, results reveal a general lack of formal training in heritage language pedagogy, particularly among NERU teachers, who also face greater structural challenges such as limited resources, unstable facilities, and lack of institutional support. While both groups report high levels of teaching self-efficacy, ALCE teachers consistently show stronger confidence, especially in areas like...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: revisión bibliográfica

Temas: pragmática

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The integration of humor into Spanish Language Teaching (SLT) classes continues to be a complex task today, although it is a pragmatic phenomenon which deserves to be represented in the Spanish classroom in the same way as other elements of communicative competence. Previous theoretical and methodological foundations are not enough to propose new directions of research that become keys for teaching and learning humor. The main aim of this paper is to present several curricular itineraries of research that can shed light on its treatment. After a general review of the concept of humor and how it has been reflected in the CEFR (both 2001 and 2021 versions) and the Common Curricular Framework of the Cervantes Institute (PCIC), three curricular itineraries are proposed: humor as an instrument of the affective dimension; humor and its...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: motivación

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Second language (L2) motivation is the driving force behind L2 learning. It is of great pedagogical significance to explore how motivation factors, directly and indirectly, impact L2 oral proficiency. Based on data for all L2 learners as a composite group, Lin proposed and verified a conceptual model revealing the structural relations among L2 motivation factors (i.e. L2 interest, and perceived importance of speaking), behavioral variable (i.e. out-of-class L2 contact), and L2 oral proficiency. However, since gender differences and other learner subgroup differences in L2 motivation have been found by previous research, it is imperative to test whether this model is applicable across various learner subgroups. Based upon a dataset of 631 college students taking Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish language classes in the United...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: factores afectivos

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The aim of this study was to test a model of second language (L2) boredom based on coping self-efficacy (CSE), foreign language enjoyment (FLE), and mindfulness among English as a foreign language (EFL) learners. In so doing, 456 EFL learners from Iran took part in this study by completing an online survey which included scales tapping into the four latent constructs under investigation. Two-step structural equation modelling was utilized to analyse the data and examine the associations among the constructs. Results revealed that CSE and mindfulness positively affected FLE. Also, FLE was a direct negative predictor of L2 boredom. Concerning the mediation hypotheses, FLE was found to fully mediate the effect of mindfulness on boredom. However, FLE was a partial mediator between CSE and boredom. These findings provide a basis for...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: motivación

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In this study, we investigated two core understandings related to the nature of second language (L2) student engagement from a self-determination theory framework: (1) that there is a dual process of development that follows from the initial conditions of the L2 classroom environment (specifically teacher motivational practice: autonomy-supportive vs. controlling), which leads to two distinct motivational experiences (need satisfaction vs. need frustration), which in turn results in qualitatively different types of student classroom functioning (engagement vs. disengagement); and (2) that there are reciprocal effects between the L2 classroom environment and student classroom functioning. We collected data from 1,742 students enrolled in general-purpose postsecondary English courses in multiple waves of data collection across the span...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: revisión bibliográfica

Temas: factores afectivos

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A growing body of literature examined the role of emotional intelligence (EI) in second/foreign language learning (L2) achievement. Though positive relationships have been reported, negative or non-significant relationships were also found. To date no study has quantitatively synthesized the overall effect size between EI and L2 achievement or the potential moderators influencing their relationship. The current meta-analysis fills this research gap by examining 39 independent studies with a cumulative sample size of 6,571 participants. Moderation analyses showed that the effect was stronger for female, collectivistic culture, and final grades as language measures (as opposed to standardized tests) but not influenced by educational level, major, specificity of L2 achievement, skills of language learning or publication year. Reasons for...

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