Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: ChatGPT

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This article examines the role of advanced generative AI chatbots, particularly ChatGPT, in supporting Spanish language teaching. It explores how ChatGPT can aid educators in developing language learning tasks, utilizing a five-step model and backward design methodology. Through an exploratory and descriptive approach, the study sheds light on ChatGPT's potential in task generation. The article shows that ChatGPT can produce a broad array of integrated tasks for the interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational modes, targeting specific learning objectives and standards. However, AI-generated content often requires additional revision and refinement to fully align with established task criteria. While ChatGPT can save educators time and resources in task creation, the study underscores the importance of cautious AI integration. It...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: variación y variedades del español

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Este artículo aborda la incorporación de variedades dialectales del español en aplicaciones móviles de aprendizaje. Mediante un análisis del léxico de Duolingo, se compara su vocabulario sobre viajes con las Nociones específicas del Plan Curricular del Instituto Cervantes (PCIC). El análisis de la variación dialectal permite comparar: a) el índice de frecuencia del vocabulario, b) la expansión geográfica de las voces y c) el grado de representatividad léxica. Los resultados iniciales sobre frecuencia léxica obtenidos de corpus se matizan con el análisis de la expansión geográfica y el cálculo de representatividad, permitiendo resultados más precisos sobre la variación. El estudio revela que Duolingo refleja la norma panhispánica en su curso de español para anglófonos, a diferencia del vocabulario del PCIC. El análisis de la interfaz y...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: ChatGPT

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Este estudio analiza la efectividad, consistencia y aplicabilidad de ChatGPT en la enseñanza del español, con el objetivo de evaluar su capacidad para generar textos que reflejen una progresión adecuada de dificultad según el Marco Común Europeo de Referencia para las Lenguas (MCER), desde el nivel A1 hasta C2. Mediante un enfoque que combina técnicas empíricas (CEF-ESTIM Grid) y herramientas computacionales (MultiAzterTest), se comparan 120 textos generados por ChatGPT con 120 textos extraídos de materiales educativos convencionales, como los utilizados por el Instituto Cervantes. Los resultados muestran que ChatGPT es capaz de producir textos alineados con las especificaciones del MCER, con una progresión en dificultad comparable a la de los materiales empleados en la enseñanza del español. Estos hallazgos destacan su potencial como...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: herramientas

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This study explores the perceptions of learners and instructors regarding mobile learning tasks, comparing WhatsApp and Zoom as platforms for facilitating second language (L2) speaking and overall language skills. Grounded in sociointeractionist theories of second language acquisition (SLA), the research involved novice-high Spanish learners who engaged in weekly Communication Activities via WhatsApp text messaging or Zoom video calls. Findings indicate that while both platforms provided valuable opportunities for language practice outside the classroom, participants preferred face-to-face interactions via Zoom. Despite the familiarity with text messaging, WhatsApp was less favored due to logistical challenges,...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: ChatGPT

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The emergence of ChatGPT has sparked growing interest in artificial intelligence within the educational field. However, expectations regarding its potential are tempered by uncertainty about its real implications, especially in the teaching of Spanish as a Foreign Language (SFL), where empirical research on the topic remains scarce. This study aims to identify the opinions of SFL teachers regarding the integration of ChatGPT as a teaching tool, the ways they use this chatbot, and the limitations they perceive for its integration. Through a questionnaire applied to 159 teachers, data were collected on various variables related to the use of ChatGPT. A total of 47% of participants reported using ChatGPT in their teaching practice. The most common applications include generating questions for lesson planning and searching for cultural...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: inteligencia artificial

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Large language models (LLMs) have recently gained attention in automated writing evaluation (AWE) due to their flexibility, ease of use, and free accessibility. However, most existing studies have relied on standardized rubrics and detailed scoring guidelines to guide model outputs. Recent evidence suggests that LLMs can adapt their scoring behavior through example-based calibration. Building on this insight, the present study examines whether ChatGPT-4o can mirror individual instructors’ evaluative tendencies. Data consisted of 100 previously graded final exam writing samples from Saudi students of English as a second language (ESL), provided by five instructors at a Saudi university’s Bachelor of Arts program. GPT (generative pre-trained transformer) was calibrated using instructor-graded writing samples to enhance its alignment...

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Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: inteligencia artificial

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This study explores how ChatGPT, used as a dialogic mediator, supports CEFR-based mediation and learner autonomy among multilingual university students at A1 to A2 proficiency levels in Spanish. A key finding is the contrast between learners’ observable autonomy during AI-mediated tasks and the deeper strategic awareness revealed in post-task reflections. Grounded in sociocultural theory and the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) Companion Volume (2020...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: trabajo teórico

Temas: tecnología educativa

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Given the strong influence of vocabulary knowledge on L2 learners’ text comprehension (Schmitt et al., 2011), assessing the vocabulary demands of foreign language (L2) input is a crucial challenge for both L2 educators and researchers. To do so, a well-established step for the design, selection, and empirical analysis of L2 input is to use tools for lexical profiling. This involves categorising a text’s vocabulary across levels in a word frequency list to estimate the vocabulary knowledge learners need in order to achieve satisfactory comprehension. However, current tools are mainly available for English and are built on word family-based frequency lists derived from broad corpora, which have been suggested to have more limited predictive power of learner knowledge than previously presumed (Schmitt et al., 2021). This article presents...

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Tipo: libro

Temas: inteligencia artificial

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Debido a la inmensa cantidad de herramientas TIC, accesibles en la red y muchas veces gratuitas, hemos recogido una serie de recursos orientados a la enseñanza y que podemos considerar como las TAC, herramientas en función del aprendizaje y el conocimiento. 

La primera parte recoge una clasificación y descripción de recursos, que se agrupan en categorías, según las características que comparten:

1. ELE en Internet
2. Recursos TIC y ELE
3. Vídeos ELE
4. Podcast ELE
5. Blogs ELE
6. Recursos de creación de contenidos interactivos
7. Quizes, encuestas, tests
8. Presentaciones interactivas
9. Contenidos de vídeo y animación
10. Cuentos visuales y la escritura creativa
11. Creación de códigos QR
12. Recursos de colaboración (pizarras, muros digitales)
13. Herramientas de gamificación
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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: traducción automática

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This article presents a study on Google Translate search strategies among 16 Swedish senior high school students (age 17?18) engaging in writing tasks during their sixth year studying Spanish L3. The students wrote on laptops with Internet access and were allowed to use Google Translate to search for Spanish words. Analyses of approximately 43 hours of screen recordings covering the writing of 57 essays reveal a complex weave of Google Translate search strategies performed in Swedish, English, and Spanish. The strategies combine lexical and morphosyntactic searches, ranging from single words to longer...

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