Tipo: artículo

Metodología: trabajo teórico

Temas: inteligencia artificial

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This article proposes a framework for understanding how artificial intelligence is reshaping language practices and applied linguistics research. It identifies four areas of inquiry: AI as a research instrument, AI as an object of applied linguistic inquiry, AI as a site of conceptual renewal, and AI as a problem of pedagogy, policy and social justice. Distinguishing between predictive, classificatory, assistive and generative AI systems, the authors argue that contemporary systems now participate directly in communication-related tasks such as writing, translation and assessment, and call for a repositioning of applied linguistics within an AI-mediated paradigm.

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Tipo: guía

Temas: expresión escrita

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Taller y guía práctica para la elaboración del Trabajo de Fin de Máster en ELE, orientado a los procesos cognitivos de la escritura académica: decisiones previas, redacción y revisión. Incluye propuestas de actividades colaborativas para aprender este género académico.

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: revisión bibliográfica

Temas: adquisición de segundas lenguas

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This paper explores the potential of studies on instructed second language acquisition to inform pedagogical practices for L2 teaching. It focuses on instructional-effect studies published between 2000 and 2024 that examined the acquisition of perfective and imperfective past tense in L2 Spanish, French, and Catalan. Eleven studies were selected based on pretest-posttest designs and evidence of interlanguage development in past morphology. Key findings indicate that perfective forms are typically acquired earlier and more robustly than imperfective forms, regardless of instructional approach or language. The analysis reveals consistent acquisition patterns, suggesting that effective teaching practices can be derived from these studies. Pedagogical implications emphasize the importance of targeted instruction, exposure to both...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: study abroad/estudios en el extranjero

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En los últimos 40 años, se ha utilizado una variedad de métodos para examinar la adquisición de lenguas durante un período de estudio en el extranjero. Focalizándose inicialmente en progresos en el idioma medidos cuantitativamente, la literatura sobre el aprendizaje de español en el extranjero experimentó una expansión en los últimos años, incluyendo diseños cualitativos y mixtos que exploran distintos aspectos del aprendizaje dentro de un contexto social. Dados los recientes desarrollos en el campo y los métodos de investigación que se utilizan, consideramos útil evaluarlos críticamente y sobre esta base plantear posibilidades metodológicas para estudios futuros. Por tanto, en este artículo, primero examinamos los...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: revisión bibliográfica

Temas: enfoque por tareas

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Bryfonski and McKay published a meta-analytic review of reports on the effectiveness of task-based programs relative to other types of programs. The aggregated effect in support of task-based programs was substantial. However, Boers et al. re-examined the 27 comparative studies from which this effect size was calculated and argued that, with one exception, they did not serve the intended purpose of the meta-analysis well. However, in a recent publication, Xuan et al. argue that a good number of the primary studies used by Bryfonski and McKay are in fact suitable for a meta-analysis if the programs they assess are re-defined as task-supported rather than task-based programs. Xuan et al. then conducted a meta-analysis of 16 of the 27 comparative studies that were originally included in Bryfonski and McKay's analysis, confirming the...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: factores afectivos

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This study used Pekrun’s control-value theory (CVT) as a framework to validate the Achievement Emotion Questionnaire – Second Language Learning (AEQ-L2L) for assessing eight student emotions in second language (L2) learning. We tested and validated the instrument in two samples using three waves of data, with a total number of 1,021 Chinese university students. Item and scale statistics indicate the AEQ-L2L is reliable. Moreover, single- and multi-group confirmatory factor analysis supported the hierarchical four-factor component structure of L2 emotions in and across the two student groups. Furthermore, multi-model comparison indicated that language emotions are best represented by considering both the distinctiveness of the eight examined emotions and their component structure. Finally, latent correlation analysis demonstrated the...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: revisión bibliográfica

Temas: español como lengua extranjera

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El estudio revisa la metodología de investigación de las tesis publicadas en España sobre el español como lengua extranjera (ELE) durante los últimos cuatro años. Para ello, analiza siete variables a partir de una taxonomía que define las características intrínsecas en la metodología de investigación de 135 tesis doctorales relacionadas con la enseñanza/aprendizaje de ELE. De corte descriptivo, el estudio complementa trabajos previos (Blanco Pena, 2019; Hsiao, 2019; Hsiao y Vieco, 2020) que indagan sobre las publicaciones científicas especializadas en este campo y da a conocer la tendencia y el comportamiento  de  las  variables.  En  el  marco  teórico,  se  contextualizan  los  estudios precedentes y se realiza una revisión bibliográfica. Asimismo, se establecen las variables...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: revisión bibliográfica

Temas: lenguaje inclusivo

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El lenguaje inclusivo en español ha sido estudiado desde una perspectiva normativa y descriptiva, pero no desde una visión explicativa. En este artículo, se presenta una revisión del estado de la investigación sobre el lenguaje inclusivo en español. Se propone el estudio de este fenómeno lingüístico desde la teoría de la sociolingüística variacionista y se presenta una propuesta metodológica que tiene como base un corpus inédito.

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: metodología de investigación

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Engagement with research has long been recognized as a key driver of improved language teaching practices and teachers’ professional growth. Yet, language teaching practitioners often remain distanced from research activities, thus perpetuating a well-documented gap between research and practice. While much of the existing scholarship has centered on English language teaching, this study shifts the focus on the rapidly growing field of Spanish language teaching (SLT). Drawing on data from 738 SLT professionals in Spain and the United States, we explore their research engagement and demographic profiles through the lens of communities of practice. Furthermore, we argue that combining these demographic insights with the concept of life capital—the accumulated wealth of one's personal and professional experiences—may uncover the human...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: lingüística cognitiva

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This review study focuses on the challenges faced when conducting effects-of-instruction research in Applied Cognitive Linguistics. It offers an overview of relevant research that has sought to demonstrate the effectiveness of a cognitive-based approach to second language (L2) pedagogy and provides illustrations from previous work in L2 Spanish by the author and colleagues of some of the factors that can influence findings in quasi-experimental research. More specifically, the study addresses some of the difficulties encountered in the design of materials and assessment tests, during the pedagogical intervention and the data collection and data analysis phases. These include choice of assessment, test effects, sample size, withdrawal, and time-on-task, among others. Along with these methodological issues, a discussion of possible...

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