Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: motivación

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In the field of L2 (second language) learning motivation, most studies have focused on English since it is one of the most important international languages in the world, while few have explored students' motivation to learn languages other than English (LOTEs) or an L3. The literature on L2 motivation raises the issue of the need to compare the similarities and differences between learning a second language (L2) and a second foreign languages (or L3). English departments at Taiwanese universities require students to begin studying an L3 in their second or third years of study. However, the motivations for these students to learn L3s remain underexplored. This study addresses this gap in the literature. A standardized questionnaire was completed by 150 students in technological universities in Taiwan. The findings reveal five new...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: pedagogía crítica

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This study examines the impact of implementing a social justice culture curriculum on learners' development of the intercultural communicative competence (ICC) and on their desire to continue learning Spanish. Two types of culture instruction—a traditional curriculum centered around foreign Spanish-speaking countries and an experimental curriculum focused on US Hispanic/Latinx communities—were implemented in third and fourth Spanish courses at a US university in the Southwest. A survey was developed to measure participants' (n = 264) ICC and intention to continue learning Spanish. Results indicate that both types of culture curriculum have a positive impact in the development of ICC...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: motivación

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El presente estudio examina la incidencia entre tres factores clave en la adquisición de lenguas adicionales: la motivación, la autoeficacia y las estrategias de aprendizaje, en aprendientes de español como lengua extranjera. En la investigación participaron 122 estudiantes de Benín, quienes respondieron a tres escalas tipo Likert validadas para medir cada constructo. Se realizaron análisis descriptivos, correlaciones de Spearman, análisis de factores exploratorios y varias regresiones lineales para reconocer en profundidad la relación que mantienen la autoeficacia y la motivación, como variables independientes, en el uso de estrategias de aprendizaje. Los resultados revelaron correlaciones positivas y significativas entre las tres variables, aunque se observa un papel más relevante por parte de la motivación en el uso de estrategias...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: enfoque por tareas

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This study investigated the impact of task type and proficiency level on second language learners’ task engagement, combing the discourse analytic method with the idiodynamic method. Sixty undergraduate English-as-a-foreign-language learners in China were divided into high- and low-proficiency groups based on their scores on the Oxford Placement Test. The learners were randomly paired with a partner who shared the same proficiency level and completed a narrative task and a decision-making task. Their spoken discourse of task performance was analyzed to explore behavioral, cognitive, and social engagement....

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Tipo: monográfico

Temas: factores afectivos

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Dimensiones afectivas, socioemocionales y cognitivas en el aprendizaje de la lengua española es el título del volumen monográfico de Estudios de Lingüística del Español (Vol. 50, n.º 2, 2025), editado por Teresa Fernández-Ulloa (California State University, Bakersfield) y Miguel Soler Gallo (Universidad de Salamanca). Este monográfico ofrece una mirada integral sobre la adquisición del español, concebida como un proceso complejo donde interactúan aspectos cognitivos, afectivos y socioemocionales, determinantes tanto para el dominio de la lengua como para el bienestar y desarrollo integral del alumnado.

A partir de aportes teóricos sobre motivación, actitudes, interacción social y autoeficacia, los nueve trabajos que integran el volumen analizan cómo la creación de entornos de...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: motivación

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Given that the classroom is a social context that can either satisfy or frustrate learner motivation, pedagogical strategies bound by controlling evaluative frameworks, such as traditional grading systems (TGS), provide little support for long-term learning. This is especially concerning in the world language (WL) classroom where successful learning outcomes are determined by both affective and contextual factors. To this end, this action research examines the design and implementation of an ungrading pedagogical framework we have titled Contract-Based Ungrading (CBU), in order to explore how evaluative systems interplay with motivational factors in the WL classroom. Data sources included teacher and learner artifacts as well as anonymous questionnaires, analyzed using content analysis and extreme case sampling. Following a...

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Tipo: libro

Temas: factores afectivos

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El papel que desempeñan los factores afectivos (emociones, sentimientos, estados de ánimo, actitudes) en cualquier actividad humana es indiscutible. En el caso del aprendizaje de lenguas, la adecuada consideración y el tratamiento eficaz de estos factores resultan decisivos. Con esta obra se quiere dar respuesta a esta importantísima faceta en la enseñanza y el aprendizaje de lenguas.

Este libro presenta varios capítulos dedicados a diferentes aspectos de la dimensión afectiva que tienen que ver con la enseñanza y el aprendizaje de segundas lenguas. El último capítulo de la obra está dedicado a la aplicación práctica, ofrece un extenso conjunto de actividades que proporcionan una gran cantidad de ideas para ser implementadas en el aula, siempre teniendo en cuenta que los profesores pueden realizar las adaptaciones que...

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Tipo: libro

Temas: aprendizaje autónomo

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Through the application of self-determination theory (SDT) to research and practice, this book deepens our understanding of how autonomous language learning can be supported and understood within environments outside of the classroom. Theoretical, empirical and practice-focused chapters examine autonomy support in a range of contexts and settings, dealing with learning environments and open spaces, communities and relationships, and advising and self-access language learning. They reveal what occurs beyond the classroom, how socializing agents support autonomous motivation and wellness, and how SDT can enhance our understanding of supporting language learner autonomy. It will be of interest to language teachers, university lecturers and learning advisors who are providing support outside the classroom, as well as to graduate students...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: motivación

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At the turn of the new millennium, in an article published in Language Teaching Research in 2000, Dörnyei and Kormos proposed that "active learner engagement is a key concern" for all instructed language learning. Since then, language engagement research has increased exponentially. In this article, we present a systematic review of 20 years of language engagement research. To ensure robust coverage, we searched 21 major journals on second language acquisition (SLA) and applied linguistics and identified 112 reports satisfying our inclusion criteria. The results of our analysis of these reports highlighted the adoption of heterogeneous methods and conceptual frameworks in the language engagement literature, as well as indicating a need to refine the definitions and operationalizations of engagement in both quantitative and qualitative...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: motivación

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The current study investigates how foreign language enjoyment (FLE), foreign language classroom anxiety (FLCA) and attitude/motivation (AM) of 360 learners of English, German, French and Spanish in a Kuwaiti university was shaped over the course of one semester by three teacher behaviours: frequency of using the foreign language (FL) in class, predictability and frequency of joking. Linear mixed modelling revealed a positive relationship between the three teacher behaviours and FLE as well as AM, but no significant relationship emerged with FLCA. Multiple comparison analyses showed that levels of FLE dropped significantly among students whose teacher joked very infrequently and infrequently. It thus seems that the absence of teacher jokes had a delayed cumulative effect on FLE. No interaction effects were found with time for FLCA and...

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