Tipo: artículo

Metodología: trabajo teórico

Temas: diferencias individuales

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This article explores intersections between two subfields of second language acquisition research: learner psychology (LP) and instructed second language acquisition (ISLA). Despite the common goal of discovering second language (L2) learning processes and products, the two inquiries have taken distinct paths. We argue that it is necessary to unite the knowledge and methods in the two inquiries, in order to answer theoretical and practical questions pertaining to classroom L2 teaching and learning. We make the case that the L2 classroom may be an ideal venue to explore the intersections of the two fields. Three intersections will be discussed. First, research can address the relationship between LP and interactional behaviors during classroom activities that have been investigated in ISLA research. Second, the roles of teachers, the...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: enseñanza/aprendizaje de lenguas

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This study examined the efficacy of integrating Technology, Entertainment, and Design Talks (TED Talks) into a tertiary-level general English course in Korea, focusing on task-supported lexical development, learner perceptions, and psychological empowerment. An explanatory sequential mixed-methods design was implemented with 20 undergraduates in a 15-week English course, of whom 17 completed all vocabulary assessments. Data collection included pre- and post-administrations of the vocabulary size test, a perception survey, and semi-structured interviews. Quantitative data were analyzed via paired-samples t -tests and non-parametric tests for survey dimensions, and qualitative data through reflexive thematic analysis, with integration achieved through a side-by-side comparison strategy. Results revealed a statistically significant...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: propuesta didáctica

Temas: competencia intercultural

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La presente propuesta de experiencia práctica aspira a mejorar la comprensión y producción oral y escrita, y la adquisición de vocabulario de los alumnos de E/LE a través de actividades diseñadas desde el enfoque educativo de la Educación Intercultural. Estas actividades están especialmente pensadas para un alumnado adolescente con nivel A2-B1 de español y se enmarcan dentro de un proyecto cuyo objetivo final es componer un mashup, una canción a base de la mezcla de fragmentos de otras canciones. Este mashup debe constituirse a partir de canciones en español con un mensaje positivo respecto a la integración y respeto hacia las culturas ajenas. Mediante actividades enfocadas a la comprensión y...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: aula invertida/flipped learning

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While the flipped learning approach has been widely implemented in science-relevant subjects, little empirical research has been conducted in language learning, particularly among low-proficiency learners. The present study aims to examine the pedagogical effects of flipped learning on low-proficiency students’ learning outcomes and attitudes (motivation and self-efficacy). An eight-week experiment was conducted on 52 low-proficiency learners who attended intensive English grammar classes in a national high school. The experimental group (EG) (27 students) learnt with the flipped approach whereas the contrast group (CG) (25 students) was taught through a conventional approach. The performance by...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: enseñanza en línea e híbrida

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This study examines the design, implementation, and outcomes of a mobile-assisted Korean language (MAKL) blended course that aims to enhance learning of Korean as a foreign language (KFL) at university level. This course, which is grounded in the attention, relevance, confidence, and satisfaction (ARCS) motivational framework and a triarchic model of cognition, emotion, and language performance, integrates multimedia resources, LINE-based scaffolding, and culturally immersive peer interactions with the goal of promoting engagement and self-regulated learning. The findings of this research reveal that the participating students achieved significant linguistic growth, improved their emotional resilience, and developed adaptive strategies that enabled them to overcome linguistic, cognitive-affective, technical, and self-regulatory...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: experiencia práctica

Temas: cultura

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Nuestra experiencia está centrada en las prácticas que hicimos en la Escuela Oficial de Idiomas de Valencia. A este centro acude gente motivada, implicada y predispuesta a ser enseñada. Además, cabe indicar que la edad de los estudiantes es relativamente elevada frente a la del estudiante estándar; en concreto, nuestros estudiantes suelen superar los treinta años. Pese a que se produjo una asimetría de edad, de tal modo que la docente era más joven que los discentes, cabe indicar que aun así aceptan perfectamente el hecho de que alguien más joven esté situado jerárquicamente en un puesto superior que pueda imponerles deberes u obligaciones, un hecho que, por el contrario, los estudiantes...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: revisión bibliográfica

Temas: motivación

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Self-determination theory is one of the most established motivational theories both within second language learning and beyond. This theory has generated several mini-theories, namely: organismic integration theory, cognitive evaluation theory, basic psychological needs theory, goal contents theory, causality orientations theory, and relationships motivation theory. After providing an up-to-date account of these mini-theories, we present the results of a systematic review of empirical second language research into self-determination theory over a 30-year period ( k = 111). Our analysis of studies in this report pool showed that some mini-theories were well-represented while others were underrepresented or absent from the literature. We also examined this report pool to note trends in research design, operationalization, measurement,...

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Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: motivación

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This article reports on a study that explored Japanese university students’ evolving motivational regulation by mapping its changes over one year of their studies in a collaborative project-based learning environment. An autonomy-supportive collaborative intervention was delivered to the 19 participants with varying or no experience of communicative language teaching and study abroad. Our cluster-based analysis of multiple questionnaire responses revealed increased motivation among the participants. Three learners were selected to represent each clustering group based on the unique characteristics of their motivational trajectories over the year, which reflect the mediating impacts of their...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: factores afectivos

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Willingness to communicate (WTC) used to be studied as a relatively stable, trait-like predisposition; however, recently attention has shifted to the more dynamic, state-like components of WTC. This research investigates variability and stability in state WTC, particularly focusing on within-person variability, which may lead to stable between-person differences, and situational antecedents that can either promote or hinder state WTC in L2 classrooms. To investigate whether, how and why state WTC varies over time, this study used a high-density repeated measurement design and a group of Chinese university students to describe fluctuations in state WTC in English classrooms over one semester. Data related to state WTC and selected situational antecedents were collected through a self-report questionnaire and statistically analysed. It...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: enseñanza/aprendizaje de lenguas

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To contribute to the discourse on ways to revitalize world language education, this study explored, through the lens of program evaluation, the effect of academic and nonacademic relationships on language majors’ choice of their major, their other motivations, and the nature of career-related knowledge and experiences they value. To this end, the study used a sequential explanatory mixed-methods design, including a web-based survey ( N = 80) and group interviews (n = 12). Participants were undergraduate students enrolled in a modern language program and joint-degree programs in language + business and language + health. Analysis revealed statistically significant differences among the three groups of students in the influence of college professors on their major choice, the reasons for choosing their major, and the types of desired...

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