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Temas: artículo ansiedad

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Higher education has seen an increase in enrollment in online (OL) language courses. This study (n = 176) examined why students chose to enroll in OL Spanish courses and if foreign language classroom anxiety (FLCA) in OL classes affects overall oral proficiency. Sex differences and FLCA in online Spanish classes were also examined. Quantitative methods included an online survey and a third-party proficiency exam, Versant for Spanish Test. Findings suggest that students do not register for OL Spanish courses to avoid speaking; however, a majority of OL Spanish students appear to suffer from FLCA. These students reported being anxious about a variety of scenarios in their OL language courses including the tests, large class size, lack of understanding or remembering the course material, and making speaking mistakes. Analyses of oral...

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Temas: artículo aprendizaje en línea

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Las redes sociales están modificando la enseñanza y el aprendizaje de idiomas, generando prácticas educativas desconocidas hasta hoy. En este contexto, presentamos el primer estudio empírico en cualquier idioma sobre el aprovechamiento de la red de voz Clubhouse, para enseñar y aprender español. Nuestras preguntas de investigación son: cuáles son las prácticas formativas empleadas en esta red y qué estrategias discursivas utilizan los moderadores para llevarlas a cabo. Nuestros datos proceden de la escucha participante (45h), la grabación de sesiones (2,5h), las entrevistas a 8 moderadores y la recolección de objetos culturales, que procesamos con análisis del contenido y del discurso y triangulación de fuentes. Los resultados distinguen varias salas (planificada, semiplanificada y espontánea), desde clases formales hasta debates...

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Tipo: artículo

Temas: artículo ansiedad

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This article investigates the three-way interface between foreign language anxiety (FLA), cognition and performance in Spanish L2 oral tasks, and examines qualitatively the construct of task anxiety (TA) in relation to its three interconnected facets: affective, cognitive and behavioral. 51 low-proficiency university learners of L2 Spanish performed two narrative tasks manipulated in their cognitive demands. Results revealed TA negatively affected certain functions of learners? L2 cognition, especially at the attentional level and in word retrieval, highlighting the important role of L2 self-esteem in oral production tasks. This study advocates for a pedagogical approach that implements both curricular and individual aspects from a task-based language teaching perspective. It further emphasizes the importance of raising awareness of...

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Temas: artículo redes sociales

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Este estudio exploratorio se centra en analizar las posibilidades de TikTok como herramienta de enseñanza y aprendizaje de LE/L2 en el contexto de un proyecto de telecolaboración entre estudiantes de español LE/L2 y profesores en formación de dos universidades en contextos geográficos distintos. El corpus está formado por cuarenta y dos tiktoks que se analizaron siguiendo cuatro criterios principales: la temática y contenido, la tipología, los componentes multimodales y otros recursos que intervienen su producción. Además, se analizaron las reflexiones de los participantes con el fin de averiguar sus percepciones en cuanto al uso de esta aplicación como espacio de enseñanza y aprendizaje de LE/L2. Los resultados del estudio constatan el potencial didáctico de esta aplicación tanto para los aprendientes de LE/L2 como para los docentes...

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Tipo: artículo

Temas: artículo uso de la L1

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Research on pre-task planning to date has mainly focused on task performance. However, the effects of planning are contingent on what learners actually do during planning time. One important factor that may determine the quality and usefulness of planning is whether it is done in the first language (L1) or the second language (L2). This research addresses this issue by investigating the relative benefits of collaborative planning in the L1 and L2 in terms of ideas generated and transferred to an oral problem-solving task. Seventy-two Japanese university EFL learners were randomly assigned to one of two planning conditions: L1P (L1 planning, Japanese) and L2P (L2 planning, English). Dyads in each group were given 10 minutes to plan the content of a problem-solving task in the respective languages before individually performing the...

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Temas: artículo evaluación

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Texto para profundizar y reflexionar sobre cómo evaluar las interacciones orales de los alumnos en clase. 

"La presente investigación, centrada en la evaluación interaccional, responde a tres preguntas esenciales en cuanto a la evaluación de la interacción oral en los cursos de español (A1-B2) de nivel colegial y universitario, a saber, para qué evaluar, qué evaluar y cómo evaluarlo. Se trata de un modelo de evaluación diferente, basado en una serie de herramientas que miden la conversación alumno-alumno en la clase de ELE."

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Temas: artículo lingüística cognitiva

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Given the immense potential of cognitive linguistics for second language teaching and the need to produce more robust empirical evidence of its effectiveness for a range of learners in real classrooms, the current study set out to investigate the effectiveness of a novel cognitive linguistics-inspired approach for teaching Spanish prepositions and aspect to novice learners (n = 30). Animated videos, which were created collaboratively with students to ensure their comprehensibility, presented Principled Polysemy Networks for the prepositions por and para and the concept of boundedness for aspect (preterite and imperfect). After presentation, practice, and feedback cycles, learners made significant gains on controlled production tasks and performed as well as more advanced learners recruited in prior studies, suggesting that the...

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Temas: artículo hablantes de herencia

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Task-based research has investigated the learning opportunities (e.g. language related episodes) that emerge during heritage and second language learner interactions during writing tasks. However, to date, it is unknown how these peer interactions involving heritage language learners contribute to written texts. Further, given the rise of social technologies in educational settings, a need exists to examine how interactions in digital platforms affect the production of written texts. To address these issues, 13 heritage-second language learner and 16 heritage?heritage learner pairs enrolled in advanced Spanish content courses completed two distinct versions of writing tasks. Participants were instructed that they were hired as business consultants for clothing and cellphone companies in Spain. While each participant wrote her or his...

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Temas: artículo ciencia cognitiva

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Cognitive science is an interdisciplinary field of researchers from psychology, neuroscience, linguistics, philosophy, computer science, and anthropology who seek to understand the mind. In this regular American Educator column, we consider findings from this field that are strong and clear enough to merit classroom application.

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The teacher presents a strong, coherent lesson in which a set of significant facts is clearly connected to a reasonable conclusion. But, at...

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Temas: artículo ciencia cognitiva

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Cognitive science is an interdisciplinary field of researchers from psychology, neuroscience, linguistics, philosophy, computer science, and anthropology who seek to understand the mind. In this regular American Educator column, we consider findings from this field that are strong and clear enough to merit classroom application.

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Very often, students will think they understand a body of material. Believing that they know it, they stop trying to learn more. But, come test time, it turns out they really don't know the material. Can cognitive science tell us anything about why students are commonly...

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