Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: enseñanza/aprendizaje de lenguas creencias y actitudes de los estudiantes motivación aptitud lingüística

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This study aimed to examine the relationships between English as a foreign language (EFL) students’ language mindsets (i.e. entity and incremental beliefs about general language intelligence, second language aptitude, and age sensitivity in language learning) and graded performance by considering the mediating roles of their perceived instrumentality as well as four aspects of engagement (i.e. agentic engagement, behavioral engagement, emotional engagement, and cognitive engagement) within English classes. A total of 526 EFL students voluntarily participated in the present study. A latent factor correlation analysis, a series of multiple regression analyses, and a structural equation modeling analysis were conducted to analyse the data. The results showed that EFL students’ language mindsets, four aspects of engagement, perceived...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: propuesta didáctica

Temas: comunicación no verbal materiales audiovisuales herramientas factores afectivos

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En esta propuesta didáctica se trabajará en la enseñanza de gestos en español para alumnos de nivel B2. Específicamente nos centraremos en gestos ligados con acciones cotidianas y emociones. Para ello se presentan una serie de actividades en las que se emplean muestras audiovisuales reales y se hace uso de aplicaciones móviles para la puesta en práctica de los gestos por parte de los alumnos.

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: factores afectivos diferencias individuales educación superior estudiantes chinos

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Language learners’ well-being is crucial for promoting their learning achievement and supporting holistic psychological development. However, the overall level and specific manifestations of well-being among English as a foreign language (EFL) learners remain insufficiently examined. Further, prior research mainly adopted a variable-centered approach to investigate well-being, overlooking the potential individual differences in learners’ experiences. To address these gaps, this study adopted a person-centered perspective and employed latent profile analysis (LPA) combined with follow-up interviews to examine the well-being of 3,995 EFL learners from 16 Chinese universities. The results demonstrated four dimensions of well-being among Chinese EFL learners, namely emotional, cognitive, social, and cultural well-being, with overall...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: feedback/retroalimentación expresión oral factores afectivos educación superior

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While previous research has investigated teacher oral feedback practices and their influences on student learning, little research has examined how students interpret and engage with teacher feedback, which is critical to the feedback effectiveness and the success of learning and performance. According to Ellis, student engagement is clearly defined as the ways that students respond to the feedback, which can be cognitive, behavioral, and affective. Drawing upon students’ oral presentations together with teacher oral feedback, semi-structured interviews, stimulated recalls, reflective accounts, and PowerPoint (PPT) slides for the oral presentations, this case study investigates three undergraduates’ cognitive, behavioral, and affective engagement with teachers’ oral feedback provided on in-class oral presentations in an English as a...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: propuesta didáctica

Temas: escritura creativa expresión escrita literatura interacción

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En el presente artículo se describe una secuencia de cuatro actividades de expresión escrita diseñada para un aula de E/LE en niveles entre B2 y C1 según el Marco Común Europeo de Referencia para las lenguas. El objetivo final que se persigue en esta secuencia es que los alumnos se inicien en la escritura de microrrelato en español. Para conseguirlo, se plantean actividades ordenadas en cuanto el grado de libertad que se ofrece al alumno a la hora de escribir, desde prácticas más pautadas hasta un ejercicio de escritura libre. El planteamiento de la secuencia fomenta, además, la comunicación y la interacción en el aula.

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: propuesta didáctica

Temas: literatura competencia intercultural cultura materiales audiovisuales

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Nuestra propuesta consiste en una unidad didáctica que tiene como punto de partida el comentario de un cuento de Quim Monzó, extraído de El porqué de las cosas. El tema propuesto por el autor, así como el planteamiento del mismo, ha sido utilizado para explotar las habilidades interculturales de los estudiantes, sirviéndonos, para tal fin, de varios titulares periodísticos y del sketch Divorcio, de un programa televisivo.

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: pronunciación autoevaluación evaluación aprendizaje autónomo

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Studies have reported comparable effectiveness of teacher assessment and learner assessment in promoting second-language (L2) writing skills (Vuogan & Li, 2022; Yu & Lee, 2016). However, whether learner assessment is equally helpful in enhancing L2 pronunciation learning remains underexplored. Addressing this gap, this pretest–posttest quasi-experimental study examined the effects, validity and reliability, and learners’ perception of peer assessment and self-assessment in L2 English pronunciation. The participants, 183 English majors at a university in China, were divided into three groups, each receiving one type of assessment for the segmental and suprasegmental modules of a pronunciation course. The participants’ performances were examined by pre- and post-intervention reading tasks and assessment forms, and their...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: factores afectivos AICLE/CLIL motivación educación superior

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Emotions in language learning are increasingly recognized as playing an important role in learner motivation and flourishing in the learning process. In consequence, much of the research published to date has focused on what happens when different emotions are experienced and the various states that these may lead to. However, studies that consider how language learners understand the importance of emotions in the context of their learning efforts as well as examine ways this understanding is experienced from the perspective of a language learner are scarce in the literature. To address this gap, the present study investigates how Japanese university language learners experienced a content and language integrated learning (CLIL) course specially designed to explore emotions in language learning, including emotional literacy,...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: comprensión lectora cognición y procesamiento estudiantes portugueses tecnología educativa

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En este trabajo se pretende delinear la importancia de conocer explícitamente los condicionantes del proceso de lectura desde una perspectiva contextual (digital y analógica) para una optimización del proceso de aprendizaje en hablantes de lenguas afines. Para ello, se diseñó una prueba cuantitativa mediante la cual poder medir de manera más objetiva posible la capacidad de construcción de un cerebro lingüístico cuya lengua materna posee afinidades tan marcadas como es el portugués en relación con el español. Realizar un punto de comparación entre ambos grupos nos ayudó a conocer el nivel en el que los alumnos usan de una manera más o menos completa el sesgo informativo como elemento de ahorro...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: materiales didácticos interacción práctica docente enseñanza/aprendizaje de lenguas

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While the importance of materials in second language (L2) learning and instruction has been widely acknowledged, research on how materials mediate classroom interactions are still relatively scarce. This, however, is crucial considering the complex interplay among teacher, students and materials in classroom interactions. The study investigates this issue from an ecological perspective, regarding students’ learning through material use as holistic, dynamic, and emergent. Multiple data were collected combining classroom discourse analysis with students’ reflection and interview data. Findings revealed that: (1) different materials catalyse different patterns of classroom interactions as well as teacher and students’ talk; and that (2) while students tended to be more expressive in texts that are personally relevant, texts with literary...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: comprensión oral fraseología cognición y procesamiento adquisición de segundas lenguas

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This study examined the influence of formulaic language on second language (L2) listeners’ lower-level processing, in terms of their ability to accurately identify the words in texts. On the one hand, there were reasons for expecting the presence of the formulas to advantage the learners, because the learners would process these formulaic words more holistically than the surrounding non-formulaic words. On the other hand, though, because formulas are commonly uttered in more reduced fashion than their surrounding non-formulaic words – and L2 learners commonly face challenges understanding reduced speech – it was possible that the formulas would negatively impact the learners’ processing. The participants listened to four texts, which were paused intermittently for them to transcribe the final stretch of words they had heard prior to...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: propuesta didáctica

Temas: comprensión oral materiales audiovisuales traducción audiovisual cognición y procesamiento

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Escuchar, ver, leer y escribir simultáneamente es extremadamente difícil, especialmente en una lengua extranjera. El presente trabajo ejemplifica en una secuencia didáctica para el aprendizaje del español como lengua extranjera una metodología novedosa: la utilización de preguntas de comprensión audiovisual integradas en el vídeo como subtítulos y sincronizadas con los fragmentos relevantes. Este procedimiento podría aportar varios beneficios en la fase de visionado frente a una explotación en la que los materiales de la actividad se presentan en papel. Tales beneficios incluyen que podría reducir el conflicto de atención visual entre ver el vídeo y realizar la tarea, al aproximar espacial y...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: AICLE/CLIL andamiaje/scaffolding géneros textuales creación de materiales

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Previous studies have recommended employing genre analysis as a supportive framework for English scientific content in the content and language integrated learning (CLIL) context. However, little is known about how CLIL teachers collaborate to co-create genre-based scaffolds and how they perceive the benefits and challenges of genre analysis for material development through interdisciplinary teacher collaborations. This study aims to fill these gaps by exploring how two physics teachers and two English teachers paired to co-create scaffolds to improve students’ comprehension of English scientific materials. This study also investigates the teachers’ perceptions of their genre-based scaffolding design experiences via interdisciplinary teacher collaborations. This study is a qualitative case study, collecting data from scaffolds in...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: enseñanza/aprendizaje de lenguas inteligencia artificial ChatGPT chatbots

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This study explores how 30 Korean English as a foreign language (EFL) learners at three proficiency levels (CEFR A2, B1, and B2) manage third position repair during voice-based role-play tasks with ChatGPT-4. Over 12 hours and 30 minutes of recorded interactions were analyzed using conversation analysis, complemented by retrospective verbal reports (RVRs) to capture both interactional patterns and learner perceptions. The findings show clear proficiency-related differences. A2 learners (n = 10) consistently abandoned repair, either by switching to their first language or abruptly terminating the conversation, and none of their TPR sequences resulted in successful repair. B1 learners (n = 10) managed repair partially through simple repetition or confirmation checks but often prioritized progressivity over intersubjectivity;...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: adquisición de segundas lenguas motivación diferencias individuales factores afectivos

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As a personality trait, ‘grit’ has been defined as a combination of perseverance and passion for long-term goals. Past research in social psychology has found grit as an important predictor of success across different populations in various academic and non-academic areas. Since successful mastery of a second language (L2) is highly dependent on learners’ sustained effort, the notion of grit and its relationship to language achievement gains immediate relevance in second language acquisition (SLA). The present study introduces the notion of grit and examines its relationship with motivational behaviors and language achievement in a sample of English as a foreign language learners (n = 191). Toward these ends, a language-specific grit scale was developed and validated to measure L2 learners’ grit. L2 grit was found to be positively...

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