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Parece evidente que, ante “el tsunami digital” que han vivido —y aún están viviendo— la enseñanza y el aprendizaje de lenguas, quienes actuamos en este sector de la educación (administraciones, centros, docentes, estudiantes, familias, editoriales, etc.) necesitamos abstraernos por un momento de esa vorágine para entender la amplitud de los cambios que se están produciendo, para evaluar su impacto y, sobre todo, para reflexionar sobre cómo deseamos que evolucione la enseñanza de las lenguas y el papel de la tecnología.
Y digo “deseamos” porque también parece evidente que esa gran ola digital ha cambiado nuestras prácticas de manera abrupta y que todos hemos respondido heroicamente adaptándonos a las nuevas circunstancias, pero quizás nos ha faltado tiempo para pensar si los modelos que se están imponiendo son los que queremos.
En este contexto, nuestras cinco editoriales, especializadas desde hace más de 30 años en la creación de materiales y en la formación de docentes de español, francés, alemán, italiano e inglés, se han propuesto participar en esa reflexión, tan necesaria, publicando la obra que tienes ante ti. En ella, conscientes de que no es fácil hablar de la digitalización de la enseñanza-aprendizaje sin recurrir a los lugares comunes, exponer obviedades o caer en lo anecdótico, hemos querido crear un espacio en el que se puedan oír las voces de seis expertos y expertas.
Así, hemos contado con la guía inestimable de Fernando Trujillo, quien, con rigor y generosidad, ha contribuido a la obra desde diferentes ángulos: ayudándonos a establecer sus objetivos y formato, sumergiéndose en la bibliografía de los otros cinco participantes, elaborando las entrevistas que se les realizaron, ejerciendo como coordinador del proyecto.
Nos gustaría destacar que estos seis especialistas provienen de sectores diversos de la educación en general y de la didáctica de las lenguas (extranjeras, segundas, maternas y de herencia) en particular. Gracias a su amplio bagaje como investigadores y formadores, aportan, en sus artículos y conversaciones, perspectivas diversas, complementarias y, sobre todo, necesarias.
La estructura de la obra intenta ser cauce de una voluntad de reflexión y diálogo. Tras la introducción de Fernando Trujillo se proponen cinco secciones con un carácter bipartito: en primer lugar, un artículo introductorio condensa la visión que cada especialista tiene de la enseñanza de lenguas mediada por la tecnología; después, una entrevista nos muestra sus perspectivas en mayor profundidad.

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Prólogo 4
Agustín Garmendia

Fernando Trujillo
Segundas lenguas y tecnología: claves para una nueva concepción de la enseñanza y el aprendizaje de lenguas 6

Daniel Cassany
Nuevos roles para enseñar y aprender en contextos cambiantes 14
Una conversación con Daniel Cassany 20

Christelle Combe
Alfabetización digital, géneros digitales y enseñanza a distancia 40
Una conversación con Christelle Combe 46

Anita Ferreira
La enseñanza del español como L2 y LE mediada por la tecnología 56
Una conversación con Anita Ferreira 64

Christian Ollivier
Tareas ancladas en la vida real, ciudadanía digital y autonomía 74
Una conversación con Christian Ollivier 80

Esperanza Román-Mendoza
Sí, la pedagogía digital crítica debe contribuir a la enseñanza de lenguas segundas y de herencia 92
Una conversación con Esperanza Román-Mendoza 99

Epílogo de Fernando Trujillo
El futuro de la enseñanza de segundas lenguas: retos tecnológicos entre la utopía y la distopía 112

Referencias bibliográficas de las autoras y autores 120

The benefits of corrective feedback (CF) for second language (L2) learning are empirically attested, and multiple factors mediating CF effectiveness have been investigated. However, the timing of oral CF has received less attention given most research examines corrections provided immediately after an error. Delayed CF also warrants investigation; it occurs naturally in L2 classrooms and may be an appealing alternative in online learning contexts. Existing CF timing research shows either no significant differences between immediate and delayed CF, or advantages for immediate CF. To elucidate mixed findings, more CF timing studies are needed, especially those considering the effects of factors such as CF type, linguistic target and communication mode. Regarding communication mode, the effect of CF timing on errors made during text-based synchronous computer-mediated communication (SCMC), for instance, has received less attention. Examining text-based SCMC is important given its empirically attested benefits for L2 learning, and in some cases its advantage over face-to-face interaction for fostering CF effectiveness. Investigating the role of CF timing on errors made in text-based SCMC will contribute to efforts to maximize CF effectiveness in online learning environments, which are becoming increasingly common. In this study, 30 third-year learners of Spanish as a foreign language completed a one-way information-gap task with an interlocutor using Skype text-chat. On vocabulary errors, learners received either immediate or delayed error repetition plus recast, or no CF. Results revealed both CF groups significantly outperformed the comparison group on an oral picture description task, with no significant differences between immediate and delayed CF. Results may be due to the salience of the CF modality, type, and target.

The goal of this work was to explore the training, classroom practices, and beliefs related to pronunciation of instructors of languages other than English. While several investigations of this type have been conducted in English as a second/foreign language contexts, very little is known about the beliefs and practices of teachers of languages other than English. It is unknown whether recent shifts to focusing on intelligibility, as advocated by some pronunciation scholars, are borne out in foreign language classrooms. To fill this gap, instructors of Spanish (n = 127), French (n = 89), and German (n = 80) teaching basic language courses (i.e. the first four semesters) at 28 large (e.g. more than 15,000 students), public universities in the United States completed an online survey reporting on their training, classroom practices, and beliefs. Similar to ESL/EFL contexts, the results indicated that instructors believe it is important to incorporate pronunciation in class and that it is possible to improve pronunciation. However, the findings also indicated that instructors have goals which simultaneously prioritize intelligibility and accent reduction. Implications include the need for research on which pronunciation features influence intelligibility in languages other than English and for materials designed to target these features.

Task-based language teaching (TBLT) is an empirically investigated pedagogy that has garnered attention from language programs across the globe. TBLT provides an alternative to traditional grammar translation or present-practice-produce pedagogies by emphasizing interaction during authentic tasks. Despite several previous meta-analyses investigating the effect of individual tasks or short-term task-based treatments on second language (L2) development, no studies to date have synthesized the effects of long-term implementation of TBLT in authentic language classrooms. The present study uses meta-analytic techniques to investigate the effectiveness of TBLT programs on L2 learning. Findings based on a sample of 52 studies revealed an overall positive and strong effect (d = 0.93) for TBLT implementation on a variety of learning outcomes. The study further examined a range of programmatic and methodological features that moderated these main-effects (program region, institution type, needs analysis, and cycles of implementation). Additionally, synthesizing across both quantitative and qualitative data, results also showed positive stakeholder perceptions towards TBLT programs. The study concludes with implications for the domain of TBLT implementation, language program evaluation, and future research in this domain.

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 research. Based on these findings, we attempted to clarify some lingering ambiguity around fundamental definitions, and to more clearly delineate the scope and target of language engagement research. We also discuss future avenues to further advance understanding of the nature, mechanisms, and outcomes resulting from engagement in language learning.

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 for AM. We conclude that teacher behaviours affect both AM and FLE, and that frequency of joking actually shapes FLE over time.

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En los países más desarrollados, la tecnología digital ha sustituido de modo casi completo a la analógica en los ámbitos de producción del discurso escrito (correspondencia personal, comercial y empresarial, textos académicos y científicos, publicaciones editoriales) y su transmisión (correo electrónico, internet); sólo en su recepción sigue manteniéndose vivo el soporte analógico (papel, libro, revista), si bien también han aumentado los formatos de comunicación on line. Quizá nunca desaparezcan determinados documentos como certificados, testamentos o contratos con firmas manuscritas, porque ofrecen prestaciones irremplazables –¡aunque en España ya exista legislación sobre sus correspondientes digitales!–. Pero hoy es incuestionable la supremacía de lo digital, y si a lo largo de nuestra historia un cambio de tecnología comunicativa supuso evolución en las formas de vida, ¿qué nos puede deparar lo digital?, ¿cómo cambiará nuestra sociedad, país, ciudad, etc.?, ¿qué implicaciones tendrá el salto de una tecnología tan física, como la analógica, a otra de mucho más mental, como la digital? Y a la escuela: ¿qué le espera?, ¿qué cambios debe adoptar para adaptarse a este nuevo contexto?2 Ésta es mi reflexión breve y provisional sobre el impacto que esta nueva expansión tecnológica va a tener en el ámbito de la enseñanza de la composición. Sin voluntad futuróloga ni afán proselitista, esbozaré algunos cambios que se están generando, así como sus consecuencias en la organización social y en la enseñanza. 

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n the United States, heritage language speakers represent approximately 22 percent of the population and 29 percent of the school-age population. Until now, though, few studies have examined the outcomes of classroom teaching of heritage languages.

Outcomes of University Spanish Heritage Language Instruction in the United States sheds light on the effectiveness of specific instructional methods for college-level heritage learners. The first of its kind, this volume addresses how receiving heritage classroom instruction affects Spanish speakers on multiple levels, including linguistic, affective, attitudinal, social, and academic outcomes. Examining outcomes of instruction in the Spanish language—the most common heritage language in the United States—provides insights that can be applied to instruction in other heritage languages.

CONTENTS
Introduction: Why and How to Examine Outcomes of Heritage Language Instruction
Melissa A. Bowles

Part I: Morphosyntactic Outcomes

1. Modality Matters! A Look at Task-Based Outcomes
Julio Torres

2. The Differential Effects of Three Types of Form-Focused Computer-Based Grammar Instruction: The Case of Receptive Heritage Learners
Sara M. Beaudrie and Bonnie C. Holmes

3. Effects of Instruction on Specific Measures of Accuracy in Spanish Heritage Learners' Writing
Adrián Bello-Uriarte

4. The Secret Is in The Processing: Categorizing How Heritage Learners of Spanish Process
Celia Chomón Zamora

5. What Type of Knowledge Do Implicit and Explicit Heritage Language Instruction Result In?
Sara Fernández Cuenca and Melissa A. Bowles

Part II: Social and Educational Outcomes

6. "Incorporating Our Own Traditions and Our Own Ways of Trying to Learn the Language": Beginning-Level Spanish as a Heritage Language Students' Perception of Their SHL Learning Experience
Damián Vergara Wilson

7. Beyond Registers of Formality and Other Categories of Stigmatization: Style, Awareness, and Agency in SHL Education
Claudia Holguín Mendoza

8. Toward an Understanding of the Relationship between Heritage Language Programs and Latinx Student Retention and Graduation: An Exploratory Case Study
Josh Prada and Diego Pascual y Cabo

9. Heritage and Second Language Learners' Voices and Views on Mixed Classes and Separate Tracks
Florencia G. Henshaw

Afterword: Studying Outcomes to Bridge the Gap between Teaching and Learning
Maria M. Carreira

Recent findings indicate that native speakers (L1) use grammatical gender marking on articles to facilitate the processing of upcoming nouns. Conversely, adult second language (L2) learners for whom grammatical gender is absent in their first language appear to need near-native proficiency to behave like native speakers. The question addressed here is whether sensitivity to grammatical gender in L2 learners of Spanish is modulated by the cognate status of nouns due to their heightened parallel orthographic, phonological, morpho-syntactic and semantic activation. Additionally, the role of transparent and non-transparent word-final gender marking cues was examined because past studies have shown that native speakers of Spanish are sensitive to differences in gender transparency. Participants were English learners of Spanish and Spanish monolingual speakers. Data were collected using the visual world paradigm. Participants saw 2-picture visual scenes in which objects either matched in gender (same-gender trials) or mismatched (different-gender trials). Targets were embedded in the preamble Encuentra el/la ___ ‘Find the ___’. The monolingual group displayed an anticipatory effect on different gender trials, replicating past studies that show that native speakers use grammatical gender information encoded in prenominal modifiers predictively. The learners were able to use gender information on the articles to facilitate processing, but only when the nouns had gender endings that were transparent. Cognate status did not confer an advantage during grammatical gender processing

Different methods to acquire a language can contribute differently to learning success. In the present study we tested the success of L2 stress contrasts acquisition, when ab initio learners were taught or not about the theoretic nature of L2 stress contrasts. In two 4-hour perceptual training methods, French-speaking listeners received either (a) explicit instructions about Spanish stress patterns and perception activities commonly used in L2 pronunciation courses or (b) no explicit instructions and a unique perception activity, a shape/word matching task. Results showed that French-speaking listeners improved their ability to identify and discriminate stress contrasts in Spanish after training. However, there was no significant difference between explicit and non-explicit training nor was there an effect on stress processing under different phonetic variability conditions. This suggests that in L2 stress acquisition, non-explicit training may benefit ab initio learners as much as explicit instruction and activities used in L2 pronunciation courses.

In recent years, Heritage Language Programs have been attracting more and more attention in the European academic and educational policy contexts. In Germany, many efforts are being undertaken to foster the teaching of heritage languages in schools. This paper provides an overview of the teaching of Spanish as a Heritage Language in Germany through the long-established Program ‘Spanish Culture and Language Lessons’ (Aulas de Lengua y Cultura Españolas) funded by the Spanish Ministry of Education for school-aged Spanish heritage speakers. The principal objectives of the study are to analyze the main fostering and constraining factors to participate in this program and to propose improvement measures. To achieve these purposes, a mixed quantitative and qualitative research methodology has been used. The findings are discussed according to these main topics arising during the research process: reasons for students to participate and learning needs, teaching challenges, family implication, relationship with the regular formal education system, blended learning, linguistic and culture diversity. Moreover, improvement measures for this Spanish Heritage Language program are suggested. The main conclusions may be useful for heritage language teachers and program managers in other heritage language (HL) programs in Germany and more generally in Europe.

Teacher training programs and models recognize research engagement as a key competency of qualified professionals. However, despite current calls from scholars to bridge the divide between research and practice in second language teaching, little is known about how teaching professionals engage with existing research or carry out their own research. This study is the first to address this issue with regards to Spanish Language Teaching (SLT) professionals, aiming to understand if and how they engage with and in research, and identify what they would need to increase their engagement. Quantitative and qualitative analyses of online survey responses from 1,675 SLT professionals from 84 countries show that research engagement is dependent on the job description. Coding of freetext responses into eight themes (motivation, prestige, support, training, professionalization, resources, community, and research areas) reveals that the main barrier to greater research engagement is lack of support. Our results contribute to the understanding of the concepts of research engagement and research culture within the context of SLT and inform future initiatives to strengthen the research-practice nexus.

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A major challenge in language teacher education is finding materials that clearly articulate the common ground among theoretical concepts, research findings, and classroom practices. This book aims to help educators make a direct connection between second language acquisition (SLA) principles and the reality of language classrooms. Rather than trying to address every aspect of SLA and pedagogy, which would result in an overwhelming amount of information, the goal of this book is to help world language educators understand how they can develop materials or implement classroom strategies that are informed by core principles of SLA. This book was authored with language educators in mind, first and foremost. Key concepts are explained in a straightforward way, as if the authors were having a conversation with the readers. Each chapter is divided into the following sections:

  • What Do I Need to Know? This section presents must-know information and concepts that should guide pedagogical practices. 
  • What Does It Look Like in the Classroom? This section provides several examples to help readers visualize how to apply the principles and ideas discussed in the first section.
  • Now That You Know: This section includes reflection, expansion, and application questions that could be used in a course, a reading group, or just to ignite a conversation via social media.
VV. AA. (2021)

El aula de segundas lenguas y lenguas extranjeras representan una situación comunicativa particular que es objeto de estudio y discusión de distintos enfoques y métodos. Este libro ofrece al docente recursos y fundamentos para gestionar el aula de segundas lenguas de manera efectiva. Los autores del volumen analizan el papel del docente y sus competencias, proponen claves para mejorar la interacción en el aula y ponen a disposición del lector un abanico de recursos de utilidad para la gestión efectiva del aula.

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En abril del año pasado, tuvieron lugar las "Terceras Jornadas de Español para Fines Específicos de Viena" y hoy nos complace comunicar la aparición del volumen JEFE-Vi III: Contribuciones a las Jornadas de Español para Fines Específicos de Viena. A pesar de que se trata de una colección heterogénea de trabajos, todos ellos tienen en común el ofrecer una perspectiva poco estudiada o, al menos poco frecuente, del gran ámbito del Español para Fines Específicos.
 
El volumen está disponible en la página de las Jornadas JEFE-Vi (https://jefevi.com/iii-jefe-vi/) y en el Centro Virtual Cervantes, entre las actividades del centro de Viena, https://cvc.cervantes.es/ensenanza/biblioteca_ele/publicaciones_centros/...

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Introducción
Johannes Schnitzer – Universidad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales de Viena, Austria

INVESTIGACIONES
Las wikis y su impacto sobre la adquisición de léxico especializado en un entorno universitario en Austria
Eva Díaz García – Universidad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales de Viena y Universidad de Ciencias Aplicadas del BFI de Viena, Austria

La relevancia de las competencias lingüística y cultural en las relaciones comerciales entre España y Austria
Elisabeth Kölbl– Universidad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales de Viena, Austria

La escritura profesional a partir de fuentes en español como lengua extranjera: del proceso al producto
Mariëlle Leijten, Nina Vandermeulen, Lieve Vangehuchten y Almudena Basanta – Universidad de Amberes, Bélgica

EXPERIENCIAS Y PROPUESTAS DIDÁCTICAS
Las estrategias compensatorias en el Español de la Salud
Marta Gancedo Ruiz – CIESE-Comillas y Universidad de Cantabria, España

El español jurídico: aproximación didáctica integradora a partir de una sentencia de divorcio
Javier Gutiérrez Álvarez – Universidad de Passau, Alemania

De la pizarra a Instagram: aprender español para el turismo mediante proyectos
Ana León-Manzanero– Latvian Academy of Culture, Letonia

Diseño de un curso de español específico muy específico: español para una caravana médica en Ecuadorr
Paloma Moscardó Vallés– Princeton University, EE. UU.

El discurso diplomático: Propuesta de actividades para un curso de español dirigido a la Diplomacia y las Relaciones Internacionales
Margarita Robles Gómez – Universidad de Salamanca, España

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