The following study tested the effect of synchronous and non-synchronous speech conditions in the production of L2 speech rhythm in Spanish. Namely, it assessed the production of American English speakers of Spanish with intermediate and upper-intermediate levels of competence in Spanish (n = 31) in comparison to the L1 speech rhythm of a control group of native speakers of Spanish (n = 32).

This book provides a forum for methodological discussions emanating from researchers engaged in studying how individuals acquire an additional language. Whereas publications in the field of second language acquisition generally report on empirical studies with relatively little space dedicated to questions of method, the current book gave authors the opportunity to more fully develop a discussion piece around a methodological issue in connection with the interpretation of language-learning data.

Este estudio aborda la problemática que entraña el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje de las emociones en las construcciones inversas con verbos psicológicos (p. ej. me gusta) en el aula de Español Lengua Extranjera (ELE). En estas construcciones, un Estímulo externo actúa sobre un Experimentador y genera en este un evento mental particular (p. ej. sentimiento de agrado). Examinamos exhaustivamente este tipo de construcciones en 10 manuales de ELE con el fin de dilucidar su tratamiento y partimos de la hipótesis de que su explicación gramatical no incorpora aspectos comunicativo-cognitivos.

In recent years, the use of Student Response System (SRS) technology in higher education settings has gained popularity as research demonstrates its effectiveness in achieving desired outcomes, especially when paired with peer interaction. This article explores students? perceptions of integrating the Game-based Student Response System (GSRS) Kahoot! in two Spanish flipped classrooms, supported by the Peer Instruction (PI) technique, at a university in Singapore.

El objetivo principal de nuestra investigación es determinar con cuál de tres actividades, empleadas habitualmente en los manuales y en el aula de segundas lenguas, el alumno aprende un mayor número de palabras. En concreto, estos ejercicios se centran en (1) la selección de definiciones, (2) la selección de ejemplos en los que se usa correctamente un equivalente de la palabra estímulo y, en tercer lugar, (3) la escritura de oraciones incluyendo la unidad léxica objeto de estudio.

Este libro reúne los fundamentos de la metodología de la investigación en ELE, en el marco de la lingüística aplicada a la adquisición de segundas lenguas, una información hasta ahora dispersa. Ofrece las pautas imprescindibles para desarrollar una investigación en ELE en todas sus fases, desde la elección del tema y el diseño, pasando por la determinación del método y los instrumentos que se utilizarán, aspecto este que se trata con especial atención, hasta la ejecución y estructuración del trabajo, el análisis y la valoración de los resultados o su transferencia y difusión.

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This study investigated whether second language (L2) classroom instruction that incorporates a principled approach into the use of the first language (L1) by students and instructors has an effect on beginning learners? development of L2 speaking and writing proficiency, compared to L2-only instruction, over the course of one semester. Participants were 54 students of Spanish enrolled in six sections of a university-level Elementary Spanish course. The six intact classes, exposed to the same task-based curriculum, were randomly assigned to two experimental groups (?L1 and +L1).

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).

Few mobile-assisted vocabulary learning approaches fully correspond to the authenticity principle of the situated learning theory (SLT). A novel practice of changing the smartphone system language to second language (L2), which intends to better implement SLT in a real smartphone context, is the focus of this study. To explore the potential of using this under-researched approach to facilitate L2 vocabulary learning, a mixed-method design was adopted to investigate its impact on vocabulary acquisition, global language learning motivation, and vocabulary learning motivation. Participants?