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Laia Canals – Language and Intercultural Communication, 2024
Besides linguistic benefits, e-tandem virtual exchanges provide opportunities for intercultural meaning negotiation in interaction. However, several studies showed that learners in such exchanges often engage in lengthy interactions but do not always succeed in intercultural communication. The present paper examines intercultural negotiation of…
Descriptors: Intercultural Communication, Cultural Awareness, Speech Communication, Computer Mediated Communication
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Linford, Bret; Harley, Alicia; Brown, Earl K. – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2021
This study examines the second language (L2) development of variable /s/-weakening in the spontaneous speech of L2 learners of Spanish who studied abroad in either Dominican Republic, where /s/-weakening is widespread, or central Spain, where /s/-weakening is much less common. Learners' realizations of /s/ were coded impressionistically and…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Second Language Learning, Spanish, Geographic Location
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Lorenzo García-Amaya – Second Language Research, 2024
orInverse relations, or "trade-off effects," are a common outcome of interlanguage development: a learner may increase performance in one linguistic domain while simultaneously decreasing performance in another. In this study, we investigate the relationships between one aspect of fluency (pause usage) and two aspects of syntactic…
Descriptors: Spanish, Study Abroad, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Fernández-García, Antonio; Fonseca-Mora, M. Carmen – Language Teaching Research, 2022
One of the main reasons for studying a foreign language is communicating with others, but many students do not feel confidently enough when trying to develop their speaking skills. Among adolescents' frequent activities are that of listening to music while paying attention to song lyrics. We hypothesize that these musical experiences could…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Proficiency
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Concepción Soto; Monika S. Schmid – Language Learning Journal, 2024
Despite the extensive research on bilingual development, our understanding of how lexical competition unfolds in the bilingual mind remains limited. Previous studies have predominantly focused on crosslinguistic competition, neglecting the examination of the competition process within each language and the influence of diverse bilingual…
Descriptors: Eye Movements, Speech Communication, Bilingualism, Native Language
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Nerea Gutiérrez-Fernández; Lourdes Villardón-Gallego; Lirio Flores-Moncada – Qualitative Research in Education, 2025
Perceived competence is considered an essential predictor of learner´s performance in language learning. It is therefore important to identify strategies that favor its development. This study aims to analyze whether the perceived linguistic competence of English as a L2 of pre-service teachers improves after implementing Dialogic Pedagogical…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Predictor Variables
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Fondo, Marta – Research-publishing.net, 2021
Virtual exchanges (VEs) based on synchronous video communication allow learners to benefit from online intercultural experiences with a high degree of interactivity (Wang, 2004). Video conferencing tools allow synchronous audio-visual and non-verbal communication as in Face-To-Face (FTF) situations (Kock, 2005), although synchronous video…
Descriptors: Intercultural Communication, Video Technology, Undergraduate Students, Nonverbal Communication
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Kang, Okim; Moran, Meghan; Ahn, Hyunkee; Park, Soon – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2020
Factors that affect comprehension of accented English (e.g., Harding, 2011) have been well studied, but little research examines how listeners' proficiency affects their sensitivity to second language (L2) accent. The current study investigated the effect of test takers' English proficiency on their comprehension ratings and ability to correctly…
Descriptors: Pronunciation, Language Proficiency, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Tejedor-Garcia, Cristian; Escudero-Mancebo, David; Camara-Arenas, Enrique; Gonzalez-Ferreras, Cesar; Cardenoso-Payo, Valentin – IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2020
Over the last few years, we have witnessed a growing interest in computer-assisted pronunciation training (CAPT) tools and the commercial success of foreign language teaching applications that incorporate speech synthesis and automatic speech recognition technologies. However, empirical evidence supporting the pedagogical effectiveness of these…
Descriptors: Pronunciation, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Díez, Mario Tomé; Richters, Marlisa Amanda – The EUROCALL Review, 2020
It is essential for foreign language learners to have adequate opportunities for speaking in order to enhance the acquisition of oral communicative competence. Although research over the last few years has dealt with the potential of podcasting for the development of oral competencies, little has been done towards its application in the…
Descriptors: Audio Equipment, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods
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García-Pinar, Aránzazu – Language Learning Journal, 2022
One of the most recent developments in the field of L2 motivation is the construct of Directed Motivational Currents (DMCs). This novel motivational conceptualisation is characterised by its energising capacity to promote and sustain action in a multitude of contexts whenever an individual is determined to attain a goal/vision he or she regards as…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Learner Engagement
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Malicka, Aleksandra – Language Teaching Research, 2020
This study set out to test the theoretical premise of the SSARC model of pedagogic task sequencing, which postulates that tasks should be sequenced for learners from cognitively simple to complex. This experiment compared the performance of three tasks differing in cognitive complexity in a simple-complex sequence versus in the absence of any…
Descriptors: Accuracy, Language Fluency, Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning
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de Leeuw, Esther; Stockall, Linnaea; Lazaridou-Chatzigoga, Dimitra; Gorba Masip, Celia – Second Language Research, 2021
Spanish native speakers are known to pronounce onset /sC/ clusters in English with a prothetic vowel, as in "esport" for sport, due to their native language phonotactic constraints. We assessed whether accurate production of e.g. "spi" instead of "espi" was related to accurate perceptual discrimination of this…
Descriptors: Vowels, Spanish Speaking, Pronunciation, English (Second Language)
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García-Pastor, María Dolores; Miller, Ronan – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2019
The aim of this study is to discuss the needs of learners who stutter (LWS) in the skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing in English as a foreign language (EFL) learning based on their levels of anxiety, and their experiences as individuals who stutter in the process of learning this language. To this end, the anxiety of these…
Descriptors: Stuttering, Student Needs, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Warner-Ault, Ann – International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching, 2020
The current study explores utilizing the ACTFL cultural framework to structure synchronous video-based speaking activities and subsequent class discussions. The study includes 39 students in two sections of an intermediate-level college Spanish course who engaged in five 30-minute conversations with native speakers of Spanish via Talk Abroad…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Intercultural Communication, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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