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Anthony Brandy; Phil Hiver – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2024
In this single-case study with a quasi-experimental design, we set out to examine the role of two input-based features of the language learning app Duolingo on learners' development of implicit and explicit second language (L2) knowledge. We investigated the effect of Duolingo's Stories feature and Podcast feature on two Spanish-L2 learners'…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Spanish, Educational Technology, Audio Equipment
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Escobar-Álvarez, M. Ángeles – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2017
This article examines the second language acquisition (SLA) of Spanish dative clitics in clitic doubling (CLD) structures that are closely related to the double object construction (DOC) in English and Dutch. It also addresses the question of how adult English and Dutch speakers learning L2 Spanish in a formal setting develop knowledge and use of…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Spanish, Native Language, Transfer of Training
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Loewen, Shawn; Inceoglu, Solène – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2016
Textual manipulation is a common pedagogic tool used to emphasize specific features of a second language (L2) text, thereby facilitating noticing and, ideally, second language development. Visual input enhancement has been used to investigate the effects of highlighting specific grammatical structures in a text. The current study uses a…
Descriptors: Visual Stimuli, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Grammar