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Hetrovicz, Lauren – Foreign Language Annals, 2021
According to the functional model proposed by Sampasivam and Clément in 2014, the two determinants that build towards second language confidence (L2C) are "richness and self-involvement" of the contact experience. This study adds to previous research by investigating, for the first time, the role of interlocutor type in the context of…
Descriptors: Videoconferencing, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Spanish
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Sara Fernández Cuenca; Sean Michael Muller – Journal of Second Language Acquisition and Teaching, 2021
Language interaction has been shown to positively impact second language development (Long, 1996). However, whereas research that examined interactionist approaches to second language acquisition (Gass & Mackey, 2006) has meticulously studied how different factors in the interaction (interactional context, type of task, etc) may affect L2…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Spanish, Task Analysis
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Ignizio, Graham Stefan – Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education, 2018
This article discusses the unique situation of teaching an upper-level, undergraduate Spanish conversation course with a service-learning component at a large, public, urban university. With the help of service-learning literature and anonymous pre- and post-surveys, this study aims to offer some qualitative observations and advice on…
Descriptors: Advanced Courses, Conversational Language Courses, Spanish, Nontraditional Students
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Rodríguez-González, Eva; Castañeda, Martha E. – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2018
The present study examined the impact of trained peer feedback on Spanish as a second language (L2) in terms of language performance, nature of feedback, and perceptions of peer feedback in speaking tasks. Participants in the study included 17 intermediate L2 Spanish learners enrolled in a conversation course that incorporated peer feedback…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Writing (Composition)
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Tocaimaza-Hatch, C. Cecilia – Foreign Language Annals, 2016
This project investigated vocabulary learning from a sociocultural perspective--in particular, the way in which lexical knowledge was mediated in Spanish second language (L2) learners' and native speakers' (NSs') interactions. Nine students who were enrolled in an advanced conversation course completed an oral portfolio assignment consisting of…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Native Speakers, Advanced Courses, Conversational Language Courses
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Hertel, Tammy Jandrey; Dings, Abby – Foreign Language Annals, 2017
This article presents the quantitative and qualitative results of a nationwide survey of the perceptions of faculty, alumni, and students regarding the contribution to the undergraduate Spanish major curriculum of various types of courses and experiences. Quantitative results indicated that all participants valued the importance of study abroad as…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Alumni