(Re)Defining language pedagogy activity: A sociomaterialist perspective
Abstract Language pedagogy activity (LPA) is central to the functioning of language classrooms worldwide, and this article (re)defines LPA. While prevailing applied linguistics conceptualizations of “activity” are often theoretical and anthropocentric, our definition of LPA is empirically supported and foregrounds material agency.
Anne Marie Guerrettaz +3 more
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Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language to students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
The objective of this article is to address the teaching of Spanish as a foreign language (SFL) to students diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in high school.
María Laura Grosso
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Teaching to Learn ~ Learning to Teach Classroom Research Tools for Second Language Learning: A Case Study Based on English as a Foreign Language (EFL) and Spanish as a Foreign Language (SFL) in a Secondary School and a University in Ontario, Canada [PDF]
ESP
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Yakudoku: The Japanese Approach to Foreign Language Study [PDF]
The teaching of English as a foreign language is often greatly influenced by the sociolinguistic environment of the country in which English is taught. In many countries, English is taught in accordance with indigenous educational traditions.
Hino, Nobuyuki
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Comparative Analysis of Cognates in Two Datasets in Spanish Teaching in China
This paper aims to conduct a comparative study of two glossary compilations between two programs of Spanish as a Foreign Language (SFL) teaching in China, through statistical analysis and a survey of familiarity with cognates among ELE students in China.
Chen Hao, Yang Ming
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Use, Attitude, and Motivation in Foreign Language Acquisition [PDF]
This paper focuses on two important issues in foreign language learning and teaching: the use of the foreign language outside the classroom and motivation and attitude.
Day, Richard, Iida, Masako
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Marginalization of Local Varieties in the L2 Classroom: The Case of U.S. Spanish
The United States is one of the world’s most populous Hispanophone countries, with over 35 million Spanish-speakers. In addition, Spanish is the most widely taught foreign language in the United States, with more students enrolled in Spanish at the ...
Katharine E. Burns
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En este trabajo se desarrollan algunas estrategias metodológicas para la enseñanza de la oración de relativo en español como segunda lengua. Su objetivo principal es brindarle al profesor de español la aplicación de una estrategia metodológica a la luz ...
Flor Garita Hernández
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Using a genre‐based approach to teach writing to elementary ESL students: A boon or a barrier?
Abstract A genre‐based approach to second language (L2) writing instruction has received traction due to its impact on helping L2 students improve their writing skills. This approach to teaching writing is particularly useful for young English language learners (ELLs), as it simultaneously focuses on their English language and writing skills ...
Aicha Zohbie, Subrata Bhowmik
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Exploring Children's L2 Disciplinary Literacy Through a Multimodal Science Project in a CLIL Context
Abstract This study explores the ways in which young second language learners in an intact fourth‐grade content and language integrated (CLIL) science class drew on the affordances of multiple semiotic resources including language, images, sound, movement, etc., to construct disciplinary knowledge in the context of a multimodal project on machines ...
Yvette Coyle, Julio Roca de Larios
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