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Experiences Of Dyslexic Students Learning A Second Language: A Review Of The Literature, Lauren Ricci

Senior Honors Theses

A systematic review of the literature was conducted to explore the experiences that college students with dyslexia face learning a second language in the classroom setting while studying at a private institution in Central Virginia. This literature review offers an analysis of the scholarly research related to this topic. The processability theory is discussed in the first section, followed by a review of recent literature on how dyslexia affects the brain’s processing, specific experiences of students, and how to best support these students in second language acquisition (SLA). Lastly, the literature surrounds phonological processing, working memory, specific struggles in the …

Forming A Global Citizen: Personal Development Through Study Abroad, Anna L. Reiter

Honors Thesis

This literature review examines key benefits of studying abroad, while investigating which elements most contribute to students’ overall success. Current literature suggests that benefits of studying abroad include, but are not limited to, second language acquisition (SLA), identity formation, and intercultural competence. The degree of which each is improved depends on a multitude of variables. SLA improvement is explored via consideration of students’ baseline proficiency level, degree of receptivity of the host country, and length of the study abroad program. Students’ identity formation is explained through the three bases of identity: person, role, and group/social. Finally, intercultural competence in study …

The Acquisition Of Variation In Future Time Expression By High School Student Learners Of Spanish In Upstate New York, Erika E. Clarkin

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

The present dissertation sets out to investigate the acquisition of variation in future-time expression by English speakers L2 learners of Spanish in a high school setting. I explore the variable use of the morphological future, the periphrastic future, and the present indicative to express the future time in Spanish by the participants. A total of 2,282 tokens were collected at three different times during the school year. The participants were attending year six of Spanish instruction. The study takes into consideration previously published research on the use of future markers by native speakers and by non-native speakers. The present study …

The Acquisition Of Advanced Level Chinese Heritage Language (Chl) Learners：A Comparative Analysis Concerning The Aspect Marker “Le了”, Jingjing Ao

Masters Theses

Over the decades, research on heritage language learners has been quite popular, but most studies concern Russian, Spanish and other languages rather than Chinese. The Chinese heritage language learner’s studies focus mainly on K-12 students and their learning motivations, writing characteristics, and identification recognition and those concerned with language acquisition address their vocabulary and verbal Chinese development. There have been very few studies about learning grammar. This study emphasizes on the acquisition of the aspect marker LE among advanced learners.

To investigate the acquisition characteristics of advanced CHL learners, this study adopted the advanced CHL learners as the research group …

Una Entrevista Con José Plácido Ruiz Campillo Sobre La Gramática Operativa Y Cognitiva Y Su Estado En La Enseñanza Del Español Como Lengua Extranjera, David Sánchez-Jiménez

Publications and Research

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Examining The Role Of Corrective Feedback On Learners' Modified Output Of The Spanish Past Tense In Face-To-Face And Telecollaboration Contexts, Arnaldo Robles

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

In the field of Second Language Acquisition (SLA) there has been a demand for further research to look into how corrective feedback (CF) can aid adult second language (L2) learners’ language performance and development. More specifically, to what degree elicitations with prompts (i.e., a form of explicit correct feedback) can affect the modified output of adult learners of Spanish during task performance. Additionally, how face-to-face and telecollaboration environments might play a role in learner’s modified output. Therefore, this dissertation study examines the effects of elicitations with prompts by measuring learners’ modified output in producing the Spanish past tense – the …

Computer-Assisted Vocabulary Learning For Deaf Learners Of Foreign Sign Languages, Benjamin J. Cavaletto

Theses and Dissertations

Deaf people have as great or greater need and desire to learn foreign languages as their hearing peers. Currently it is difficult for these learners to find courses and materials that are appropriate for their learning needs. Especially difficult is finding courses or learning materials for learning sign languages, which are more motivating and more accessible for Deaf learners than spoken languages. Additionally, evidence is presented that learning a foreign sign language can act as a bridge to learning a spoken language from the same region. The study presented in this thesis tested the efficacy of a computer-assisted vocabulary learning …

Pedagogía De Hablantes De Herencia: Implicaciones Para El Entrenamiento De Instructores Al Nivel Universitario, Lina M. Reznicek-Parrado

Department of Modern Languages and Literatures: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

This study researches the differences in pedagogical needs between learners of Spanish as a Foreign Language (FL learners) and learners of Spanish as a Heritage Language (HL learners) at the university level. By using the UNL Modern Languages and Literatures Department as an illustrative case and based on an analysis of the Heritage Language student profile in the context of the United States, this study seeks to explore arguments in favor of providing training for university-level instructors of Spanish that responds to the specific pedagogical needs of Heritage Language Learners.

The relevancy of this study is not only based on …

The Acquisition Of Sociolinguistic Variation By Study Abroad Students : The Case Of American Students In Madrid, Kathryn Lee Ringer-Hilfinger

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

The current investigation seeks to contribute to the emerging body of research on second language variation in Spanish. A range of dialect-specific variables is considered, both morphological and phonological. Learner acquisition of these variables is measured within a study abroad context through oral and written longitudinal data over the course of an 8-month period. Previous studies conducted in this area have considered pronoun use (Geeslin and Gudmestad 2008a; Salgado-Robles 2012) the use of /theta/ (Geeslin and Gudmestad 2008b; Willis et. al. 2009; Ringer-Hilfinger 2012; Knouse 2012), intonation strategies (Henriksen et al. 2010), and perfective past time reference (Geeslin et al. …

Subject Object Asymmetries In The Grammar Of Bilingual And Monolingual Spanish Speakers: Evidence Against Connectionism, Joyce Bruhn De Garavito

Joyce Bruhn de Garavito

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Eventive And Stative Passives: The Role Of Transfer In The Acquisition Of Ser And Estar By German And English L1 Speakers, Joyce Bruhn De Garavito

Joyce Bruhn de Garavito

This paper reports on an empirical study that examined knowledge of the properties of the two passives in the L2 Spanish grammar of L1 speakers of English and German. The Full Transfer Hypothesis (Schwartz and Sprouse 1994) predicts that learners should be able to acquire the relevant properties, but German speakers may have an advantage in noticing the difference. The study comprised three groups of speakers: an English L1 group, a German L1 group, and a Spanish native speaker control group. The tasks consisted of a Grammaticality Judgment Task and a Sentence Selection Task. Results showed that (a) the English …

Eventive And Stative Passives: The Role Of Transfer In The Acquisition Of Ser And Estar By German And English L1 Speakers, Joyce Bruhn De Garavito

Joyce Bruhn de Garavito

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Methodological Issues In The L2 Acquisition Of A Syntax/Semantics Phenomenon: How To Assess L2 Knowledge Of Mood In Spanish Relative Clauses., Joyce Bruhn De Garavito, C. Borgonovo, P. Prévost

Joyce Bruhn de Garavito

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Eventive And Stative Passives In Spanish L2 Acquisition: A Matter Of Aspect, Joyce Bruhn De Garavito, E. E. Valenzuela

Joyce Bruhn de Garavito

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Acquisition Of The Spanish Plural By French L2 Speakers: The Role Of Transfer., Joyce Bruhn De Garavito

Joyce Bruhn de Garavito

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Interpretive Deficit? Evidence From The Future Tense In L2 Spanish, Joyce Bruhn De Garavito, E. Valenzuela

Joyce Bruhn de Garavito

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Parámetro De Polisíntesis En Náhuatl: ¿Desaparición Por Influencia Del Español?, R. Herrera, A. Holzrichter, Joyce Bruhn De Garavito

Joyce Bruhn de Garavito

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Variability In Contact Spanish: Implications For Second Language Acquisition, Joyce Bruhn De Garavito, Cristina Atoche

Joyce Bruhn de Garavito

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Conexionismo O Nativismo? Construcciones Con Se En Hablantes Bilingües., Joyce Bruhn De Garavito

Joyce Bruhn de Garavito

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The Status Of Ser And Estar In Late And Early Bilingual L2 Spanish., Joyce Bruhn De Garavito, E. Valenzuela

Joyce Bruhn de Garavito

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Is The Semantics/Syntax Interface Vulnerable In L2 Acquisition? Focus On Mood Distinctions In Relative Clauses In L2 Spanish., Joyce Bruhn De Garavito, C. Borgonovo, P. Prévost

Joyce Bruhn de Garavito

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Knowledge Of Clitic Doubling In Spanish: A Comparison Of Early And Late Bilinguals, Joyce Bruhn De Garavito

Joyce Bruhn de Garavito

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Specificity In Spanish: The Syntax/Semantics Interface In Sla, Joyce Bruhn De Garavito, Claudia Borgonovo, Pedro Guijarro-Fuentes, Philippe Prévost, Elena Valenzuela

Joyce Bruhn de Garavito

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Nahuatl And The Polysynthesis Parameter, Joyce Bruhn De Garavito, Roberto Herrera, Amanda Holtzrichter

Joyce Bruhn de Garavito

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Acquisition Of Mood Distinctions In L2 Spanish., Joyce Bruhn De Garavito, C. Borgonovo, P. Prévost

Joyce Bruhn de Garavito

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Exploring The Relationship Between Transfer And Input In The Acquisition Of The Spanish Passi, Joyce Bruhn De Garavito, E. Valenzuela

Joyce Bruhn de Garavito

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The (Dis)Association Between Morphology And Syntax: The Case Of L2 Spanish., Joyce Bruhn De Garavito

Joyce Bruhn de Garavito

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Knowledge Of Tense In The Mental Representation Of L2 Spanish., Joyce Bruhn De Garavito

Joyce Bruhn de Garavito

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Learners' Competence May Be More Accurate Than We Think., Joyce Bruhn De Garavito

Joyce Bruhn de Garavito

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Clitic Placement In L2 French: Evidence From Sentence Matching., N. Duffield, L. White, Joyce Bruhn De Garavito, S. Montrul, P. Prévost

Joyce Bruhn de Garavito

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