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Language Learning Through Interaction: Online And In The Classroom, Andrew J. Demil, Rachel Kozikowski

The Coastal Review: An Online Peer-reviewed Journal

Online language teaching has become a popular alternative to classroom learning (Liu et al; Warschauer and Meskill). This led to research comparing the two learning environments (Young). Regardless of the learning environment, in order to be effective, the second language classroom must be designed to lead learners to acquisition. Studies suggest that collaborative tasks that push learners to negotiate meaning lead to acquisition (Leeser; Loewen and Erlam; Mackey and Philp; Stafford, Bowden, Sanz). Participants in this study were in two environments; a second language classroom in the typical in person classroom format, and a language learning course in an online …

Analyzing The Gender Gap In Second Language Acquisition: A New Esl Curriculum For Latina English Learners, Cheyenne Peters

Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

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The Use Of Visual Arts In World Language Instruction To Increase Student Motivation And Attitude, Marilena Bevilacqua Martello

Boise State University Theses and Dissertations

Because of the complexity and changeability that characterize languages, language learners face a number of various factors in their quest to acquire a new language. Nevertheless, it is the level of motivation and personal attitude toward language learning that will determine their rate of success (Dörnyei & Csizér, 1998). The purpose of this study was to find out (1) whether there was a relationship between the use of visual art in world language instruction and student motivation, and (2) whether student writing skills improved when visual art was used for Content Based Instruction. The study used a mixed method research …

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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Input Y Fonf En La Adquisición De La Doble Negación En Español Por Angloparlantes, Yolanda Pangtay Chang

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository

Dos factores importantes en la adquisición de una L2: estructura a adquirir y metodología de enseñanza, se estudian en esta tesis. En la negación en español L2, el cambio de la forma del inglés a una forma en principio más sencilla, puede necesitar reestructuración. El segundo factor, la metodología utilizada en su enseñanza, puede variar de manera importante de una clase a otra. Por lo tanto, surgen los siguientes cuestionamientos:

1) ¿Existe la reestructura de la L1 a la L2?

2) ¿Qué tipo de metodología ayuda a la reestructuración?

3) Si hay reestructuración, ¿es ésta permanente o no?

Para el …

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 …

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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Teaching Spanish To Beginning Spanish Students, Amy Baldini

World Languages and Cultures

During my time in college and studying abroad, I have developed a passion for languages. As a result, I plan on teaching Spanish in High School. Therefore, my senior project will involve tutoring beginning-level Cal Poly students in Spanish and evaluating the difficulties that students encounter while learning a second language. I will tutor for a minimum of 30 hours and complete a write-up which summarizes my experience. In this write up, I discuss the tutoring sessions and the different obstacles and successes I encounter. I will also discuss what tutors must consider when tutoring students. I will outline my …

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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L2 Acquisition Of Spanish Dps: The Status Of Grammatical Features., Joyce Bruhn De Garavito, L. White

Joyce Bruhn de Garavito

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L2 Acquisition Of Indefinite Object Drop In Spanish., Joyce Bruhn De Garavito, P. Guijarro-Fuentes

Joyce Bruhn de Garavito

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