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Review Of Educating For Advanced Foreign Language Capacities: Constructs, Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment By H. Byrnes, H. Weger-Guntharp, And K. Sprang, Todd A. Hernandez Oct 2008

Review Of Educating For Advanced Foreign Language Capacities: Constructs, Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment By H. Byrnes, H. Weger-Guntharp, And K. Sprang, Todd A. Hernandez

Spanish Languages and Literatures Research and Publications

No abstract provided.


The Effect Of Explicit Instruction And Input Flood On Students' Use Ofspanish Discourse Markers On A Simulated Oral Proficiency Interview, Todd A. Hernandez Sep 2008

The Effect Of Explicit Instruction And Input Flood On Students' Use Ofspanish Discourse Markers On A Simulated Oral Proficiency Interview, Todd A. Hernandez

Spanish Languages and Literatures Research and Publications

This study investigates the effect of explicit instruction and input flood on students' use of Spanish discourse markers on a simulated oral proficiency interview. Students in the experimental group (n = 10) were provided with explicit instruction on the function and use of discourse markers to narrate an event in the past time frame. This group also received a flood of input that contained an increased incidence of discourse markers. Students were then presented with opportunities for communicative practice and corrective feedback. In contrast, students in the control group (n = 9) did not receive explicit instruction on the use …


Integrative Motivation As A Predictor Of Achievement In The Foreign Language Classroom, Todd A. Hernandez Aug 2008

Integrative Motivation As A Predictor Of Achievement In The Foreign Language Classroom, Todd A. Hernandez

Spanish Languages and Literatures Research and Publications

This study examines the relationship among five independent variables—integrative motivation, instrumental motivation, the need to fulfill a foreign language requirement, grade point average (GPA), and previous years studying Spanish—as predictors of five dependent variables: scores on a simulated oral proficiency interview (SOPI), final exam grades, final grades, the desire to enroll in Spanish courses after completing the language requirement, and intention to major in Spanish. Data from a questionnaire and a SOPI administered to 130 students enrolled in fourth-semester Spanish identified integrative motivation as a significant predictor of SOPI scores and final exam grades. Furthermore, integrative motivation was a significant …


Information Gap Activities: A Standards-Based Strategy For Promoting Oral Proficiency In A Thematic Context, Paul A. Garcia, Todd A. Hernandez Oct 2007

Information Gap Activities: A Standards-Based Strategy For Promoting Oral Proficiency In A Thematic Context, Paul A. Garcia, Todd A. Hernandez

Spanish Languages and Literatures Research and Publications

This article demonstrates how the sustained use of standards-driven information gap activities (IGAs) supports and enhances the development of speaking skills. In the first section, we define the IGA. We then discuss recent research showing how IGAs promote focused student-student interactions. In the third section we provide a blueprint for implementing the IGA in a standards-based thematic context. We conclude with content-based models from a thematic unit on Argentina that are appropriate for both secondary and post-secondary classrooms.


Review Of The Art Of Teaching Spanish: Second Language Acquisition From Research To Praxis By B. Lafford And R. Salaberry, Todd A. Hernandez Oct 2007

Review Of The Art Of Teaching Spanish: Second Language Acquisition From Research To Praxis By B. Lafford And R. Salaberry, Todd A. Hernandez

Spanish Languages and Literatures Research and Publications

No abstract provided.


Integrative Motivation As A Predictor Of Success In The Intermediate Foreign Language Classroom, Todd A. Hernandez Dec 2006

Integrative Motivation As A Predictor Of Success In The Intermediate Foreign Language Classroom, Todd A. Hernandez

Spanish Languages and Literatures Research and Publications

This study investigates the ability of three variables—integrative motivation, instrumental motivation, and the need to fulfill a university foreign language requirement—to predict: (1) scores on a simulated oral proficiency interview (SOPI) and (2) the desire to enroll in a foreign language after fulfilling the language requirement. Analysis of data from a questionnaire and a SOPI administered to 130 students completing their fourth‐semester Spanish course identified integrative motivation as a significant predictor of both SOPI scores and students' desire to continue studying Spanish beyond the four‐semester foreign language requirement. A negative relationship was also found between the need to fulfill the …


Review Of Spanish Second Language Acquisition: State Of The Science By B. Lafford And R. Salaberry, Todd A. Hernandez Oct 2006

Review Of Spanish Second Language Acquisition: State Of The Science By B. Lafford And R. Salaberry, Todd A. Hernandez

Spanish Languages and Literatures Research and Publications

No abstract provided.


Review Of From Input To Output: A Teacher’S Guide To Second Language Acquisition By B. Vanpatten, Todd A. Hernandez Apr 2006

Review Of From Input To Output: A Teacher’S Guide To Second Language Acquisition By B. Vanpatten, Todd A. Hernandez

Spanish Languages and Literatures Research and Publications

No abstract provided.


Rediscovering Sponge Activities: A Strategic Approach To Time On Task, Todd A. Hernandez, Paul A. Garcia Jan 2006

Rediscovering Sponge Activities: A Strategic Approach To Time On Task, Todd A. Hernandez, Paul A. Garcia

Spanish Languages and Literatures Research and Publications

No abstract provided.


Soledad E Incomunicabilidad En La Obra Teatral De Iván García, Raquel Aguilú De Murphy Jan 1988

Soledad E Incomunicabilidad En La Obra Teatral De Iván García, Raquel Aguilú De Murphy

Spanish Languages and Literatures Research and Publications

No abstract provided.