Enseñanza y tecnología

This study took place during the Spring and Fall semesters of 2008 at the University of Alabama in two Elementary Spanish classes. Using a combination of the findings reported by Mueller (1979), Bransford and Johnson (1972), Kim (2003), U. K. Chung (1994), and others as a base, this research aimed to extend the findings of previous studies on visually supported listening. It also aimed to compare empirically the effect of visually enriched[Leer más]

Spanish instructors are not neo-phobic of instructional technology (IT), and they will affirm they are not afraid of IT just to avoid being labeled as ‘living dinosaurs.’ Most of them just do not have the know-how to explore and use IT in-depth. Regardless, they are more familiar with the diverse IT world available. In this study the main factors influencing Spanish language educators to use IT (or not) in their Second Language Acquisition (SLA[Leer más]

La presente tesis, que consta de una parte preliminar y cuatro capítulos, es una investigación didáctica teórica y empírica sobre la enseñanza/aprendizaje del español coloquial conversacional a través del material cinematográfico para alumnos de español lengua extranjera (E/LE). La parte preliminar establece el problema de partida por medio de un diagnóstico inicial de las carencias, necesidades y preferencias del alumnado intermedio de E/LE en[Leer más]