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The potential of writing for L2 learning: Collaborative writing
This TFG focuses on how collaborative writing in an L2 can be an effective opportunity for L2 acquisition. For that, it revises six pieces of research that investigate how different variables (such as proficiency, corrective ...
“Using the properly”: L1 Transfer in the Acquisition of Definite Articles in English by Spanish speakers
The study of L2 article acquisition has become an important area in the cross-linguistic field.
Articles have
been classified as one of the most difficult features in English, as
they are
employed very ...
Acoustic analysis of EFL speech production corpora according to the Speech Learning Model
(2020-05-20)
It is widely accepted that L1 influences the acquisition of L2 phonology during Second Language Acquisition. Models such as the Speech Learning Model (SLM) have tried to explain this process by defining bi-directional ...
The acquisition of complex wh-questions in L2
The main goal of this paper is to review how complex wh-questions are acquired in the
process of learning a second language (L2). Adopting a generative perspective, the
paper will consider experimental studies that have ...
The use of dictogloss in the learning of a foreign language
(2020-11-24)
The Communicative Teaching Method was a language teaching methodology very popular in the 70’s and 80’s of the previous century. Its main emphasis was on second language (L2) use and, therefore, the teaching of grammar was ...
The acquisition of morphosyntax by children with Down syndrome
(2020-11-24)
Down syndrome is one of the most common genetic disorders associated with intellectual disability and with cognitive delays that have clear implications for language learning, especially for the acquisition of morphosyntax. ...
Production of english vowels by native spanish speakers: an analysis
(2020-12-21)
The objective of achieving a proficient pronunciation in a language other than the individual’s mother tongue is a great challenge that numerous speakers are willing to overcome. However, during language acquisition learners ...
Attitudes towards accents in the United Kingdom: a sociophonetic analysis
(2022-03-07)
The United Kingdom is widely known for having a large number of accents, but what is the social attitude towards them? In order to answer this question, we need to analyse the importance of accents on identity. Accents ...
Back-formed compound words
(2020-05-20)
Back-formation and compounding constitute two morphological processes of word-formation that, on the one hand, can coalesce, and on the other hand, can collide. The central aim of this paper is to explain back-formation ...
Explaining the uses of ser and estar: A didactic proposal for English learners of Spanish
(2020-05-20)
The distinction between ser and estar is one of the most difficult aspects of Spanish grammar for English learners of Spanish. There are many authors from different backgrounds that have dealt with this topic aiming to ...