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Azkarai, Agurtzane; García Mayo, María del Pilar – Language Teaching Research, 2017
Research has shown that tasks provide second language (L2) learners with many opportunities to learn the L2. Task repetition has been claimed to benefit L2 learning since familiarity with procedure and/or content gives learners the chance to focus on more specific aspects of language. Most research on task repetition has focused on adult…
Descriptors: Task Analysis, Native Language, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Mateo, Roberto Martínez – English Language Teaching, 2015
The negative attitude towards translation as another pedagogical means in Foreign Language Teaching (FLT) has prevailed for much time (Cook, 2010). Nonetheless, currently, many theorists and linguistics agree on the importance of using translation activities in foreign language teaching and underline its beneficial effects to expand vocabulary, to…
Descriptors: Translation, Task Analysis, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Torres, Agustin Reyes; Ponce, Eva Pich; Pastor, Ma Dolores Garcia – Digital Education Review, 2012
Digital storytelling constitutes a pedagogical tool for teachers to work on different linguistic skills while generating students' interest and attention. This study analyses the usefulness of including digital storytelling within a didactic sequence in order to work on linguistic routines such as greetings and leave-takings in English as a…
Descriptors: Linguistics, Second Language Instruction, Language Skills, Second Languages