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Lado, Beatriz; Bowden, Harriet Wood; Stafford, Catherine; Sanz, Cristina – Hispania, 2017
Experience with a second language (L2) has been shown to facilitate learning of a third or subsequent language (L3) (Sanz 2000). However, little is known about how much L2 experience is needed before benefits for L3 development emerge, or about whether effects depend on type of L3 instruction. We report two experiments investigating initial…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Learning Processes, Bilingualism, Educational Experiments
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Collentine, Karina – Hispania, 2016
Tasks provide engaging ways to involve learners in meaningful, real-world activities with the foreign language (FL). Yet selecting classroom tasks suitable to learners' linguistic readiness is challenging, and task-based research is exploring the relationship between learners' overall abilities (e.g., reading, grammatical) and the complexity and…
Descriptors: Reading Ability, Second Language Learning, Task Analysis, College Students
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Spanos, Tony – Hispania, 1992
A Macintosh-based project that uses HyperCard to create computer-assisted lessons for composition classes is described. Ways that students have improved their writing skills are discussed, along with ways that the software has changed teaching techniques. (LB)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Educational Technology, Second Language Learning
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Roman-Odio, Clara; Hartlaub, Bradley A. – Hispania, 2003
Examines trends in computer assisted language learning (CALL) research and postulates strategies for classroom assessment of CALL. Describes a pilot study designed to evaluate a music-based multimedia program. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Computer Assisted Instruction, Multimedia Materials, Music
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Lear, Darcy – Hispania, 2003
Explores the divide between possibilities for technology use in classrooms and the realities of technology use in these same classrooms. Specific focus is on ways in which technology is used to teach culture in university Spanish classes. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Cultural Awareness, Educational Technology, Higher Education
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Larsen, Mark D. – Hispania, 2001
Although most teachers use word processors and electronic mail on a daily basis, they still depend on paper and pencil for correcting their students' compositions. This article suggests some tools and techniques for submitting, editing, and returning written work electronically. (BD) (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Editing, Error Correction, Instruction
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Bell, Fleming L.; LeBlanc, Leona B. – Hispania, 2000
Examined whether readers in a third-semester Spanish course--reading the second language on a computer screen--accessed glossed vocabulary more frequently when the glosses were written in their first language or their second language. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Higher Education, Reading Comprehension