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Lessons from a Distanced Stage: Embedding a Zoom-Mediated Drama Workshop in a Language Classroom
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González Becerra, Iria; del Río Alcalá, Berta – L2 Journal, 2022
This paper will share the design and implementation of a Zoom-mediated theatre workshop in an undergraduate advanced Spanish language course and explore how this type of activity can support the development of a range of learners' competences whilst generating virtual presence through playfulness and engagement. Our aim is twofold: to provide…
Descriptors: Drama, Distance Education, Teaching Methods, Spanish
Machine Translation: Friend or Foe in the Language Classroom?
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Klekovkina, Vera; Denié-Higney, Laurence – L2 Journal, 2022
Machine translation (MT) provides a seemingly accelerated alternative way to communicate in the target language (L2). A convenient service to the public, MT renders a potential disservice to language learners. In this pedagogically focused article, we show concrete and detailed examples of how language instructors can turn MT and other electronic…
Descriptors: Translation, Computational Linguistics, Interdisciplinary Approach, Writing Instruction
No Silver Bullet: L2 Collocation Instruction in an Advanced Spanish Classroom
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Jensen, Eric Carl – L2 Journal, 2017
Many contemporary second language (L2) instructional materials feature collocation exercises; however, few studies have verified their effectiveness (Boers, Demecheleer, Coxhead, & Webb, 2014) or whether these exercises can be utilized for target languages beyond English (Higueras García, 2017). This study addresses these issues by…
Descriptors: Spanish, Phrase Structure, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Content-Based Instruction (CBI) for the Social Future: A Recommendation for Critical Content-Based Language Instruction (CCBI)
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Sato, Shinji; Hasegawa, Atsushi; Kumagai, Yuri; Kamiyoshi, Uichi – L2 Journal, 2017
In this article, we seek to reconceptualize content-based instruction (CBI) curricula and practices from a critical perspective. Further, we propose developing criticality as an essential component of CBI, advocating for an approach we call critical content-based instruction (CCBI). While the importance of CBI has long been recognized, previous…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Course Content, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Using a Corpus-Informed Pedagogical Intervention to Develop Language Awareness toward Appropriate Lexicogrammatical Choices
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Fernandez, Julieta; Yuldashev, Aziz – L2 Journal, 2015
The corpus-informed pedagogical intervention described in this article was developed for an advanced English as a Second Language (ESL) course designed for prospective International Teaching Assistants (ITAs) and implemented over the course of two class periods. Its primary goal was to offer students opportunities to gain language awareness of…
Descriptors: Intervention, Teaching Methods, Computational Linguistics, Second Language Learning
Film as Source Material in Advanced Foreign Language Classes
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Kaiser, Mark; Shibahara, Chika – L2 Journal, 2014
This paper suggests new ways filmic texts might be employed in advanced foreign language classes. Typically, film has been seen as source material for broadening students' vocabulary or for developing communicative competence. This paper considers what a close reading of a filmic text might offer foreign language educators and students by…
Descriptors: Films, Advanced Courses, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction