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Spanish Heritage Language Learners' Motivational Profile in the Postsecondary Classroom: Insights from Psychological Network Modeling
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Janire Zalbidea; Diego Pascual y Cabo; Sergio Loza; Alicia Luque – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2023
This study sought to investigate the psychological network structure of adult Spanish heritage language (HL) learners' motivational profile by considering interconnections among the following variables: the possible HL selves, family influence, intended HL learning effort, HL achievement goal orientations, HL enjoyment, HL anxiety, perceived…
Descriptors: Native Language Instruction, Spanish Speaking, Spanish, Self Concept
The Effect of Input-Based Instruction Type on the Acquisition of Spanish Accusative Clitics
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White, Justin – Hispania, 2015
The purpose of this paper is to compare structured input (SI) with other input-based instructional treatments. The input-based instructional types include: input flood (IF), text enhancement (TE), SI activities, and focused input (FI; SI without implicit negative feedback). Participants included 145 adult learners enrolled in an intermediate…
Descriptors: Spanish, Linguistic Input, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Academic Advising Approaches Used with Foreign-Born Latino Graduate Students: A Mixed-Methods Approach
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Gambuzza, Maria Emilia – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This applied dissertation was designed to determine the level of satisfaction with the current academic advising approaches used for foreign-born Latino adult learners enrolled in a master's degree program designed specifically for Spanish-speaking immigrants in two Hispanic-serving institutions in Florida. The data collected through this study…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Spanish Speaking, Immigrants, Graduate Students