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Charle Poza, María Isabel – NECTFL Review, 2015
This investigation compared the beliefs about foreign language (FL) learning held by African American students enrolled in elementary courses with those enrolled at the intermediate level. The following research question was addressed: Do African American students at the elementary level have significantly different beliefs from students at the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Black Colleges, Second Language Learning, African American Students
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Knouse, Stephanie M.; Abreu, Laurel – NECTFL Review, 2016
In an effort to make the learning of the target culture a meaningful and motivating experience for foreign language (FL) learners, the researchers designed and implemented a semester-long project in which intermediate Spanish students used Pinterest to pin and comment on cultural artifacts and websites in the target language (TL) that were of…
Descriptors: Social Media, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Web Sites
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Fonder-Solano, Leah; Burnett, Joanne – NECTFL Review, 2018
In this study, 64 master's students and program graduates in French, Spanish, and TESOL evaluated their online experiences in two areas in which learning effectiveness is often questioned in online settings: linguistic proficiency and cultural knowledge. This study was informed by national data documenting attitudes toward online learning,…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Masters Programs, Language Proficiency, French
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Bachelor, Jeremy W.; Bachelor, Robin Barnard – NECTFL Review, 2016
This study examines the formative aspects of teaching in the World Language community college classroom: formative feedback, reflection, and assessment, and then recommends a new educational technique that applies the aforementioned formative elements into the classroom. To this end, in the fall semester of 2015, three sections of Spanish I at the…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods, Class Activities
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Lessard-Clouston, Michael – NECTFL Review, 2016
While the role of culture in second and/or foreign language (L2/FL) learning and teaching has often been unquestioned, empirical research on culture learning and teaching in L2/FL education has been less common than opinion-oriented writings in relevant journals. This article offers a summary and synthesis of 52 empirical studies on L2/FL culture…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Intercultural Communication
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Hicks, Alison – NECTFL Review, 2014
This article reports on the implementation of a Spanish information literacy tutorial and its effects on undergraduate research capacities. Information literacy, which refers to the ability to locate, evaluate, and use information, is key within the wider realm of digital literacy yet has often been overlooked in foreign language education. This…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Bibliographies