ERIC Number: EJ1321698
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 28
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Improving Conversational Interactions with Task-Based Activities in a Spanish as a Second Language Class
CastaƱeda, Daniel A.
Computer Assisted Language Learning, v34 n8 p1154-1181 2021
This study was designed to explore improvement in conversational interactions by English speakers learning Spanish when exposed to task-based speaking activities in three phases. Fifty-three college students enrolled in Intermediate Spanish 1 and Intermediate Spanish 2 engaged in input activities, recorded summaries and reflections on the input content with VoiceThread technology, and reported their findings in face-to-face and online group conversation. The results of the study were mixed: Applying the Advanced Placement Spanish Language and Culture rubric for pre- and posttest showed that students in Intermediate 2 significantly improved; however, those in Intermediate 1 showed no significant improvement. In addition, students reported very positive experiences with input, presentational output, and interpersonal output activities.
Descriptors: Spanish, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Communicative Competence (Languages), Task Analysis, Linguistic Input, Learning Activities, Computer Mediated Communication, Cultural Awareness, Pretests Posttests, Computer Software, Student Attitudes, Positive Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Undergraduate Students, Student Improvement, Integrated Learning Systems
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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