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      Second language grammar and individual differences 

      Busto Prado, Sheila (2024-05-06)
      [EN] The need for grammar instruction has always been a very controversial issue, although there is a broad consensus in the second language (L2) acquisition field that such pedagogical intervention is facilitative and may ...
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      The acquisition of complex wh-questions in L2 

      Etxabe Azpiazu, Mónica
      The main goal of this paper is to review how complex wh-questions are acquired in the process of learning a second language (L2). Adopting a generative perspective, the paper will consider experimental studies that have ...
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      The acquisition of morphosyntax by children with Down syndrome 

      Urquijo Fuertes, Rocío (2020-11-24)
      Down syndrome is one of the most common genetic disorders associated with intellectual disability and with cognitive delays that have clear implications for language learning, especially for the acquisition of morphosyntax. ...
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      The potential of writing for L2 learning: Collaborative writing 

      Maeso Cano, María
      This TFG focuses on how collaborative writing in an L2 can be an effective opportunity for L2 acquisition. For that, it revises six pieces of research that investigate how different variables (such as proficiency, corrective ...
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      The role of task repetition in EFL contexts 

      Otaegi Mendoza, Manex (2023-04-17)
      Different researchers have defended the use of tasks in language teaching because they offer learners the opportunity to enhance their linguistic abilities by interacting with others. Nonetheless, task-based language ...
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      The role of task repetition in L2 acquisition 

      Guiral Borruel, Claudia María (2017-11-24)
      The use of tasks in language teaching has been demonstrated to be beneficial as it provides learners with the opportunity to develop their interlanguage by means of conversational interaction. However, as tasks are ...
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      The use of dictogloss in the learning of a foreign language 

      Ruiz Jiménez, Gorka (2020-11-24)
      The Communicative Teaching Method was a language teaching methodology very popular in the 70’s and 80’s of the previous century. Its main emphasis was on second language (L2) use and, therefore, the teaching of grammar was ...