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Coryell, Joellen E.; Clark, M. Carolyn; Pomerantz, Anne – Modern Language Journal, 2010
This study investigates the case of 7 female heritage learners of Spanish who have chosen, as adults, to enroll in online Spanish language instruction at the postsecondary level. Drawing on symbolic convergence theory, it identifies a cultural fantasy metanarrative that participants collectively constructed as they made sense of their language…
Descriptors: Fantasy, Multilingualism, Spanish, Heritage Education
Mikulski, Ariana M. – Modern Language Journal, 2010
The Spanish subjunctive has been known to pose difficulties for learners of Spanish whose native language is English (e.g., Collentine, 1997, 2003; Terrell, Baycroft, & Perrone, 1987). Investigating the same feature in heritage learners of Spanish can provide more information about the linguistic development of this growing population. This pilot…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Editing, Spanish, Heritage Education
Polio, Charlene; Zyzik, Eve – Modern Language Journal, 2009
This multiple case study examines language-focused instruction in 3 university Spanish literature classes to examine the students' and instructors' perspectives on language learning in this context. The classes were studied for a semester through observations, instructor interviews and stimulated recalls, and student questionnaires. Among the…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Questionnaires, Language Proficiency, Spanish Literature
Gregersen, Tammy; Olivares-Cuhat, Gabriela; Storm, John – Modern Language Journal, 2009
This study examines possible connections between second language competency and frequency and type of gesture use (illustrators, compensatory illustrators, adaptors, emblems, regulators, and affect displays). To this end, 75 students enrolled in beginning, intermediate, and advanced college-level Spanish courses were videotaped while conversing in…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Learning Activities, Spanish, Second Language Learning
Alvstad, Cecilia; Castro, Andrea – Modern Language Journal, 2009
In this article we set out to explore and discuss reasons for reading literary texts in university curricula of foreign languages. Our analysis is based on 2 sources of information: 16 syllabi of Spanish as a foreign language and a questionnaire in which 11 university instructors teaching these syllabi express their intentions. We point to a…
Descriptors: Literature Appreciation, Second Language Learning, Curriculum, Course Descriptions
Cohen, Andrew D.; Shively, Rachel L. – Modern Language Journal, 2007
The primary aim of this study was to assess the impact of a curricular intervention on study-abroad students' use of language- and culture-learning strategies and on their acquisition of requests and apologies. The intervention consisted of a brief face-to-face orientation to learning speech acts, a self-study guidebook on language and culture…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Research Design, Intervention, Speech Acts
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