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Dr GABRIELA ZAPATA's Outputs (58)

Semantic Categories and Context in L2 Vocabulary Learning (2011)
Journal Article
Bolger, P., & Zapata, G. (2011). Semantic Categories and Context in L2 Vocabulary Learning. Language Learning, 61(2), 614-646. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9922.2010.00624.x

This article extends recent findings that presenting semantically related vocabulary simultaneously inhibits learning. It does so by adding story contexts. Participants learned 32 new labels for known concepts from four different semantic categories... Read More about Semantic Categories and Context in L2 Vocabulary Learning.

Psycholinguistic approaches to language processing in heritage speakers (2011)
Journal Article
Zapata, G., & Bolger, P. (2011). Psycholinguistic approaches to language processing in heritage speakers. Heritage Language Journal, 8(1), 1-29. https://doi.org/10.46538/hlj.8.1.2

This paper focuses on the dearth of language-processing research addressing Spanish heritage speakers in assimilationist communities. First, we review key offline work on this population, and we then summarize the few psycholinguistic (online) studie... Read More about Psycholinguistic approaches to language processing in heritage speakers.

Blending classroom instruction with online homework: A study of student perceptions of computer-assisted L2 learning (2008)
Journal Article
Sagarra, N., & Zapata, G. (2008). Blending classroom instruction with online homework: A study of student perceptions of computer-assisted L2 learning. ReCALL, 20(2), 208-224. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0958344008000621

This study investigates the impact of an online workbook on the attitudes of 245 second language (L2) Spanish learners toward this pedagogical tool over two consecutive semesters. The treatment consisted of four hours of classroom instruction and one... Read More about Blending classroom instruction with online homework: A study of student perceptions of computer-assisted L2 learning.

Preservice and Inservice Instructors' Metaphorical Constructions of Second Language Teachers (2007)
Journal Article
Zapata, G., & Lacorte, M. (2007). Preservice and Inservice Instructors' Metaphorical Constructions of Second Language Teachers. Foreign Language Annals, 40(3), 521 - 534. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1944-9720.2007.tb02873.x

This article describes the first part of a study that explores the metaphorical language used by 64 second language (L2) Spanish and English as a foreign language (EFL) pre- and in service teaching assistants and instructors in their conceptualizatio... Read More about Preservice and Inservice Instructors' Metaphorical Constructions of Second Language Teachers.

CALL on hold: The delayed benefits of an online workbook on L2 vocabulary learning (2007)
Journal Article
Zapata, G., & Sagarra, N. (2007). CALL on hold: The delayed benefits of an online workbook on L2 vocabulary learning. Computer Assisted Language Learning, 20(2), 153-171. https://doi.org/10.1080/09588220701331352

This study examines the effects of an online workbook and a paper workbook on L2 vocabulary acquisition. Participants consisted of 549 L2 learners of Spanish enrolled in a large language program at an American state university. The participants recei... Read More about CALL on hold: The delayed benefits of an online workbook on L2 vocabulary learning.

Literature in L2 Spanish Classes: An Examination of Focus-on-Cultural Understanding (2005)
Journal Article
Zapata, G. (2005). Literature in L2 Spanish Classes: An Examination of Focus-on-Cultural Understanding. Language Awareness, 14(4), 261-273. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658410508668841

This paper investigates the development of L2 Spanish students’ cultural awareness through the teaching of literature by the application of the method Focus-on-Cultural Understanding. The paper partially reports on a one-semester study in which 17 in... Read More about Literature in L2 Spanish Classes: An Examination of Focus-on-Cultural Understanding.

Contact and contracting Spanish (2005)
Journal Article
Zapata, G., Sánchezb, L., & Jacqueline Toribio, A. (2005). Contact and contracting Spanish. International Journal of Bilingualism, 9(3-4), 377 - 395. https://doi.org/10.1177/13670069050090030501

This investigation is inspired by an interest in the contact/contracting grammars of heritage speakers of Spanish who have experienced prolonged exposure to English in the United States and, in particular, what their linguistic performance reveals of... Read More about Contact and contracting Spanish.

Second Language Instructors and CALL: A Multidisciplinary Research Framework (2004)
Journal Article
Zapata, G. (2004). Second Language Instructors and CALL: A Multidisciplinary Research Framework. Computer Assisted Language Learning, 17(3-4), 339-356. https://doi.org/10.1080/0958822042000319610

The increasing importance of computer assisted language learning (CALL) in second language (L2) classes has added a new dimension to L2 research, and it has challenged scholars to find valid research methods and theoretical frameworks that can be app... Read More about Second Language Instructors and CALL: A Multidisciplinary Research Framework.

A Comprehensive Model for Graduate Teaching Assistant Education (2002)
Journal Article
Zapata, G. C. (2002). A Comprehensive Model for Graduate Teaching Assistant Education. The Journal of Graduate Teaching Assistant Development, 9,

This article proposes a blueprint for a comprehensive model for Graduate Teaching Assistants” (GTAs) education based on Lave and Wenger’s (1991) theory of Legitimate Peripheral Participation and on existing research on GTA training and supervision. T... Read More about A Comprehensive Model for Graduate Teaching Assistant Education.

Proverb project (1998)
Journal Article
Zapata, G. (1998). Proverb project. TESOL Journal, 7, 38-39