Los efectos del Aprendizaje-Servicio en la adquisición de la variación regional por aprendices de español en un contexto de inmersión: El caso del leísmo vallisoletano

Francisco Salgado Robles

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Francisco Salgado Robles The City University of New York

Resumen

Resumen. Después de dos décadas de investigación sobre el impacto de la inmersión en aprendices de español como segunda lengua, aún queda por responder preguntas relativas al grado de exposición de estos a la comunidad local y la adquisición de los patrones de la variación lingüística común a una determinada comunidad de habla. Este artículo explora hasta qué punto dos grupos de aprendices de español adquirieren estructuras variables del lenguaje, específicamente, el fenómeno del leísmo, mientras participan en dos tipos de programas de inmersión durante un periodo de cuatro meses en Valladolid (España). Los resultados indican que los aprendices que mantienen un mayor contacto con la comunidad meta incluyen significativamente las formas no convencionales en su competencia sociolingüística. Este estudio contribuye a conocer mejor la adquisición de la variación regional, así como marca el inicio de un nuevo capítulo sobre los efectos del voluntariado internacional en el desarrollo de la interlengua.

Palabras clave: español como segunda lengua, inmersión, variación regional, leísmo, voluntariado en la comunidad.

The effects of Service-Learning on the acquisition of regional variation by Spanish language learners in an immersive context: The case of leismo in Valladolid

Abstract. After two decades of research on the impact of immersion on learners of Spanish, questions pertaining to the degree of exposition to the local community and the acquisition of patterns of language variation common to a particular community remain unanswered. This article explores the extent to which two groups of learners of Spanish acquire variable structures of language â€“specifically, the leísmo phenomenonâ€“ while participating in two types of a four-month study abroad immersion program in Valladolid (Spain). The results indicate that the learners that have a greater contact with the target community incorporate considerably the non-standard forms into their sociolinguistic competence. This study contributes to add further knowledge about the acquisition of regional variation, and to open a new chapter in the effects of international service-learning in the interlanguage development.

Keywords: L2 Spanish, immersion, regional variation, leismo, service-learning.

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