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Multimodal communication in academic oral presentations by L2 Spanish students

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Pages 125-138 | Received 06 Feb 2018, Accepted 20 Sep 2018, Published online: 17 Dec 2018
 

ABSTRACT

Presenting in a second language (L2) is perhaps the greatest challenge for international students in a foreign academic context. In this study, we examine the multimodal (verbal and non-verbal) oral performances of two L2 and two L1 groups of Spanish students enrolled in a university Applied Linguistics course. To determine the specific demands and challenges that each group faces, we conducted a questionnaire with 16 participants and carried out an audiovisual discourse analysis of the presentations based on a multimodal framework applied to the use of academic Spanish. It was discovered in the analysis of the data that multimodal competence, the ability to make use of and combine verbal and non-verbal modes of communication to construct and communicate meaning, can compensate for L2 students’ linguistic deficiencies. The article concludes with guidelines to support the development of multimodal competence of L2 students.

RESUMEN

Hacer una presentación académica oral en una L2 es quizás uno de los mayores retos a los que se enfrentan los estudiantes internacionales en un contexto académico. En este estudio, examinamos la actuación oral multimodal (verbal y no verbal) de cuatro grupos de estudiantes, dos con español como L2 y dos como L1, matriculados en un curso universitario de Lingüística Aplicada, dos con español como L2 y dos como L1. Con el objetivo de establecer las diferencias entre los grupos y explorar sus dificultades, administramos un cuestionario a los 16 participantes y realizamos un análisis discursivo y audiovisual de las presentaciones, basado en un marco multimodal aplicado al uso del español académico. Entre los resultados obtenidos encontramos que la competencia multimodal, entendida como la habilidad de usar y combinar diversos modos verbales y no verbales para construir y comunicar significado, puede compensar las carencias lingüísticas del alumnado de español L2. El artículo finaliza con algunas recomendaciones para el desarrollo de la competencia multimodal de los estudiantes de movilidad internacional.

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