Alberto Fernández-Costales
Biographic Data
| ID | 102286 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alberto Fernández-Costales |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alberto |
| FAMILY NAME | Fernández-Costales |
| SIGNATURE | FERNÁNDEZ-COSTALES A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad de Oviedo |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5120-8181 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 22 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Shaping Multilingual Futures: Attitudes Towards Asturian, Spanish, and English Among Pre-Service Teachers in Asturias
Language attitudes play a critical role in shaping multilingual education, yet remain underexplored in contexts where minority languages lack official recognition. This study examined language attitudes among 265 pre-service teachers in Asturias, Spain, where Asturian (a minority language without co-official status) coexists with Spanish and English in education. Participants completed a questionnaire assessing attitudes toward the three language…
Fear of Assimilation and Willingness to Communicate: Identity Barriers in Emergent Portuguese–Spanish Bilingualism in Portugal
Aims and Objectives/Purpose/Research Questions: In culturally and linguistically adjacent contexts, learning and using an additional language may entail not only foreign-language development but also early processes of bilingualisation. This study investigates fear of assimilation as an affective barrier to L2 Willingness to Communicate (WTC) in Spanish among Portuguese university students. It addresses three key research questions: (1) To what e…
Bilingual education in Spain: A critical review of stakeholders' perceptions
During the past 20 years, the expansion of bilingual education programmes in Spain has generated a situation where the voices of stakeholders frequently go unheard. Accordingly, this paper is a critical review of bilingual programmes within the Spanish context. An analysis has been carried out on stakeholder perceptions, that is, of teachers, students, management teams, and families, as reflected in the literature published between 2014 and 2023.…
The effect of perception of Spanish-speaking communities on the development of attitudes and motivation towards learning Spanish as a second language: A study in the Portuguese university context
Can didactic audiovisual translation enhance intercultural learning through Call? Validity and reliability of a students’ questionnaire
Purpose This study aims to delve into the interplay between didactic audiovisual translation (DAT) and computer-assisted language learning (CALL), exploring their combined impact on the development of intercultural competence (IC) among learners of English as a foreign language (EFL). Design/methodology/approach Using a quasi-experimental approach with a quantitative research design, the study analyses the outcomes of a questionnaire answered by …
Acculturation Preferences in the Asturian Educational Context: A Study on the Direct and Interactive Effects of Gender and Stereotypes at School
As a consequence of globalisation, a large number of studies have been carried out on the attitudes and preferences of acculturation of immigrants and host societies, with the aim of observing the different changes that occur in this intercultural contact. These studies have been carried out in places with a large migratory flow; however, it was considered convenient to carry out the same type of studies in regions with less migratory flow, which…
Filosofía en el abismo: Apuntes de filosofía mundana para un mundo globalizado
Un resumen de los más interesantes blogs educativos de filosofía en español, y una reflexión sobre los nuevos modelos de comunicación presentes el mundo de internet, que muestra la conveniencia del uso de estos mismos blogs educativos, que funcionan como una herramienta dialógica (frente a otras herramientas de la red, como las redes sociales), como un excelente camino para la enseñanza, difusión y debate crítico en torno a temáticas filosóficas
Didactic audiovisual translation in language teaching: Results from TRADILEX
The current paper reports on the results of a national research project investigating the use of didactic audiovisual translation (DAT) in foreign language teaching. Although previous research in this field concludes that there are positive outcomes in students’ learning, most studies rely on small samples and analyse one language skill only. The TRADILEX project aims at examining the effect of several modes of audiovisual translation (AVT) -i.e.…
Didáctica de las lenguas, Interculturalidad y Multilingüismo en Educación (Dime)
El grupo DIME (Didáctica de las lenguas, Interculturalidad y Multilingüismo en Educación) de la Universidad de Oviedo es un equipo de nueva creación, evaluado favorablemente por la Agencia Estatal de Investigación en 2020. En concreto, el equipo incluye a once profesores del área de Didáctica de la Lengua y la Literatura (DLL) del Departamento de Ciencias de la Educación de la Universidad de Oviedo y a dos profesores externos afiliados a la Unive…
Language attitudes towards English in local and immigrant students in Catalonia: Analysis of the joint effect of language competence and region of origin
This paper investigates the attitudes towards English of autochthonous and immigrant students in Catalonia (Spain) by focusing on their region of origin and their language competence. The research examines the individual and the joint effect of both variables in the development of language attitudes. A questionnaire was administered to 954 students of Secondary Education. Results reveal that region of origin and language competence are influentia…
Audiovisual translation in primary education. Students' perceptions of the didactic possibilities of subtitling and dubbing in foreign language learning
This paper investigates the use of Audiovisual Translation (AVT) as a didactic tool in primary education. Several studies confirm that subtitling and dubbing are beneficial for productive and receptive skills, vocabulary acquisition, translation competence, and learners' motivation and engagement. However, research in the field has been devoted primarily to university students enrolled in translation and language programmes, and there is a dearth…
Analysing students’ content-learning in science in CLIL vs. non-CLIL programmes: Empirical evidence from Spain
This paper investigates students’ performance in content-subjects in the framework of CLIL programmes in Spain. So far, CLIL research has focused primarily on language attainment in the L2 and the L1, but students’ achievements as regards content-subjects have been largely ignored. Competence in Science in the L1 is analysed by comparing pupils enrolled in mainstream schools with students in the so-called ‘bilingual streams’ offering CLIL-based a…
Language attitudes towards Spanish and Catalan in autochthonous and immigrant families in Catalonia: Analysing the correlation between student attitudes and their parents’
This paper analyses the language attitudes of autochthonous and immigrant families living in Catalonia towards Spanish and Catalan. The research is intended to assess the possible differences in the language attitudes of students and their parents towards the two languages spoken in Catalonia. The investigation takes a sample of 476 students and their families from several cities in Catalonia who answered an attitude questionnaire. The data were …
On the reception of mobile content: New challenges in audiovisual translation research
The reception of translated audiovisual contents in mobile devices has been largely ignored in Translation Studies. The current chapter is intended to identify key areas and challenges for research in Audiovisual Translation, so we can have a better understanding of how mobile contents are received and appreciated by users. Research in this field is modulated by the hybridity of audiovisual texts in mobile phones, since this type of text is multi…
Assessing the influence of socio-economic status on students' performance in Content and Language Integrated Learning
Language attitudes, family language and generational cohort in Catalonia: New contributions from a multivariate analysis
The effect of the generational cohort on language attitudes has hardly ever been studied. However, especially in the bilingual territories in Spain, the literature stresses the importance of being Spanish-speakers or non-Spanish-speakers in the construction of these attitudes. Focusing on the case of Catalonia (Spain), this paper intends to analyse the impact of the family language and the generational cohort on the language attitudes towards Cat…
El orden y el sujeto en una relación social alternativa
Americanae nace como un proyecto conjunto que surge dentro de la Red Europea de Información y Documentación sobre América Latina (REDIAL), y que ha afrontado la Biblioteca de la Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AECID). Esta nueva biblioteca virtual hace más accesibles los libros digitales de tema americanista a los investigadores y usuarios interesados de cualquier parte del mundo.
Language attitudes of Asturian students in the area of Navia-Eo (Spain)
This paper presents a synthesis of a pioneering study that approaches the sociolinguistic and educational reality of the area of Navia-Eo, a region in the western part of Asturias (Spain). This research aims to provide an insight into the language attitudes and the sociolinguistic awareness of students in the final year of primary education. Using a sample of 217 subjects, the paper examines the awareness of the use of the traditional language (G…
Judáica Latinoamericana. Estudios Histórico-Sociales II
AMILAT (eds.): Jerusalén, Magnes Press, 1993
Assessing the influence of socio-economic status on students' performance in Content and Language Integrated Learning
Language attitudes, family language and generational cohort in Catalonia: New contributions from a multivariate analysis
The effect of the generational cohort on language attitudes has hardly ever been studied. However, especially in the bilingual territories in Spain, the literature stresses the importance of being Spanish-speakers or non-Spanish-speakers in the construction of these attitudes. Focusing on the case of Catalonia (Spain), this paper intends to analyse the impact of the family language and the generational cohort on the language attitudes towards Cat…
Language attitudes towards English in local and immigrant students in Catalonia: Analysis of the joint effect of language competence and region of origin
This paper investigates the attitudes towards English of autochthonous and immigrant students in Catalonia (Spain) by focusing on their region of origin and their language competence. The research examines the individual and the joint effect of both variables in the development of language attitudes. A questionnaire was administered to 954 students of Secondary Education. Results reveal that region of origin and language competence are influentia…
Didactic audiovisual translation in language teaching: Results from TRADILEX
The current paper reports on the results of a national research project investigating the use of didactic audiovisual translation (DAT) in foreign language teaching. Although previous research in this field concludes that there are positive outcomes in students’ learning, most studies rely on small samples and analyse one language skill only. The TRADILEX project aims at examining the effect of several modes of audiovisual translation (AVT) -i.e.…
Audiovisual translation in primary education. Students' perceptions of the didactic possibilities of subtitling and dubbing in foreign language learning
This paper investigates the use of Audiovisual Translation (AVT) as a didactic tool in primary education. Several studies confirm that subtitling and dubbing are beneficial for productive and receptive skills, vocabulary acquisition, translation competence, and learners' motivation and engagement. However, research in the field has been devoted primarily to university students enrolled in translation and language programmes, and there is a dearth…
Language attitudes of Asturian students in the area of Navia-Eo (Spain)
This paper presents a synthesis of a pioneering study that approaches the sociolinguistic and educational reality of the area of Navia-Eo, a region in the western part of Asturias (Spain). This research aims to provide an insight into the language attitudes and the sociolinguistic awareness of students in the final year of primary education. Using a sample of 217 subjects, the paper examines the awareness of the use of the traditional language (G…
Judáica Latinoamericana. Estudios Histórico-Sociales II
AMILAT (eds.): Jerusalén, Magnes Press, 1993
Language attitudes of Asturian students in the area of Navia-Eo (Spain)
This paper presents a synthesis of a pioneering study that approaches the sociolinguistic and educational reality of the area of Navia-Eo, a region in the western part of Asturias (Spain). This research aims to provide an insight into the language attitudes and the sociolinguistic awareness of students in the final year of primary education. Using a sample of 217 subjects, the paper examines the awareness of the use of the traditional language (G…
Language attitudes, family language and generational cohort in Catalonia: New contributions from a multivariate analysis
The effect of the generational cohort on language attitudes has hardly ever been studied. However, especially in the bilingual territories in Spain, the literature stresses the importance of being Spanish-speakers or non-Spanish-speakers in the construction of these attitudes. Focusing on the case of Catalonia (Spain), this paper intends to analyse the impact of the family language and the generational cohort on the language attitudes towards Cat…
El orden y el sujeto en una relación social alternativa
Americanae nace como un proyecto conjunto que surge dentro de la Red Europea de Información y Documentación sobre América Latina (REDIAL), y que ha afrontado la Biblioteca de la Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AECID). Esta nueva biblioteca virtual hace más accesibles los libros digitales de tema americanista a los investigadores y usuarios interesados de cualquier parte del mundo.
Assessing the influence of socio-economic status on students' performance in Content and Language Integrated Learning
On the reception of mobile content: New challenges in audiovisual translation research
The reception of translated audiovisual contents in mobile devices has been largely ignored in Translation Studies. The current chapter is intended to identify key areas and challenges for research in Audiovisual Translation, so we can have a better understanding of how mobile contents are received and appreciated by users. Research in this field is modulated by the hybridity of audiovisual texts in mobile phones, since this type of text is multi…
Analysing students’ content-learning in science in CLIL vs. non-CLIL programmes: Empirical evidence from Spain
This paper investigates students’ performance in content-subjects in the framework of CLIL programmes in Spain. So far, CLIL research has focused primarily on language attainment in the L2 and the L1, but students’ achievements as regards content-subjects have been largely ignored. Competence in Science in the L1 is analysed by comparing pupils enrolled in mainstream schools with students in the so-called ‘bilingual streams’ offering CLIL-based a…
Language attitudes towards Spanish and Catalan in autochthonous and immigrant families in Catalonia: Analysing the correlation between student attitudes and their parents’
This paper analyses the language attitudes of autochthonous and immigrant families living in Catalonia towards Spanish and Catalan. The research is intended to assess the possible differences in the language attitudes of students and their parents towards the two languages spoken in Catalonia. The investigation takes a sample of 476 students and their families from several cities in Catalonia who answered an attitude questionnaire. The data were …
Language attitudes towards English in local and immigrant students in Catalonia: Analysis of the joint effect of language competence and region of origin
This paper investigates the attitudes towards English of autochthonous and immigrant students in Catalonia (Spain) by focusing on their region of origin and their language competence. The research examines the individual and the joint effect of both variables in the development of language attitudes. A questionnaire was administered to 954 students of Secondary Education. Results reveal that region of origin and language competence are influentia…
Audiovisual translation in primary education. Students' perceptions of the didactic possibilities of subtitling and dubbing in foreign language learning
This paper investigates the use of Audiovisual Translation (AVT) as a didactic tool in primary education. Several studies confirm that subtitling and dubbing are beneficial for productive and receptive skills, vocabulary acquisition, translation competence, and learners' motivation and engagement. However, research in the field has been devoted primarily to university students enrolled in translation and language programmes, and there is a dearth…
Didáctica de las lenguas, Interculturalidad y Multilingüismo en Educación (Dime)
El grupo DIME (Didáctica de las lenguas, Interculturalidad y Multilingüismo en Educación) de la Universidad de Oviedo es un equipo de nueva creación, evaluado favorablemente por la Agencia Estatal de Investigación en 2020. En concreto, el equipo incluye a once profesores del área de Didáctica de la Lengua y la Literatura (DLL) del Departamento de Ciencias de la Educación de la Universidad de Oviedo y a dos profesores externos afiliados a la Unive…
Filosofía en el abismo: Apuntes de filosofía mundana para un mundo globalizado
Un resumen de los más interesantes blogs educativos de filosofía en español, y una reflexión sobre los nuevos modelos de comunicación presentes el mundo de internet, que muestra la conveniencia del uso de estos mismos blogs educativos, que funcionan como una herramienta dialógica (frente a otras herramientas de la red, como las redes sociales), como un excelente camino para la enseñanza, difusión y debate crítico en torno a temáticas filosóficas
Didactic audiovisual translation in language teaching: Results from TRADILEX
The current paper reports on the results of a national research project investigating the use of didactic audiovisual translation (DAT) in foreign language teaching. Although previous research in this field concludes that there are positive outcomes in students’ learning, most studies rely on small samples and analyse one language skill only. The TRADILEX project aims at examining the effect of several modes of audiovisual translation (AVT) -i.e.…
Can didactic audiovisual translation enhance intercultural learning through Call? Validity and reliability of a students’ questionnaire
Purpose This study aims to delve into the interplay between didactic audiovisual translation (DAT) and computer-assisted language learning (CALL), exploring their combined impact on the development of intercultural competence (IC) among learners of English as a foreign language (EFL). Design/methodology/approach Using a quasi-experimental approach with a quantitative research design, the study analyses the outcomes of a questionnaire answered by …
Acculturation Preferences in the Asturian Educational Context: A Study on the Direct and Interactive Effects of Gender and Stereotypes at School
As a consequence of globalisation, a large number of studies have been carried out on the attitudes and preferences of acculturation of immigrants and host societies, with the aim of observing the different changes that occur in this intercultural contact. These studies have been carried out in places with a large migratory flow; however, it was considered convenient to carry out the same type of studies in regions with less migratory flow, which…
Bilingual education in Spain: A critical review of stakeholders' perceptions
During the past 20 years, the expansion of bilingual education programmes in Spain has generated a situation where the voices of stakeholders frequently go unheard. Accordingly, this paper is a critical review of bilingual programmes within the Spanish context. An analysis has been carried out on stakeholder perceptions, that is, of teachers, students, management teams, and families, as reflected in the literature published between 2014 and 2023.…
The effect of perception of Spanish-speaking communities on the development of attitudes and motivation towards learning Spanish as a second language: A study in the Portuguese university context
Shaping Multilingual Futures: Attitudes Towards Asturian, Spanish, and English Among Pre-Service Teachers in Asturias
Language attitudes play a critical role in shaping multilingual education, yet remain underexplored in contexts where minority languages lack official recognition. This study examined language attitudes among 265 pre-service teachers in Asturias, Spain, where Asturian (a minority language without co-official status) coexists with Spanish and English in education. Participants completed a questionnaire assessing attitudes toward the three language…
Fear of Assimilation and Willingness to Communicate: Identity Barriers in Emergent Portuguese–Spanish Bilingualism in Portugal
Aims and Objectives/Purpose/Research Questions: In culturally and linguistically adjacent contexts, learning and using an additional language may entail not only foreign-language development but also early processes of bilingualisation. This study investigates fear of assimilation as an affective barrier to L2 Willingness to Communicate (WTC) in Spanish among Portuguese university students. It addresses three key research questions: (1) To what e…
Psychology (14 works) · Pedagogy (9 works) · Second Language Learning and Teaching (9 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Geography (7 works) · Linguistics (6 works) · Mathematics education (6 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (6 works) · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (5 works) · Foreign language (4 works)