Tipo: artículo

Metodología: trabajo teórico

Temas: manuales

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The importance of textbooks in the shaping of world-language instruction in the US is undeniable: for better or for worse, published materials tend to define the content, pace, and pedagogical orientation of language courses at all levels in this country. As educators continue to confront the challenge of selecting and/or adapting published materials for their language courses (particularly for Spanish, which represents 69% of the total language textbook market at the high school level, and 52% at the college level), the need for information on the origin and evolution of our teaching materials becomes apparent. Following a diachronic perspective, this article traces the historical evolution of Spanish textbooks in the US, and examines the current state of affairs of language materials for learners K-16. In addition, this article...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: español para fines específicos

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Existing medical Spanish curricula have improved language skills, but are incompatible with resident-physician schedules, and do not always integrate cultural education. A 2009 survey at our institution revealed that residents saw Spanish-speaking patients regularly and wanted a medical Spanish curriculum designed for them. Our objective was to improve medical Spanish and cultural competency among resident physicians at our institution. Kramsch's (1998) principle of combining language and cultural instruction, Gardner's (1983) theory of multiple intelligences, and the American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages 5Cs provided a framework for the self-directed curriculum, which consisted of nine-month long modules with online and in-person grammar, vocabulary, listening comprehension and conversation practice. We conducted pre...

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Tipo: libro

Temas: español para fines específicos

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Learner-centered practical strategies, models, and resources for the development of world languages for specific purposes curriculum.

The world today is changing, and college-level language departments are rethinking and revamping their vision and curricular offerings as a result. The field of world languages for specific purposes (WLSP) presents a solution to these challenges, helping students develop language skills and intercultural competencies as they focus on content-based professional areas such as business, law, and medicine. As demand for these courses grows, teachers and administrators seek research-based information on how to develop and teach WLSP curricula. This book bridges theory and practice, inviting scholars, educators, students, and professionals of all areas of world language specialization to...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: revisión bibliográfica

Temas: traducción

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This article argues for translation as a fifth skill in language learning and for its integration in a systematic, purposeful, and informed manner in the Spanish language curriculum, with special attention to the situation in the United States. After reviewing the relevant literature in the fields of translation studies (TS) and language acquisition and teaching, we contend that a narrow, specialized, and one-dimensional view of translation, on the translation side, and a rigid ban on the use of the native language on the part of the SLA/teaching community prevented a fruitful integration of translation in the second language (L2) classroom. A broader conceptual definition of translation as cross-linguistic language mediation provides for a much more promising interaction. Taking this conceptual basis as the point of departure, the...

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Tipo: libro

Metodología: propuesta didáctica

Temas: propuestas didácticas

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El presente volumen recoge una selección de investigaciones y propuestas didácticas aplicadas a la enseñanza del español realizadas, en su mayor parte, desde universidades del Reino Unido. El libro incorpora una serie de trabajos escritos por miembros de ELEUK, la asociación británica de profesores de español, y está estructurado en cuatro bloques que reflexionan sobre los últimos avances académicos desde distintos niveles de concreción curricular y ámbitos de intervención pedagógica: diseño curricular, contenidos gramaticales, diversidad y propuestas didácticas. ELEUK continúa su línea de publicaciones con este segundo proyecto editorial escrito, evaluado y editado de manera...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: propuestas didácticas

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Las  actividades  de  aprendizaje  de  lenguas  son  parte  de  una  unidad  didáctica  desarrollada  para  un  contexto  educativo determinado, y su diseño conforma un ciclo de producción que va desde la identificación de una necesidad hasta la evaluación de los materiales. El presente trabajo describe tres casos de producción de materiales para cuyo fin se analizan las adaptaciones llevadas a cabo en actividades con foco en el desarrollo de la conciencia lingüística, la producción oral y el aprendizaje de nuevas formas lingüísticas respectivamente. El análisis y la contrastación con marcos teóricos que...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: español para fines específicos

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Research has shown that language barriers can impede access to healthcare and impact healthcare outcomes. Traditional Spanish courses have been criticized for not effectively addressing learners' specific needs, while Language for Specific Purposes (LSP) courses on healthcare frequently lack a credible methodological foundation. The current study uses a Task Based Language Teaching (TBLT) framework to conduct a needs analysis exploring the most vital Spanish language needs of nurses while also evaluating the effectiveness of previous language teaching in satisfying those needs. Surveys and interviews among 45 nurses and advanced nursing students show that the majority of participants...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: pedagogía crítica

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This paper examines the impact of a curriculum designed to develop students' Critical Language Awareness (CLA) in two postsecondary Spanish advanced grammar courses and a Hispanic Linguistics Master's course in a public institution of the US Northeast. The study includes a unique population of Latinxs, most of them born and raised outside the US, in the Dominican Republic. Quantitative analyses reveal CLA development in the areas of language variation, linguistic diversity, language ideologies, Spanish in the US, bilingualism, and translanguaging. Qualitative data shows that students approached the course experiencing linguistic insecurity and interrogating their own academic knowledge of grammar, whereas, after taking the course, learners move from feeling "grammarless" (students' perception of their Spanish as lacking grammar) to...

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