New Perspectives on Language and Education Ser.: Spanish As an International Language : Implications for Teachers and Learners by Lucía Llorente, Deborah Arteaga and Lucía Llorente (2009, UK-Trade Paper)
Spanish as an International Language: Implications for Teachers and Learners by Arteaga, Deborah; Llorente, Lucía May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less
Subject AreaForeign Language Study, Language Arts & Disciplines
AuthorDeborah Arteaga, Lucía Llorente
SeriesNew Perspectives on Language and Education Ser.
FormatUk-Trade Paper
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Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight12.6 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2009-017376
ReviewsThis volume will provide students and linguists alike with valuable perspectives on the living language. It is a must-read for new and experienced teachers of Spanish.
Series Volume Number14
IllustratedYes
Table Of ContentChapter One: Linguistics Perspectives on Spanish in a Pluricentric Society: Who Cares How They Speak? Why Variation in the Spanish Language is Important Chapter Two: ¿Pescado o pehscado? The Sounds of Spanish in All their Variety Chapter Three: ¿Dicen o decís? Variation in the Forms of Spanish Chapter Four: ¿Frijol o habichuela? Spanish Lexical Variety: Potential and Pitfalls Chapter Five: They said haiga in El Mio Cid? The History of Spanish as a Window into Variation Chapter Six: Textbooks and Tips: How to Use and Enhance Available Resources in the University-level Class Chapter Seven: Putting it All Together: Linguistics and Variation in the Spanish Language
SynopsisSpanish is spoken in many countries around the world. Like all languages, it has regional and social variation. Spanish speakers in the US will invariably come into contact with this great variety. This book addresses these aspects of Spanish, while describing its most important linguistic features., Spanish is a pluricentric language, meaning that it has several centers of prestige (e.g., San Juan, Buenos Aires, Mexico City, Lima). Moreover, Spanish, like all languages, evinces sociolinguistic variation, in that levels of formality are expressed through the use of different structures. Given this variety, students of Spanish will inevitably come into contact with variation Spanish. This variation in Spanish adds layers of complexity to the learning and instruction of the Spanish language; therefore, a linguistic understanding of variation is crucial for our students to achieve communicative competence. This unique work, which provides an overview of the most important linguistic aspects of Spanish within a context that recognizes variation, assumes no prior linguistic knowledge and is appropriate as a valuable resource manual for teachers and learners of Spanish alike.