Spanish as an international language : implications for teachers and learners / Deborah Arteaga-Capen and Lucia Llorente.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Arteaga, Deborah.

Contributor:

Llorente, Lucía I. (Lucía Isabel)

Series:

New perspectives on language and education ; 14.

New perspectives on language and education ; 14

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spanish language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.

Spanish language.

Spanish language--Variation.

Second language acquisition.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (268 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Buffalo : Multilingual Matters, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1. Linguistics Perspectives on Spanish in a Pluricentric Society: Who Cares How They Speak? Why Variation in the Spanish Language is Important

Chapter 2. ¿Pescado o pehscao? The Sounds of Spanish in All Their Variety

Chapter 3. ¿Dicen o decís? Variation in the Forms of Spanish

Chapter 4. ¿Frijol o habichuela? Spanish Lexical Variety: Potential and Pitfalls

Chapter 5. They Said haiga in El Mío Cid? The History of Spanish as a Window to Variation

Chapter 6. Textbooks and Tips: How to Use and Enhance Available Resources in the University-level Class

Chapter 7. Putting it All Together: Linguistics and Variation in the Spanish Language

Notes

Glossary of Terms

Bibliography

Suggestions for Future Reading

Author Index

Subject Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612465925

9781788920780

1788920783

9781282465923

1282465929

9781847691736

1847691730

OCLC:

593239786