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Risager, Karen – Multilingual Matters, 2018
This book presents a new and comprehensive framework for the analysis of representations of culture, society and the world in textbooks for foreign and second language learning. The framework is transferable to other kinds of learning materials and to other subjects. The framework distinguishes between five approaches: national studies,…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Textbook Content, Culture, Citizenship Education
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Lozano, Anthony G. – Hispania, 1997
Discusses pedagogical descriptions in high school textbooks covering Spanish reflexive verb constructions. Points out that these textbooks rarely contain the full reflexive construction displayed with all the grammatical persons and complete English glosses. (17 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Grammar, High Schools, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
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Lizardi-Rivera, Carmen M. – Hispania, 1995
Focuses on how to teach English-speaking students of Spanish the practical distinction between the verbs, "saber" (to be cognizant of) and "conocer" (to be acquainted with). This article describes a solution proposed by K. Taylor for explaining the limits of the two verbs and examines similar proposals delineated in three other Spanish textbooks.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Spanish
Delbecque, N.; De Kock, J. – 1981
The criteria employed in most textbooks to differentiate "ser" and "estar" followed by an adjective are mainly semantic. Most exercises offer to second language learners too high a proportion of "estar" usages, a practice that leads to overgeneralization with regard to the use of "estar." An experiment was…
Descriptors: Adjectives, Error Analysis (Language), Language Research, Language Usage
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Azevedo, Milton M. – Modern Language Journal, 1979
This article presents a survey of textbooks for second-year college Spanish courses published in the last ten years. (CFM)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Higher Education, Instructional Materials, Language Instruction
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Al-Kasey, Tamara; Weston, Rosemary – Hispania, 1992
It is shown that many students' errors in second-language learning are based on conclusions that they are drawing from faulty and incomplete information in textbooks, whereas other "errors" are the result of normal language learning strategies and occur in systematic patterns. (LB)
Descriptors: Error Analysis (Language), Grammar, Higher Education, Second Language Instruction
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de Valdes, Maria Elena – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1977
Language teachers can also provide cultural instruction. Language texts may be adapted for such use by relating language structures to cultural background and providing cultural reading in English and the target language. Basic patterns of living such as work, play, time, religion, economy can be used to organize language teaching. (CHK)
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Cultural Differences, Cultural Education, Language Instruction
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Shook, David J. – Mosaic: A Journal for Language Teachers, 1996
Presents information regarding how North American teachers of Spanish can use authentic texts in Spanish to introduce some measure of cultural authenticity to their students. The article suggests that instructors need to use strategic orientation to reading tasks in order to overcome any possible cultural mismatches. (seven references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Context Effect, Cultural Awareness, Orientation Materials
Rojas, Nelson – 1974
It is the contention of this paper that there are general principles which determine the choice of the form of the diminutive and that these principles can and should be included in a first-year college Spanish text. The paper begins with a critical analysis of the traditional rules for diminutive formation, followed by a review of the information…
Descriptors: College Language Programs, Grammar, Higher Education, Language Instruction
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Glisan, Eileen W.; Drescher, Victor – Modern Language Journal, 1993
A study examined the occurrence of specific grammatical structures (double object pronouns, nominalization with "lo," demonstrative adjectives/pronouns, and possessive adjectives/pronouns) in oral samples of native speaker Spanish and compared the results with the treatment of the structures in six beginning-level college Spanish textbooks.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Grammar, Higher Education, Language Patterns
Centre for Information on Language Teaching, London (England). – 1978
A bibliography of language teaching materials for Spanish is presented. The 67 items listed consist of main course materials with and without a recorded or visual element. In addition to the annotated entries, an index of authors, editors, compilers and adapters, and a title index are provided. For each entry, the following are given: the basic…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Audiovisual Aids, Bibliographies, Elementary Secondary Education
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Pardinas-Barnes, Patricia – Hispania, 1998
Examines the evolution of Spanish textbooks qualitatively using computerized pedagogical data. Results show distinct generational text style trends from 1860 to 1998 which chronicle a common engine of change and conflict in standardization movements and the production of generational text styles. Summarizes 20th-century textbook generations and…
Descriptors: Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Second Language Instruction
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Frantzen, Diana – Hispania, 1995
Preterite/Imperfect (PI) usage is one of the hardest grammatical features of Spanish to learn. Some of the blame lies with misleading textbook explanations. A discussion of problematic P/I textbook explanations shows why the presentation of a more reliable set of principles is a preferable alternative to questionable rules of thumb. (18…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Students, Discourse Analysis, Grammar
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Ballman, Terry L. – Foreign Language Annals, 1997
Describes a variation of content-based instruction for beginning-level language learners called content-enriched instruction (CEI). In CEI, emphasis is on cultural and real-world information, and vocabulary, grammar, and content are integrated to reflect a specific theme, or converge to represent a specific topic. (Author/CK) (28 references)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Grammar, Higher Education, Introductory Courses
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Mason, Keith; Nicely, Kenneth – Foreign Language Annals, 1995
Presents a survey of 37 1st-year secondary and postsecondary Spanish textbooks for their coverage of the voseo, a frequently used, 2nd person singular form of address. Results indicate that only 16% of the analyzed texts included any reference to the voseo. The article recommends inclusion of the voseo in future Spanish textbooks and in class…
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, Higher Education, Language Usage, Language Variation
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