Word Analysis is an approach to teach second language (L2) students about cultural perspectives which are understood collectively as the ideas, values, beliefs, and experiences many native speakers have regarding cultural domains within their own cultures. Word Analysis is anchored on the relationships between language and communication, and…

This study is an initial exploration of students' abilities to analyze critically authenticity of physics problems, carried out with Spanish translation of the eight Edition of popular physics textbook "Fundamentals of Physics", written by Halliday, Resnick and Walker. Students (N = 34) involved in the study were those of applied physics…

This article presents a survey of textbooks for second-year college Spanish courses published in the last ten years. (CFM)

Examines variations in current usage that pose problems in teaching Spanish relative pronouns. Discusses their treatment in first-year college textbooks, in the professional literature and in newspapers and magazines prose. Attempts to provide a description of the use of these pronouns applicable to classroom presentation. (MES)

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…

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…

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…

Evaluation of college-level Spanish-language textbooks to determine depiction of Mexican, Puerto Rican, and Cuban culture found inaccuracies, oversimplifications, and omissions about the ethnic groups. Foreign language educators should establish criteria for evaluating foreign-language textbooks to assure accurate representations of cultures and…