This research aims to analyze the opinions, beliefs and attitudes about the Spanish language and its geographical varieties, specifically in the didactic field in Italy. In the theoretical part of the work, we have first briefly outlined the general sociolinguistic and political situation of the language; then, a section was dedicated to Folk Linguistic theories and studies of linguistic attitudes and perceptions. Finally, we have made a glotodidactic reflection about the inclusion of geographical varieties while teaching Spanish as a foreign language (ELE), also providing a possible teaching model (expansion model) based on the socio-glotodidactic approach and sensitive to linguistic variations. As far as the case study is concerned, two different questionnaires were used for data collection, one targeted at teachers and the other at students in their 4th and 5th year of high school, both distributed through the Google Forms platform. The sample consists of 52 teachers and 125 students of Spanish as a foreign language (ELE). The survey shows that both sides generally share a positive attitude towards the inclusion of different Spanish varieties. However, despite the tendency towards a positive attitude in the ELE class, when confronting the teachers’ and students’ opinions, some discrepancies are revealed, as well as the presence of certain prejudices and low sociolinguistic awareness on the part of the students. Thus, the findings of this study can be seen as a starting point for new lines of research, in particular, as regards a detailed analysis of attitudes towards the varieties of Spanish in Italy (especially in the teaching field) and in fostering greater sociolinguistic awareness and competence in the ELE didactic field.
El objetivo de esta investigación es analizar las opiniones, creencias y actitudes acerca de la lengua española y sus variedades geográficas, en específico, en el contexto de la didáctica ELE en Italia. Por lo que concierne la parte teórica del trabajo, primero se ha intentado definir brevemente el cuadro general de la situación sociolingüística y política de la lengua española, y luego se ha dedicado un apartado a las teorías de la Folk Linguistic y a los estudios de las actitudes y percepciones lingüísticas. Como último punto, se hace una reflexión glotodidáctica sobre el tema de la inclusión de las variedades geográficas en clase de ELE, brindando también un posible modelo para la enseñanza del español (modelo a expansión), basado en el enfoque socio-glotodidáctico y sensible a las variaciones lingüísticas. En cambio, acerca del estudio de caso, para la recolección de datos se han realizado dos cuestionarios distintos, uno dirigido a los profesores y otro a los estudiantes del 4° y 5° año de institutos superiores, distribuidos a través de Google Forms. La muestra consta de 52 docentes ELE y 125 estudiantes de español. Los resultados ponen de manifiesto que existe cierta actitud positiva hacia la inclusión de las distintas variedades de español por ambas partes. Sin embargo, pese a la aparente tendencia hacia actitudes positivas en clase de ELE, al confrontar las opiniones de los profesores y de los estudiantes, trasparentan algunas discrepancias, además de la presencia de ciertos prejuicios, y una escasa conciencia sociolingüística por parte de los estudiantes. Así que, las conclusiones de este estudio pueden entenderse como un punto de partida para nuevas líneas de investigación, en particular, por lo que concierne a un análisis detallado de las actitudes hacia las variedades en la didáctica del español en Italia y en el fomentar una mayor conciencia y competencia sociolingüística en las aulas ELE.
Hacia una sensibilización de las variedades del español: Estudio sobre las creencias y actitudes lingüísticas de estudiantes y profesores ELE en institutos superiores italianos
DE MARCHI, SARA
2023/2024
Abstract
This research aims to analyze the opinions, beliefs and attitudes about the Spanish language and its geographical varieties, specifically in the didactic field in Italy. In the theoretical part of the work, we have first briefly outlined the general sociolinguistic and political situation of the language; then, a section was dedicated to Folk Linguistic theories and studies of linguistic attitudes and perceptions. Finally, we have made a glotodidactic reflection about the inclusion of geographical varieties while teaching Spanish as a foreign language (ELE), also providing a possible teaching model (expansion model) based on the socio-glotodidactic approach and sensitive to linguistic variations. As far as the case study is concerned, two different questionnaires were used for data collection, one targeted at teachers and the other at students in their 4th and 5th year of high school, both distributed through the Google Forms platform. The sample consists of 52 teachers and 125 students of Spanish as a foreign language (ELE). The survey shows that both sides generally share a positive attitude towards the inclusion of different Spanish varieties. However, despite the tendency towards a positive attitude in the ELE class, when confronting the teachers’ and students’ opinions, some discrepancies are revealed, as well as the presence of certain prejudices and low sociolinguistic awareness on the part of the students. Thus, the findings of this study can be seen as a starting point for new lines of research, in particular, as regards a detailed analysis of attitudes towards the varieties of Spanish in Italy (especially in the teaching field) and in fostering greater sociolinguistic awareness and competence in the ELE didactic field.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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