Abstract

DIAS LAURIDO, Eliana  and  MENEZES, Nathália Oliveira da Silva. Legends in spanish as a foreign language classes: a proposal based on a task approach. Comunicación [online]. 2017, vol.26, n.1, pp.57-67. ISSN 1659-3820.  http://dx.doi.org/10.18845/rc.v26i1-17.3323.

Legends in spanish as a foreign language classes: a proposal based on a task approach

This article presents a pedagogical-didactic proposal which has as an objective develop activities based on the literature of the Brazilian-Venezuelan border, specifically legends, through a task-based approach for the teaching of Spanish as a foreign language (LE) in the licenciatura program in Arts, Spanish and Hispanic Literature (IFRR), in Brazil. The proposal herein presented has its origin in the curiosity some teachers of Spanish/ LE have as to develop meaningful and efficient learning. Thus in the herein research underlies the task-based approach, since it intends students to be able to carry out activities which provide a wider variety of knowledge of the skills of the target language. The methodological contribution of this article consists of a qualitative study under the orientations of critical research, both observational and narrative. The obtained results in the building up of tasks support the notion that the task-based approach facilitates the teachinglearning process of students, as well as a more autonomous learning. Another conclusion was that the use of legends in Spanish classes awakens the interest, participation and creativity of students, providing an environment favorable for the teaching and learning of Spanish as a foreign language.

Keywords : legend; teaching of languages; teaching method; adult learning; practical work; Spanish.

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