Considering cultural content in Language for Specific Purposes: Business Spanish curricula

In the Spanish context of teaching languages for specific purposes, it seems a consensus has been reached on the fact that teaching a specialized language and teaching a language for specific purposes are two sides of the same coin. The first is a theoretical perspective on how language works in a s...

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Tác giả chính: Buendía Cambronero, María
Định dạng: Article ou chapitre numérique
Ngôn ngữ:Anglais
Được phát hành: Recherche et pratiques pédagogiques en langues 2013
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Truy cập trực tuyến:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Tóm tắt:In the Spanish context of teaching languages for specific purposes, it seems a consensus has been reached on the fact that teaching a specialized language and teaching a language for specific purposes are two sides of the same coin. The first is a theoretical perspective on how language works in a specific environment. The second is a practical approach that provides learners with the necessary tools to manage communicative situations in a specific context with specific aims. Culture and other extra-linguistic features play a key role in the practical approach, when handling a range of specialized vocabulary and a thorough knowledge of syntax is not enough to achieve communicative goals.