Pautas atípicas. Las conversaciones en los materiales auditivos para la enseñanza de español L2 publicados en Suecia

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https://doi.org/10.21283/2376905X.15.1.264

Keywords:

CONVERSATION ANALYSIS, LISTENING COMPREHENSION, SPANISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE, SPANISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING, SWEDEN, INTERACTION, SEQUENTIALITY, SOCIAL ACTION

Abstract

This case study adopts the theory and method of conversation analysis to examine recorded dialogues in three textbooks for Spanish as a Foreign Language used in Swedish secondary education. The analyses of these conversations reveal some problematic patterns regarding the sequence of actions, the systematic presence of gaps between turns at talk, and a frequent lack of coordination between co-participants. Other phenomena that are typical of spontaneous interactions, such as overlaps between turns, repair sequences or co-constructions, are completely missing in the analyzed materials. From the perspective of communicative and action-oriented language teaching, the article maintains that in the preparation of this type of pedagogical supports, the authors should consider the close relationship between spoken language and social action.

Author Biographies

Franco Pauletto, Stockholms universitet, Romanska och klassiska institutionen

Franco Pauletto has extensive experience as a teacher of Italian as a second language. He earned his Ph.D. in 2017 and currently holds a two-year postdoctoral researcher position at the University of Stockholm. He has studied interactions between parents and children in Italian and Swedish families, the use of certain discourse markers, and the acquisition of Italian as a second language by Swedish-speaking learners within the theoretical and methodological framework of conversation analysis.

Isabelle Ahlström, Stockholms universitet

Isabelle Ahlström works as a teacher in a Swedish high school. She specializes in teaching foreign languages (Spanish and English) and in the production and analysis of L2 teaching materials, based on the principles of conversation analysis.

Published

2022-04-30

How to Cite

Pauletto, F., & Ahlström, I. (2022). Pautas atípicas. Las conversaciones en los materiales auditivos para la enseñanza de español L2 publicados en Suecia. EuroAmerican Journal of Applied Linguistics and Languages, 9(1), 52–70. https://doi.org/10.21283/2376905X.15.1.264

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Research Articles - Regular Issue

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