Teaching and learning paremiologic units of a foreign language : the nineteenth century to today

Identifier:  PC:1211

Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/PC1211

Authors:  Maria Inmaculada Rius Dalmau

Abstract:
Our goal here is the study of certain textbooks for the teaching of French as a foreign language that were published in Spain throughout the nineteenth century and which contain a section dedicated to sayings, idioms and proverbs. We question the role of these tools in terms of student motivation in the acquisition of the new language and their effectiveness from a teaching perspective. Folk psychology has been remarkably influential in teaching in general and particularly in terms of languages. While it is true that in the past the universe of beliefs played its role, among learners of today multiculturalism and diversity also create a new language with complex and shifting identities. As a result, cultural and language learning is based on a dependence that enables learners to come to terms with multiple identities and to take advantage of the results achieved in the past.