The compound perfect in Spanish as a foreign language: a didactic approach
This article proposes a didactic approach to teaching the compound past tense that is known in English as “Present Perfect” (PPC for itsinitials in Spanish) in contexts of Spanish as a Foreign Language. It analysessome issues concerning the traditional view on the subject and suggests thatthe concep...
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Facultad de Lenguas. Universidad Nacional del Comahue
2024
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revele.uncoma.edu.ar/index.php/lingustica/article/view/5371 |
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| Sumario: | This article proposes a didactic approach to teaching the compound past tense that is known in English as “Present Perfect” (PPC for itsinitials in Spanish) in contexts of Spanish as a Foreign Language. It analysessome issues concerning the traditional view on the subject and suggests thatthe concept of generic reference proposed by Henderson (2010) provides amore coherent explanation for some occurrences to which the literature typicallyassigns a pan-Hispanic character. A didactic approach is proposed, which shiftsfrom the traditional didactic perspective of "Peninsular versus Latin American"PPC to discussing two modalities of PPC selection, which Spanish dialects adhere to a varying extent. With the aim of bolstering the dialogue between specific research in the field of PPC and applied linguistics, this approach is supported by evidence previously published in earlier works, as well as new examples from oral language. Following Long’s (1991) proposal of Focus on Form, this article suggests that explicit exposure to the parameters used by these two modalities will heighten learners’ awareness of the salience of this phenomenon, which will ultimately impact on their acquisition in the long term. |
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