Abstract

MALAVER, David et al. Teaching Spanish as a Second Language (SSL) in a Wayúu Indigenous Community in Colombia. Leng. Soc. [online]. 2023, vol.22, n.1, pp.217-236.  Epub May 12, 2023. ISSN 1729-9721.  http://dx.doi.org/10.15381/lengsoc.v22i1.23829.

This study characterizes Spanish as a second language teaching methodology implemented by a group of three Watúu teachers from three schools in La Guajira (Colombia) who described their teaching practices based on their beliefs and experiences. We followed the methodology of a qualitative case study. The data was collected through a questionnaire, field notes, individual interviews, and a focus group. Thereafter, results evidence that their teaching methodology is strongly bonded to the community’s cosmovision, setting harmony between traditional and communicative teaching models: likewise, it considers students’ needs and promotes their responsibility to safeguard their culture.

Keywords : Spanish as a second language; education; indigenous peoples; methodology; second language instruction.

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