La pragmática y la enseñanza del español como segunda lengua

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to point out the interrelationships linking certain concepts of pragmalinguistics and the teaching of Spanish as a second language. Some general notions in pragmatics, such as those concerning speech acts and the face stand out as well as the importance of integrating these aspects within a curriculum of Spanish as a second language.The presentation is divided in three facets: the first one refers to general concepts of pragmalinguistics; in the second one, the most significant contributions so far studied about this discipline and the studies on teaching and the acquisition of second languages are summarized. Lastly, a specific case of L2 Spanish is presented.