How to teach spanish as a second language based on a textual progression method

Abstract

In this paper the basic characteristics of a new approach based on atextual progression are discussed. Textual progression essentiallyencompasses a gradation criterion based on thematic and pragmaticrelevancy, the development of a communicative competence adapted to thesituation, the context under consideration of different communicativeintentions and types of text, as well as different themes, related tothe learning needs of the students in question. A written text, -complexand finished, that includes all kinds of linguistic materials- is onethat inspires the reader to think about the different linguistic,cultural or other aspects that it brings to light. It will be the pupilhimself, as an autonomous being, who determines his own grammaticaladvance.As a practical example, the third part of the first lesson of Spanish asa foreign language at level A2(1) is shown below, following a newmethodological approach called Collage Method: The Teaching of a ForeignLanguage based on Strategies of Reading Comprehension of Texts from theWork Life.(2) In this activity, specifically, we deal with aninformative text. Our main goal is comprehension, in accordance with afew objectives and its textual characteristics, with the consequentoutline of the linguistic materials tailored to every student'sindividual needs.