Subordination in the Glosario de términos gramaticales. Theory, didactics, and its application to writing

Abstract

The syntax of subordination is one of the most difficult subjects that a Spanish first language teacher has to address. In this article the analysis of subordination in the Nueva gramática de la lengua española and the Glosario de términos gramaticales are detailed, the two works are compared and the differences between them are explained and justified. The basic idea of this part of the article is that an explicit teaching of grammar can help students to improve their writing. In the second part of the article, we propose some exercises that show how knowledge of this area of grammar can be useful to this purpose.