Como recurso didáctico para la enseñanza de ILE, las leyendas tienen el potencial defomentar la comprensión lectora, ofrecen el contexto ideal para enseñar ciertos ítems lingüísticos, proporcionan explicaciones de fenómenos naturales y suscitan vívidos debates acerca de temas complejos en la enseñanza de ILE. Asimismo, constituyen una fuente…

En el libro convergen los conocimientos recogidos de las lecturas y estudios de dos proyectos de investigación (J023 de 2013 a 2017 y J033 de 2018 a 2022) que se llevaron a cabo en la Facultad de Lenguas, Universidad Nacional del Comahue así como de la práctica docente especializada por parte de los integrantes del equipo de investigación. Este…

New perspectives on vocabulary learning and teaching have shifted away from the conception of vocabulary as merely single words to adopt a more comprehensive approach that includes formulaic sequences. These expressions, defined by Wray (2002) as a string “continuous or discontinuous of words […] that is stored and retrieved whole from memory at…

Fictional narrative texts such as short stories, novels, fables, legends and myths share certain grammatical, lexical and stylistic features that make them unique. For this reason, it is of prime importance that students of English as a foreign language deal with this specificity in the classroom especially by exploring how ideas are developed and…

Legends and myths serve as effective tools for English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners not only to reflect upon moral values and cultivate their cultural awareness, but also to gain insight into formulaic language (Lindstromberg & Boers, 2008). The recognition and use of formulaic sequences or chunks allow them to enhance their productive and…