Students’ perspectives on teaching spanish as a foreign language

Abstract

"This study attempts to understand the students’ perspectives about teaching Spanish as a foreign language. This study was carried out at a public university in a faculty of modern languages which has an English language teaching program. The study is focused specifically on Spanish for foreigners’ optional courses. This thesis first analyzed statistical data given by LEI coordination. In a second stage questionnaires answered by students who are taking or had taken Spanish for foreigners’ optional courses are presented in order to support the research questions related to their opinions. At the end of the process the information is evaluated, and results show us students’ perspectives. Also, to know about some other perspectives on the same area that other students had when they took Spanish for foreigners’ optional courses. Did they have the same perspective I had or different ones? This study set out to examine this factor. The findings also included comments from participants when they were taking optional courses and their interest in teaching the Spanish language. Finally, the results and implications are described within this thesis."