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DOI: 10.15507/1991-9468.097.023.201904.641-657
Spanish Language for Tourists: Language Training of Adult Learners in the Context of Intensification
Svetlana V. Shustova
Professor of Chair of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics, Perm State University (15 Bukireva St., Perm 614990, Russia), Head of Сenter for Pedagogical Innovations, Dr. Sci. (Philology), ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8318-7864, Researcher ID: AAD-8871-2019, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Mariya A. Khrustaleva
Associate Professor, Chair of Linguistics and Translation, Perm State University (15 Bukireva St., Perm 614990, Russia), Head of Spanish Language Section, Ph. D. (Philology), ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0551-4516, Researcher ID: S-3487-2016, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Ekaterina A. Beloborodova
Master Degree Student (Linguistics), Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (29 Polytecnicheskaya St., St. Petersburg 195251, Russia), ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0626-4184, Researcher ID: AAD-8923-2019, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
María Dolores Mondéjar Fuster
Language Lecturer, Cork University College (College Road, Cork T2K8AF, Ireland), Ph. D. (Philology), ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7690-268X, Researcher ID: AAE-1467-2019, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Introduction. Analysis of existing traditional and intensive teaching methods as well as study of ways of its intensification allow the authors to define and integrate most effective methods corresponding to educational needs of a modern person. The article aims to present a model of teaching which allows for realizing a short-term language training of adults for a trip to Spanish- speaking countries.
Materials and Methods. The methods of intensification for foreign language teaching targeted at adult learners with due account for their psychological peculiarities were used as material for the article. The creation of stressful situations in the Spanish language class allowed for definition of factors which encourage a more intensive acquisition of linguistic competence. The methods include psycho-andragogical diagnosis (a questionnaire survey for adult learners), experimental learning (the creation of a stressful situation in the class), the observation method (monitoring of psychological and emotional state of adults and the correction of applied stressors), statistical processing of experimental data and its interpretation.
Results. The manual ”Español para los turistas”, developed by the authors, was used in the teaching of the Spanish language in the context of simulated stressful situations which triggered an increase in the motivational capacity of adult learners. Stimulation of stressful situations during the process of acquisition of linguistic competence by adult learners has become an integral tool in learning intensification.
Discussion and Conclusion. Use of the created method in the teaching of the Spanish language, in the context of the tourist, allows one to meet existing requirements to modern student for quick and effective language training for tourism abroad. The offered model of intensification can be used in the life-long learning, notably for the training of adults in intercultural communication.
Keywords: intensification, linguodidactics, andragogics, modeling, motivation, stressor, foreign language competence, Spanish language
For citation: Shustova S.V., Khrustaleva M.A., Beloborodova E.A., Mondéjar Fuster M.D. Spanish Language for Tourists: Language Training of Adult Learners in the Context of Intensification. Integratsiya obrazovaniya = Integration of Education. 2019; 23(4):641-657. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15507/1991-9468.097.023.201904.641-657
Contribution of the authors:
Svetlana V. Shustova – scientific supervision; critical analysis and text modification.
Mariya A. Khrustaleva – visualization/presentation of text data; computing technology; development of methodology; formalized data analysis; project administrator .
Ekaterina A. Beloborodova – initial text writing; experimentation; data a nd facts collection.
María Dolores Mondéjar Fuster – resourcing; concept exploration ; data supervision.
All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Submitted 16.07.2019; revised 02.09.2019; published online 31.1 2.2019.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
