Teaching Spanish as a Second Language (SSL) in a Wayúu Indigenous Community in Colombia

• Autores: Malaver, David, Martínez, Manuel, Riveros, Camila, Tabla, Adriana, Rodríguez, Ingrid
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2023
• Institución: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Lenguaje: inglés
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.csi.unmsm:article/23829
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/lenguaysociedad/article/view/23829
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Spanish as a second language; education; indigenous peoples; methodology; second language instruction; español como segunda lengua; educación; enseñanza de una segunda lengua; metodología; población indígena; Espanhol como segunda língua; educação; povos indígenas; metodologia; ensino de segunda língua

This study characterizes Spanish as a second language teaching methodology implemented by a group of three Watúu teachers from three schools in La Guajira (Colombia) who described their teaching practices based on their beliefs and experiences. We followed the methodology of a qualitative case study. The data was collected through a questionnaire, field notes, individual interviews, and a focus group. Thereafter, results evidence that their teaching methodology is strongly bonded to the community’s cosmovision, setting harmony between traditional and communicative teaching models: likewise, it considers students’ needs and promotes their responsibility to safeguard their culture.