Os jogos como método de aprendizagem de vocabulário nas aulas de espanhol como língua estrangeira

: ELE

Abstract

At a time when learning a second language is so essential for professional and personal development, it is mandatory to rethink second-language learning processes more effectively. As we live in an era in which new technologies abound and more modern teaching methodologies constantly arise, it is also indispensable to modernize those very teaching methods themselves. It is, thus, in this context that this research arises, as it aims at giving a valid and reasoned proposal to teach and learn a foreign language (FL). From a historical perspective, I will revise the importance and the benefits of using games as a method of vocabulary learning; this revision will be backed up by our teaching experiences as performed in a public school of Braga. Thus, in this research will be defended the urge to promote the playful and multipurpose function of using games in teaching as they are able to introduce, review and practice different sorts of linguistic content in more motivating and interesting ways. Moreover, the multifariousness of games that can be used in teaching will also be tested and some proposals for different subjects will be presented. After implementing the study, some conclusions and final results will be described

Date of Award	28 May 2015
Original language	Portuguese
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	Ana María Fernández Soneira (Supervisor)