Greetings in Letters by EFL Primary School Children. A Longitudinal Study

  1. Rosa María Jiménez Catalán 1
  1. 1 Universidad de La Rioja
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    Universidad de La Rioja

    Logroño, España

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Revista:
Atlantis: Revista de la Asociación Española de Estudios Anglo-Norteamericanos

ISSN: 0210-6124

Año de publicación: 2016

Volumen: 38

Número: 1

Páginas: 11-32

Tipo: Artículo

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Resumen

En este estudio analizamos el uso de los saludos y las despedidas en cartas escritas por escolares de educación primaria, aprendices de inglés como lengua extranjera. Los estudios de discurso en segundas lenguas han prestado una atención relativa a aspectos estructurales y pragmáticos de cartas escritas por aprendices de inglés de nivel universitario. Sin embargo, los saludos obligatorios en las cartas se han investigado muy superficialmente, diluidos entre otros aspectos de las cartas. Asimismo, no existen estudios longitudinales que puedan ayudarnos a entender el modo en que los aprendices de inglés en educación primaria desarrollan la competencia discursiva y pragmática en las cartas, particularmente en lo que respecta a sus rasgos más distintivos como son el uso de los saludos y las despedidas. En el presente estudio analizamos estas fórmulas a lo largo de tres cursos a fin de identificar patrones de uso. Los resultados sugieren la existencia de estadios de desarrollo en los saludos. En el proceso de adquisición, los saludos emergen primero y en muchos casos se observa una generalización de los mismos para cumplir funciones de despedida. Finalmente, en el análisis emergen las voces e identidades de los niños y se observa cómo perciben a los destinarios de la carta.

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