Exploring Teachers’ Beliefs and Practices of Dialectal Variation in the Spanish Foreign Language Classroom in Secondary Schools: An Empirical Study in Germany

Abstract

This study examines opinions and teaching practices on language varieties from the perspective of Spanish teachers who teach at secondary schools in Germany and thus addresses a desideratum of the discourse on foreign language didactics. The question in focus is what teachers think about varieties, what their attitudes are towards them and when, how often, why and how they address them in Spanish lessons. The basis of the analysis is data collected through an online questionnaire, containing both quantitative and qualitative elements and is subjected to a statistical and qualitative content-analytical evaluation. Finally, core aspects are summarized and possibilities for future research are identified.<p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0929/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>