Ensino de língua espanhola para idosos: mapeamento de pesquisas realizadas no Brasil
Resumo
This investigation was characterized as an exploratory study, which seeks to map previous
research on Spanish language teaching and learning contexts for the elderly people in Brazil,
seeking to identify them, characterize them and understand their specificities. We assume that
the teaching of foreign languages to the third Age has very unique characteristics, as it is a
context in which learning needs are different from the contexts for which, in general, the
curriculum and teaching materials of regular schools and of languages are thought (mainly
work and tourism). One of our hypotheses was that the main motivation of the elderly people
to learn the Spanish language, at this stage of life, is related to issues of hispanic ancestry.
Furthermore, based on our theoretical and empirical framework, we infer that the own
capabilities and intellectual and cognitive abilities of older people differ from those of young
people and adults. In this sense, our second hypothesis was that Spanish teachers for the elderly
need to constantly adapt the available materials and make use of strategies to "compensate"
them for possible identified difficulties. Therefore, the general objectives of the research were
to carry out a bibliographic review of research carried out in Brazil that investigated the
teaching of Spanish language for the elderly people and to identify the characterization of the
contexts regarding the learning needs presented by senior students, the didactic strategies and
approaches mobilized by the responsible teachers, seeking to identify the specificities that
permeate the teaching and learning process of the elderly in this context and that
determine/generate input for the definition and construction of possible teaching approaches.
As a result, our bibliographical research found a shortage of works focusing on the Spanish
language, which highlights a gap in research and confirms the need for this type of study to
understand, in a targeted way, the specific aspects of teaching and learning Spanish to the
elderly people. In addition, it was possible to understand universal and specific aspects of the
needs and the learning processes of older adults, demonstrating the indispensability of
producing new studies in the area, aiming at the advancement and development of
methodologies, materials and educational policies for senior people.
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