Teaching of Spanish as a second language in indigenous students, regular modality, URACCAN, Siuna, 2015

Abstract

The research was conducted with indigenous students of first year from the careers of: Agroforestry Engineering, Business Administration and Administrative Computing of the University of the Autonomous Regions of the Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua (URACCAN), from Siuna campus. The purpose was to analyze the situation of teaching-learning Spanish as a second language in the regular modality, describe the teaching methods, learning techniques, attitudes and commitments that are assumed by the students. The study is qualitative and according to the level of profoundness it’s descriptive from the perspective of symbolic interactionism. Eleven indigenous students participated, five women, six men. According to their ethnicity seven were Miskitus and four Sumu-Mayangnas. The universe and the sample represents one hundred percent. The instruments for data collection that was used were based on interviews, focus groups, observation and document review. The findings reflect the variety of methodologies that is used by the teachers, where there is agreement on the participative methodology, the joint elaboration as well as the interrogations. The learning techniques identified were: in first place the usher, and secondly the divergent. Among the strategies proposed to facilitate the educational process of Spanish as a second language we find: attention to diversity through teacher tutoring accompaniment, the practice of techniques and the implementation of study habits.