Espanha como espaço de emigração e imigração no contexto de ensino de Língua Espanhola

Abstract

This master's thesis, which is located in the Applied Linguistics Area, it has as main objective to show the history and legacy of Spain as a country of emigrants to Brazil during the 20th century and as a receiving country for immigrants from Africa today, with the examination proposal if this theme contributes to the Spanish language teaching in a Brazilian context. For this, the research followed the principles of ethnographic and qualitative research, through reflections on the students' behavior and the construction of knowledge in the classroom during the application of a Didactic Unit, which could be verified from the analysis of questionnaires that made up the research corpus. The city of Salvador received a large flow of Spanish immigrants, mostly Galicians. As a Spanish teacher, it seems to me that the theme of Spanish immigration to Brazil (Salvador) is relevant in Spanish language classes from an intercultural approach, since it is an opportunity to offer learners a knowledge of the foreign universe made from establishing dialogues with their socio-cultural reality. Furthermore, just like Spanish teachers, students need to have knowledge of Spanish language cultures, which also includes the knowledge of historical processes that occurred in the past. Currently, Spain has been receiving a large influx of immigrants, including refugees, becoming the main gateway to Europe. Despite showing this topic in relation to Spain, this is a current issue and that is present in most countries, and it is necessary to manage issues of migration, also to open space for dialogue on universal citizenship and problems caused by said globalization. From the analyzed data, it was possible to confirm that the students did not know the theme and presented some stereotyped constructions, in addition, it was noticeable the construction of new knowledge in a meaningful way. It is evident that pay attention about the theme is relevant, shows that as teachers, it is necessary to raise critical reflections in our students so that they can behave more actively and responsibly in society.