Yanes GR, Hernández GNY, Ortega OM, Amechazurra OM

Language: Spanish
References: 10
Page: 148-164
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ABSTRACT

Background: the improvement of the communicative competence of non Spanish-speaking students in the Cuban universities of medical sciences constitutes a necessity nowadays.
Objective: to improve the teaching-learning process of Spanish as a foreign language starting from the redesign of the program based on competences with emphasis in the use of integrative tasks.
Methods: the research work was carried out in "Lidia Doce Sánchez" University site from Sagua la Grande, in the academic years 2011-2012 and 2012-2013. It was carried out a cross-sectional descriptive study, within the quantitative-qualitative approach. Theoretical methods were used; analysis and synthesis, inductive-deductive and empiric ones: documental analysis, interviews in questionnaire form to students and professors. The proposal was analyzed using the specialists' criteria.
Results: it was noted the necessity of the employment of new methods to develop the communicative competence in the Spanish language for non Spanish-speaking students through novel and pertinent learning forms. The syllabus for Spanish I subject was redesigned adding it integrative tasks that respond to the developing competence based approach which contributed to elevate the quality of the teaching-learning process of the mentioned language.
Conclusions: the consulted specialists value the proposal so its application is feasible in order to perfect the teaching-learning process of the Spanish language for non Spanishspeaking students.

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