Lexicographic parameters for bilingual pedagogical dictionaries aimed Brazilian students of Spanish: a look at written skills

Author(s)

Mariana Daré Vargas

• Document type: Doctoral Thesis
• Press: Araraquara. 2018-06-26.
• Institution: Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp). Faculdade de Ciências e Letras. Araraquara
• Defense date: 2018-05-25
• Advisor: Odair Luiz Nadin da Silva

Abstract

Studies in Pedagogical Lexicography have been developed in order to understand the role the pedagogical dictionary plays in language teaching-learning process and it`s public behaviour, the students. These researches have influenced this PhD thesis, which main goal is to present lexicographic parameters for bilingual pedagogical dictionaries Portuguese-Spanish/Spanish-Portuguese to satisfy language needs of Brazillian High School students, when they do comprehension and written activities. The theoretical contribution is made up of the theories of Lexicography (DUBOIS; DUBOIS, 1970; WERNER, 1982; HARTMANN, 2001; AZORÍN FERNÁNDEZ, 2003; HAENSCH; OMEÑACA, 2004; BÉJOINT, 2004; KRIEGER, 2006; DURÃO, 2010), Pedagogical Lexicography (RUNDELL, 1998; HARTMANN, 2001; MOLINA GARCÍA, 2006; KRIEGER, 2006, 2011; DURAN; XATARA, 2007; HERNÁNDEZ, 2008; WELKER, 2008, 2011) and Function Theory (BERGENHOLTZ; TARP, 2003; FUERTES OLIVERA; TARP, 2008). It is necessary to emphasize the presence of the bilingual pedagogical dictionary in the pedagogical dictionary typology. National and international researches on the role of pedagogical dictionaries in comprehension and written activities are reviewed. It has been carried out an empirical metalexicography research whose participants are Brazillian High School students of Spanish, from public and private schools. Through quantitative and qualitative analysis, the benefits of using the dictionary in Spanish language classes as support for the activities of written skills are emphasized, emphasizing the need to carry out an effective lexicographic training project in Spanish as a Foreign Language classes and present lexicographic parameters for Spanish as a Foreign Language bilingual pedagogical dictionaries, in order to enhance their didactic value and to satisfy students`s language needs and improve their linguistic competence. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 13/26960-0 - Writing in spanish and the use of pedagogical bilingual dictionaries
• Grantee: Mariana Daré Vargas
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate