Revista de Estudios e Investigación en Psicología y Educación (Jul 2018)

The treatment of grammar in LOMCE senior-cycle secondary school Galician language and literature textbooks

  • Cilha Lourenço-Módia,
  • Xoán López-Viñas

DOI
https://doi.org/10.17979/reipe.2018.5.1.3453
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 42 – 50

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This article presents a descriptive-explanatory analysis of the treatment of grammar in senior-cycle secondary school Galician language and literature textbooks. The object of the study is to assess the scope and consistency of each’s book’s approach to grammar, the prevalence of traditional, structuralist or functionalist perspectives (based on how grammar concepts, rules and terminology are used and explained), and the extent to which the contents comply with the curricular standards established by the new education act (LOMCE). The article highlights the shortcomings and inconsistencies detected in each textbook, which aims at facilitating the choice of a solid editorial project, as part of a broader reflection on the current state of grammar teaching in senior-cycle secondary education and on the linguistic and pedagogical qualifications of the teachers.

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