Approaching an expansion of teaching American Studies through popular culture texts

  1. Marini, Anna Marta
  2. Cañero, Julio 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Alcalá
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    Universidad de Alcalá

    Alcalá de Henares, España

    ROR https://ror.org/04pmn0e78

Revista:
Porta Linguarum: revista internacional de didáctica de las lenguas extranjeras

ISSN: 1697-7467

Ano de publicación: 2022

Número: 37

Páxinas: 9-26

Tipo: Artigo

DOI: 10.30827/PORTALIN.VI37.21692 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openDialnet editor

Outras publicacións en: Porta Linguarum: revista internacional de didáctica de las lenguas extranjeras

Resumo

El presente estudio tiene por objeto la expansión de la enseñanza de Estudios Norteamericanos en la Universidad de Alcalá a través de la implementación de textos de cultura popular para apoyar el proceso de comprensión y análisis de contextos socioculturales extranjeros. Considerando la penetración de productos estadounidenses en el marco de una mayor accesibilidad dada por la globalización digital, resulta particularmente útil el acercamiento a tales textos desde una perspectiva académica y crítica. Derivado de las respuestas proporcionadas por un grupo diverso de estudiantes, y teniendo en cuenta sus limitaciones, el estudio enfoca cómo la cultura popular informa y configura la disposición de los estudiantes hacia el aprendizaje, permitiendo plantear cómo se podría desarrollar una asignatura en Estudios Norteamericanos con el fin de explotar tales textos y estimular eficazmente un conocimiento más diverso de los contextos estadounidenses.

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