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Vol. 18:2 (2021) ► pp.237–256

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El mundo del trabajo en los libros de texto de ELE

Una perspectiva política y económica

 | Universidad de Belgrado
 | Universidad de Belgrado

Article language: Spanish

Published online: 6 April 2021
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https://doi.org/10.1075/sic.18025.bor
Resumen
Este artículo adopta una perspectiva política y económica para explorar la evolución de las representaciones del mundo laboral en los libros de texto del español como lengua extranjera (ELE) desde mediados de los setenta hasta la actualidad. Utilizando el marco teórico del análisis crítico del discurso, examinamos históricamente el contenido laboral en libros de ELE a la luz de las transformaciones del capitalismo en las últimas cuatro décadas. Los resultados del análisis del contenido indican un incremento de referencias neoliberales coincidiendo con el auge del neoliberalismo como paradigma político y económico dominante. También se constata un cambio de orientación de las actividades que pasan a centrarse en la promoción del espíritu empresarial y la empleabilidad de los aprendices. El artículo concluye destacando la necesidad de estudiar los cambios en la esfera económica y material de la sociedad para comprender mejor cuestiones relacionadas con la lengua y su contexto.
Abstract
The world of work in Spanish language textbooks: A political and economic perspective
This article adopts a political and economic perspective to examine the evolution of representations of the world of work in textbooks of Spanish as a Foreign Language (SFL) since the mid-seventies to the present day. Using the theoretical framework of critical discourse analysis, we examine historically the content related to the labour sphere in SFL books in light of the transformations of capitalism in the last four decades. The results of the analysis of the content suggest an increase of neoliberal references, which coincides with the rise of neoliberalism as the dominant political and economic paradigm. There is also a change in the orientation of the activities that are now focused on the promotion of entrepreneurship and the employability of apprentices. The article concludes by highlighting the need to study changes in the economic and material sphere of society to better understand issues related to language and its context.
Article outline
  • 1.Introducción
  • 2.La nueva organización laboral: Empleabilidad y el empresario de sí mismo
  • 3.Corpus y metodología
  • 4.Análisis con discusión
    • 4.1Resultados del análisis cuantitativo
    • 4.2Resultados del análisis cualitativo
  • 5.Conclusiones
  • Notas
  • Libros de texto analizados
  • Referencias
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