P-06 Promoting Oral Proficiency Through Textbook Activities: A Comparative Analysis

Buller Hall 108

Learning a language in a scholastic environment should include intentional and significant oral communication opportunities. This project focuses on analyzing and comparing elementary-level Spanish textbooks for their usage of oral communication activities. The project also includes a literature review that addresses the importance of oral communication in the foreign language classroom. The results of the textbook analysis and literature review show the level at which textbooks support the development of oral communication skills in the early elementary Spanish classrooms in the strive for oral proficiency among Spanish language learners.