VOL. 51, BOOK 1, PART B, 2013, pp. 269 – 276 Full text (Es)
Author: Slaveya Goranova
Affiliation: Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski
Abstract
The present article deals with the problematic nature of teaching a pluricentric language as a foreign language. The article raises the question of whether to teach a single variant, a few variants or even all variants of a pluricentric language. The issue is examined in view of both its pedagogical and practical implications. The pluricentric languages which provide the examples for the present study are English and Spanish.
Key words: language, variant, transatlantic language, Spanish and English as pluricentric languages
