El ‘diálogo xv’ de Alvarado, un ejemplo de propaganda religiosa en un texto destinado al aprendizaje de lenguas

Abstract

Part of the Diálogos ingleses y españoles  (1718) of Félix Antonio de Alvarado, the “diálogo XV” (dialogue XV) represents a clear example of how this presbyter belonging to the Anglican Church, that left Spain and became a language teacher in England in the first years of the xviii th Century, used grammar to preach his religious beleifs. In the “diálogo XV”, Alvarado deviates from his initial intent of teaching English and Spanish and gets into preaching the reader, disserting about religion that has no relationship whatsoever with language teaching. In an act of proselytism in favour of his Protestant Church, he lets himself into a severe invective against Catholich Church and its beliefs.