La teoría y la práctica en el desarrollo de la lengua para fines específicos en E/LE: revisión crítica de los logros de la última década

Abstract

This article intends to offer an overview of theoretical and empirical research on the field of Spanish for specific purposes as well as a clear perspective of teaching material production in this field in Spain during the last ten years. The study goes back to the origins of this discipline and the analyses of its current most influential theoretical and practical implications (register and genre analyses, task approach, etc.). The results can be described as follows: the boom of publications especially designed to teach Spanish for specific purposes in the last few years versus the lack of theoretical studies on this field. This imbalance is added to another one: the overwhelming majority of teaching materials published so far in the area of LSP (Spanish) fall within the scope of business or commerce to the detriment of other areas.