Communicative activities to work with cuban cinema

An experience in the Spanish s a Foreign Language classroom

Abstract

The aim of the study is to demonstrate the importance of integrating some Cuban films in the teaching-learning process of reference level C1 of the discipline Integral Practice of Spanish as a Foreign Language in the Language Centre of the Faculty of Foreign Languages at the University of Oriente, Cuba. The specificities of these audiovisual materials make them motivating resources for language users, as they facilitate the contextualisation of the pragmatic component. A qualitative and exploratory literature review study was carried out. Observation of Spanish as a foreign language classes with students at level C1 was applied. We propose communicative activities aimed at developing pragmatic competence, based on the potential of using the Cuban film Habana Blues (2005). In conclusion, we recognise that the inclusion of film as a useful didactic resource contributes to the development of pragmatic competence in non-Spanish-speaking students.