Latinity from the reading of literary texts

Finding and possibilities for teaching the spanish language

Abstract

The sense of Latinity Latin America and the Latin term itself gain different understandings in Brazil if we take into account common sense. What has concerned us and motivated us to deal with this issue is to think about what happens with literature, with teaching, and, in addition, the concept of "being Latino" in the spaces dedicated to Spanish language classes. In this article, we present a study carried out from didactic books of the Spanish language recommended to secondary education, specifically in the reading sections that make use of the literary text, to verify the space of Latinity, from the selection of texts to the development of reading practice. Beyond that, we present suggestions to discuss Latinidad from reading these texts. This discussion contributes to the socio-cultural formation of Spanish language students.