A reflexive view on the contents for the teaching of English in Cuba (Review)

Buenaventura Rafael Antúnez Sánchez; Rubén Consuegra Molina; Yurisander Matos Ramírez

Authors

Buenaventura Rafael Antúnez Sánchez Universidad de Granma. Bayamo. Cuba. https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2855-7596
Rubén Consuegra Molina Universidad de Granma. Bayamo. Cuba https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6870-0984
Yurisander Matos Ramírez Universidad de Granma. Bayamo. Cuba. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8045-0313

Keywords:

Contents; teaching; English; graduate examination

Abstract

The article presents the results of a bibliographical revision carried out by the teaching staff of the discipline Didactics of Foreign Languages of the Foreign Languages major of the University of Granma. The revision includes the gathering of theoretical information needed to improve the quality of the choice of the system of contents to teach in the different educational levels. This information is required by the students of the major Foreign Languages to plan their graduate examination and to carry out their future career as teachers of English as a foreign language. To make its comprehension easier, it makes a theoretical analysis of the system of contents with the support of theoretical grounds of recognized acceptance and from the perspective of the Cuban pedagogy. The authors offer some guidelines that the students should consider when planning their graduate examinations.

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Author Biographies

Buenaventura Rafael Antúnez Sánchez, Universidad de Granma. Bayamo. Cuba.

Licenciado en Educación en la especialidad de Lengua Inglesa. Máster en Ciencias de la Educación Superior. Profesor Auxiliar.
Rubén Consuegra Molina, Universidad de Granma. Bayamo. Cuba

Licenciado en Educación en la especialidad de Lengua Inglesa. Máster en Ciencias en Docencia Universitaria. Profesor Auxiliar
Yurisander Matos Ramírez, Universidad de Granma. Bayamo. Cuba.

Licenciado en Educación en la especialidad de Lengua Inglesa. Profesor Asistente.

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