Teaching Culture in the Spanish for Specific Purposes (SSP) Class

Abstract

This paper analyses the integration of culture as a basic element of language for specific purposes (LSP) teaching which implies that the student acquires the appropriate intercultural ability to allow him/her to manage when faced with the reality of the foreign country. In it, I bring forward the main difficulties this approach may raise as well as some efficient solutions. From the point of view of teaching specialized vocabulary, I discuss the different categories of cultural terms that must be given special attention within overall class management and provide some relevant examples in this respect.