El conocimiento compartido y el lenguaje no verbal en las interacciones comunicativas en lengua extranjera

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In the teaching Spanish as a foreing language, one of the most common element that we can find in the classroom is the cultural diversity. In the classroom, the students interact with others of different countries and identity. For this reason, it is necessary to be aware of the linguistic levels of the student but also, about habits and social ideas in the way of interpreting the world. As we think, learning foreign languages must be based mainly on interaction and practice in real communicative contexts, trying to avoid the mechanical repetition of lexicon and grammar without an apparent objective. In the other way, learning languages has to focus on the use of language in the service of interaction and exchange. Both aspects are essential for the construction of the socalled shared knowledge. In this article we will analyse the knowledge shared through gestures during communication in Spanish.