Vocabulary learning through neologism in spanish women's press: a didactic approach for learners of l2 english

This paper presents a didactic proposal on vocabulary teaching in an English as a Second Language classroom, which focuses on anglicisms frequently found in Spanish women's magazines. Our intention is to develop a number of activities based on neological borrowings from English in order to draw our students ' attention, and to apply them to real texts. The purpose of the activities is to make our students reflect on the universality of the English language as a means of communication. We seek to promote its usage, motivate our students and raise their interest in English language learning. Our proposal includes four sessions, each of them focusing on different aspects of lexis: loanwords, using a dictionary, word formation and semantic fields.