Cultural stereotypes about Spain in the available lexicon of Greek SFL learners

Abstract

The study examines cultural stereotypes about Spain among Greek learners of Spanish, assessing their representation of contemporary Spain and their global versus local nature. To achieve this, we administered a lexical availability test to Greek learners of Spanish at B2 level, analyzing their responses to "Spain" at two levels. We examined the most available responses in terms of their novelty to determine if they represent the past or the current reality of Spain. We then compared these responses with those from studies involving participants of diverse nationalities to discern localization or globalization of stereotypes. Results show that most Greek students view Spain through a traditional stereotype, and this image is global