Pablo Agustín Artero Abellán Department of English Linguistics, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid (Spain), Department of Education, Liberty University (USA), Department of Literature, University of Murcia (Spain)
Keywords
Prosodia, Comunicación Política, Pedagogía Multimodal, Discurso en Español, Educación Cívica, Voz
Abstract
Este artículo propone un modelo pedagógico para la enseñanza de la prosodia en el discurso político, con especial énfasis en la comunicación en lengua española y el análisis multimodal. A partir de una intervención didáctica desarrollada durante tres semestres en una universidad española, se explora cómo la entonación, el ritmo y la modulación vocal operan como recursos afectivos e ideológicos en el discurso público. La secuencia instruccional combina análisis audiovisual, anotación corpus-lingüística mediante PRAAT y ejercicios de producción performativa orientados al desarrollo de una escucha crítica y una conciencia expresiva. Los resultados indican que la formación prosódica mejora la capacidad del alumnado para decodificar el encuadre emocional, identificar estrategias retóricas y practicar una comunicación reflexiva y corporalizada. El modelo también promueve una comprensión crítica de las implicaciones políticas de la voz y fomenta su uso como herramienta de agencia y resistencia. Los hallazgos se contextualizan dentro de debates actuales sobre alfabetización mediática, pedagogía cívica y performatividad en la comunicación política. Desde un enfoque interdisciplinar, esta propuesta contribuye a cerrar la brecha existente en la enseñanza de la prosodia en contextos hispanohablantes y a fortalecer la integración curricular de la conciencia afectiva y multimodal.
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Received: 2025-07-07 | Reviewed: 2025-08-15 | Accepted: 2025-08-16 | Online First: 2026-01-02 | Published: 2026-01-04
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