In fact we speak the same language (or not): linguistic and universal typologies in SFL class

Studying linguistic typologies (i.e. of similarities and differences between different languages present in the Spanish as a foreign language, SFL class, regarding the Spanish language per se), as well as typologies of universal languages (common principles among languages from all over the world) constitute a tool of undoubted pedagogical value allowing students to achieve a general understanding of Spanish, its structural limits and its particular approach of the world that uses it. In addition, it also contributes to preventing erroneous grammatical transfers between the student's mother tongue and the target language. Finally, this approach provides a scientific view of the linguistic fact, an aspect that favours that the new grammatical system that the student will learn is perceived as a rigorous and coherent system, and not as a compendium of rules and more or less capricious relationships.