FORMAÇÃO E PRÁTICA DOCENTE DE PROFESSORES DE INGLÊS EM CURSO LIVRE: UM ESTUDO DAS REPRESENTAÇÕES SOCIAIS

• Ano de defesa: 2007
• Autor(a) principal: Ialago, Ana Maria
• Orientador(a): Duran, Marilia Claret Geraes
• Banca de defesa: Almeida, Jane Soares de , Souza, Clarilza Prado de
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Metodista de São Paulo
• Programa de Pós-Graduação: PÓS GRADUAÇÃO EM EDUCAÇÃO
• Departamento: Educação
• País: BR
• Palavras-chave em Português: Formação de professores de inglês; cursos livres; representações sociais
• Palavras-chave em Inglês: English teachers education programs; language schools; social representations
• Área do conhecimento CNPq: CNPQ::CIENCIAS HUMANAS::EDUCACAO
• Link de acesso: http://tede.metodista.br/jspui/handle/tede/1088

This research aimed at investigating the social representations of a group of English teachers from a language school about their professional identity, their learning processes for education and their pedagogical knowledge. The theoretical foundations for this study were the concepts of social representations (Serge Moscovici and Denise Jodelet) and of dialogicality (Mikhail Bakhtin and Ivana Marková). It presented considerations on historical, social and economic factors which brought about the current representations that the study subjects have about the English language as well as about its teaching and learning processes. The data were collected through two questionnaires and analyzed using the lexical software ALCESTE. The results revealed that the participants view the fluency in the language as central to their identity as professionals and that daily practice is considered more important than academic experience. A lack of reflection upon social issues related to their pedagogical practices was also observed. The intended contribution of this study was a deeper understanding of English teachers representations about the language itself and its teaching processes, as well as about their roles as professionals, so as to provide some reflections on the current politics and practices of initial and continuing education programs for foreign language teachers.(AU)