The production written in heterogeneous classes of Portuguese foreign language

• Autor(a) principal: SALES, Hellen Margareth Pompeu de
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Outros Autores: CUNHA, José Carlos Chaves da
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Moara (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufpa.br/index.php/moara/article/view/2056

ABSTRACT: This paper presents preliminary results of an action research about the teaching and learning of writing with an approach which explicitly considers the cultural and linguistic diversity of the students. The work was based on the hypothesis that the teachers and learners actions can be facilitated when the concepts of action-oriented approach and of language in a socio-interactionist approach are combined. Data consists of 35 Portuguese as a foreign language classes, in which students coming from 10 different cultures and languages were present, and by these students written texts. Progress shown when initial and final productions of students are compared, as well as their results in the Celpe-Bras proficiency exam, are significant and allow the conclusion that this approach can help students overcome the difficulties generated by the diversity of the class. KEY WORDS: Linguistic and cultural diversity. Multilingualism. Multiculturalism. Tasks.