An exploratory study about remote English language teaching in potiguar public school in time of Covid-19 pandemic (2020-2021)

• Autor(a) principal: Costa, João Walison de Oliveira
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Lima, Samuel de Carvalho
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Horizontes de Linguística Aplicada
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/horizontesla/article/view/42632
• topic: ensino remoto; língua inglesa; escola pública; pandemia; covid-19; remote teaching; English; Public school; Pandemic; Covid-19

The purpose of this study is to characterize the remote teaching of the English language in the public school of Rio Grande do Norte in times of the Covid-19 pandemic (2020-2021). The research is based on recent reflections on remote teaching, an emergency form of teaching adopted by schools, institutes and universities during social distancing in times of health crisis. Methodologically, an exploratory qualitative study was carried out, through the application of an on-line questionnaire (Google Forms) with English language teachers from the 13th Directorate of Education and Culture (DEC) of the state of Rio Grande do Norte (RN), Brazil. Data analysis reveals that remote teaching of the English language in public schools in Rio Grande do Norte is characterized by the use of different digital technologies, recording video lessons and sending digital content and printed material to students. The data also show the lack of access to the internet, the low interest of students and the absence of receiving teacher training to work in remote teaching. It was concluded that remote teaching of English in public schools faces challenges that make access to language learning in a broad and democratic way unfeasible.