Critical literacy and citizenship: Possibilities for the use of Brazilian Federal Constitution in English classes at regular schools

Authors

  • Érika Amâncio Caetano UFMG
  • Pedro Henrique Pádua Carvalho Pinto PUC MINAS

Abstract

Nowadays, studies relating Critical Literacy (CL) to English Language Teaching (ELT) in regular schools have become more and more frequent in the field of Applied Linguistics. Such studies have shown how theories regarding CL focus on providing students with opportunities for autonomy, social engagement and citizenship in English classes at regular schools. Considering Bill 6954 from 2013 – or “Bill Romário” –, which requests the study of the Federal Constitution (FC) in local classrooms around the country, this paper aims at proposing activities based on CL theories which involve the study of the FC in English classes at regular schools. Three activities based on CL aimed at high school students will be proposed, using the FC as their background. We hope that the present study will contribute significantly to foster reflections on possibilities for the study of the FC within the context of basic education in Brazil in a global way.

Keywords: critical literacy, ELT in regular schools, Bill 6954 from 2013.

Author Biographies

Érika Amâncio Caetano, UFMG

Mestre em Linguística Aplicada ao Ensino de Inglês pela FALE-UFMG, Doutoranda no programa de pós-graduação em estudos linguísticos da FALE-UFMG, Professora substituta da FALE-UFMG

Pedro Henrique Pádua Carvalho Pinto, PUC MINAS

Bacharéu em Direito pela PUC MINAS, pós-graduado em Direito Público pela Universidade Cândido Mendes.

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Published

2018-05-04

How to Cite

Caetano, Érika A., & Carvalho Pinto, P. H. P. (2018). Critical literacy and citizenship: Possibilities for the use of Brazilian Federal Constitution in English classes at regular schools. Calidoscópio, 16(1), 103–113. Retrieved from https://www.revistas.unisinos.br/index.php/calidoscopio/article/view/cld.2018.161.09

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Vol. 16 No. 1 (2018): January/April

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