Narrativas de experientes professores de inglês sobre a aula particular: campo frutífero para a observação de práticas centradas no aprendiz

Abstract

This study investigates the teaching/learning process of English as a foreign language in the context of one-to-one classes. Therefore, its aim is to research how private English teachers evaluate their students’ needs, select the soundest way to teach them and the best didactic material to use in their private classes. Among the topics covered are: teaching Eng-lish as a foreign language, methods and approaches of English teaching as a foreign language, post-method, teaching English for specific purposes and needs analysis. This is a qualitative research in which English teachers who possess vast experience in teaching one-to-one classes were selected to take part in. Semi-structured interview and autobiographical narratives were the techniques chosen for data collection. As a theoretical support, several authors were researched, among them: Brown (2007); Gaskell (2002); Hutchinson e Waters (1987); Kumaravadivelu (2003, 2006, 2009); Oliveira (2014); Rajagopalan (2013); Rocha (2004); Richards e Rodgers (1993, 2001) e Wilkins (1994)