Estudo de crenças e preconceito linguístico em alunos do sexto ano de uma escola do município de Paracambi (RJ)

Abstract

The need to base classes in Portuguese language normative grammar is much advocated in the school environment. The universities, on the other hand, accept the idea that principles of Labovian Sociolinguistics be introduced into the basic education. Thus, there is a gap between what is learned in pedagogical theory and what actually occurs in the classroom. Seeking to shorten the gap between linguistic theory and pedagogical practice, this research aimed to present a roadmap of activities that relate to reflection by students with respect to their language beliefs, especially those with a bias prejudiced. For this, we applied a test of linguistic beliefs with sixth graders of elementary education at a public school located in the municipality of Paracambi, RJ. Four classes were taught to show students that non-standard Brazilian Portuguese presents a regularity, therefore, is not linguistically inferior to the prestige norm. Finally, the same test was applied non-standard Brazilian Portuguese in the same students. This research, based on Cyranka (2007), examined the feasibility of a with the Sociolinguistics in school, attempting to assess the ability of students to think sociolinguistically