Sites educacionais na aprendizagem de inglês: aplicação de canções on-line na sala de aula

Abstract

The present dissertation investigated the insertion of educational sites as a space for the development of English language skills. This action research aims to present and discuss, from the perception of the participants (students and teacher-researcher), the contributions and limitations of using educational websites that use song lyrics to promote motivation and the development of students' language competence. In addition, this work aims to observe how the sites can be used as on-line assistance to face-to-face English-language teaching in a bilingual public school. For this, the sociointerational conception was adopted, contemplating the notion of digital literacy. This work was based on studies on bilingual school education, online teaching-learning and the use of music for language learning. In the first moment, considerations were presented about bilingual school education in the State of Rio de Janeiro. Subsequently, the educational sites were addressed as well as the hybrid teaching-learning modality that complements the online classes with the web-enhanced learning element. Finally, we observed the affectivity and motivation generated by the use of songs during the English language classes. During the experiments in the classroom, we tried to verify which elements, through the use of the site, were shown to be motivating and adequate for the development of learning. Thus, we tried to point out how oral and written face-to-face activities can be applied with the help of sites and what are the effects, contributions and limitations of this use for students. When interpreting the activities, it was noticed that the practice of teaching with educational sites contributed in a significant way, not only for the growth of the students' linguistic abilities, but also for the development of their digital literacy.