Práticas pedagógicas em uma perspectiva de pedagogia da variação linguística

Abstract

This thesis is about pedagogical practices from a perspective of Pedagogy of the Linguistic Variation. It aims to offer concreteness to the concept of Pedagogy of the Linguistic Variation by means of the record and the analysis of pedagogical practices assumed by a professor-researcher with a view to stimulate the debate about language teaching and learning, including alternatives for the respect and the appreciation of multilingualism and linguistic diversity. The research is based on concepts of linguistic variation and literacy projects. A socio-constructivist philosophical conception is assumed and a qualitative methodology is adopted. In this sense the construction of a Pedagogy of the Linguistic Variation is approached by means of an action research, in which the researcher plans, implements and evaluates changes in his own pedagogical practices. During the whole academic year, as the professor of Portuguese Language and Brazilian Literature discipline in a Federal Institute that is in Northern Rio Grande do Sul, the researcher implemented practices that were recorded by means of the maintenance of a field notebook and of the cataloging of documents (class planning, students’ texts and assignments). At the end of the academic year, with the purpose of giving voice to students, focus groups were formed. These groups discussed the Portuguese Language classes during the academic year and the students’ conception of Linguistic Variation. The triangulation of data allowed to analyze the pedagogical practices that were adopted, which turned out very profitable in the sense of constructing positive meanings for the Linguistic Variation, identifying it with a socio-cultural wealth. The adopted practices also turned out important for the recognition and appreciation of the multilingualism, understood as relevant for the repercussion of different social voices. It is concluded that the Pedagogy of the Linguistic Variation has a great potential to foment a debate about Linguistic Education, including an effort to discuss the multilingualism and the linguistic diversity in Portuguese Language class.