In this brief debate, we examine whether teachers’ autonomy is being eroded. We focus on the pedagogical mediation of the teaching and learning process. This concern stems from the mandatory implementation of virtual platforms in English-language classrooms. These platforms are a consequence of the educational policies set forth by local authorities in Brazil. The integration… Leia mais Where do language teachers fit into platformized curricula?

Contemporary society is immersed in a vast array of questionable cultural products offered for consumption. The current global economy is marked by globalization processes. These processes have intensified market competition in various contexts. The impact is particularly notable in the cultural sphere. In this sense, the commodification of culture in contemporary society makes it a… Leia mais Cultural Industry and Foreign Language Teaching Materials

Throughout the long history of language teaching in the world and in Brazil, the most commonly used methods belong to the grammatical approach. This means that grammar is often central to the organisation of teaching and learning. Teaching is organised around grammar and units are adapted to counteract the stressful effects of work on the… Leia mais LANGUAGE GRAMMAR ON FOCUS

English’s view as a global and international language has been questioned. It is seen as a world language and the Esperanto of business. It is also regarded as a language of progress, a prestigious and fashionable language. More recently, it has been considered a highly valued commodity. Sociolinguists and linguists from the critical strand of… Leia mais SOCIAL REPRESENTATIONS OF ENGLISH

In foreign language teaching and learning, teachers have always tried to adopt a particular teaching approach or to use more than one methodology in their classroom practice. The emergence of different methods throughout the history of language teaching has been affected by historical events, such as scientific research in psychology and linguistics, as well as… Leia mais Language teaching methods and the use of technological resources: a short review

The concept of the language market, proposed by Bourdieu (1998), is pertinent to understanding the field of power relations imbricated in the constitution of languages as symbolic capital in contemporary society, which knows its productive base and the formation of human capital, with linguistic skills adjusted to standardized and effective communication, for the management and… Leia mais Language market in Bourdieu