Inclusive pedagogical practices to learn and teach english as a foreign language using electronic media

Authors

  • Luiz Fernando Gomes Universidade de Sorocaba, Sorocaba, Brasil
  • Beatriz Gama Rodrigues Universidade de Sorocaba, Sorocaba, Brasil

Keywords:

new technologies, curricular reformulation, teacher education, virtual environment

Abstract

In this paper we present and discuss the curricular reformulation occurred in an English Language Teaching course, especially concerning the introduction of new technologies to teach and learn the English language and the results we have been able to notice, relating to the students’ language competences and their development as (future) English teachers. The introduction of new technologies is seen as an indispensable act in a Teaching Education course, as our goal is to provide our students with opportunities to become English teachers who are able to use language in its several and varied manifestations, including written, spoken and virtual texts.

Author Biographies

Luiz Fernando Gomes, Universidade de Sorocaba, Sorocaba, Brasil

Luiz Fernando Gomes holds a Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics from UNICAMP. Presently he teaches English for Specific Purposes at FATEC- Sorocaba, and Linguistics and Didactics for Multimedia at Universidade de Sorocaba. He also coordinates the Education and Technology Center - CET, being responsible for the Distance Education programs developed at Uniso.

Beatriz Gama Rodrigues, Universidade de Sorocaba, Sorocaba, Brasil

Beatriz Gama Rodrigues holds a Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics from PUCSP. She has worked as an English teacher in public and private schools for over twenty years. At the moment, she is an English language and teaching professor at Universidade de Sorocaba, being also responsible for the post-graduation courses in language and translation.

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Vol. 29 No. 1 (2008)

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