Incorporação das tecnologias digitais no ensino de inglês na escola pública por graduados nas modalidades a distância e presencial da UFC

Abstract

This research intends to analyze the practice of the use of digital technologies by teachers graduated in the course of English language teaching degree in the online and by attendance modality of UFC Virtual. The research starts from a central question which questions if the teacher training course in distance learning could influence the teaching of the English language with digital technologies and if this would be reflected in the teaching practice when the professional was trained and acting in public schools preferably. In Brazil, almost no research has investigated the performance of the teacher already graduated in distance learning (MONTEIRO, 2009), although there are many studies about the formation of this new teacher coming from English-speaking training course in distance learning (FURTADO, 2015; SALES, 2015; SILVA, 2015). That may be explained because the first graduates date from 2 to 3 years in the Brazilian universities that offer this kind of modality. Some possibilities and recommendations taken from the Pedagogical Political Project of the English language teaching training course of the UFC Virtual and the UFC (night shift) English language teaching training course were contrasted, as well as the presentation of some models of technological-pedagogical integration that can be incorporated English teachers such as CPCT by Misha and Koehler (2006) and SAMR by Ruben Puentedurra (2009). After analyzing the triangulation of the data obtained with the two types of teachers (previous questionnaire, observation of classes, semi-structured interview and field notes), and under theoretical and methodological reference of studies in CALL e digital literacy: (CHAPELLE, 2010; LARSEN–FREEMAN, 2000; BELSHAW, 2011; BUZATO, 2016; LEFFA, 2008), pedagogical-technological integration models (VOOGT; KNEZEK, 2008; PUENTEDURRA, 2009) internal barriers (BARCELOS, 2001; 2003; 2004; MIRANDA, 2005; SILVA, 2010; GILAKJANI 2012) and external barriers (ERTMER, 1999 PELGRUM, 2001). It was observed that the four teachers were able to use technology in a satisfactory way, although at a lower level according to the models, within their range of possibilities and difficulties in their working places. There was also no significant difference in classroom and instrument responses between teachers of both modalities, except for greater originality in the use of different tools from teachers graduated in distance learning modality. It was concluded, therefore, that the uses (and their whys) are fully guided by the quality of the training received, with greater influence of specific disciplines and their teachers, by the AVA activities (in the case of the teachers who graduated in distance education) and by will andintention of the teacher in researching and keeping up to date on the use of digital technologies in their English classes. In addition, the external barriers were much more restrictive of the technological integration than the internal barriers, which reached the four teachers in the same way, more successfully overcome through the technical mastery and originality of the teacher. The research contributes to the areas of language teacher training, distance learning training and its quality measurement, studies of barriers in language teaching and learning, and studies in CALL and applied linguistics with emphasis on models for pedagogical-technological integration.