Literatura na sala de aula de língua estrangeira: desafios e alternativas para o letramento literário

Abstract

Through a literary text, we envision linguistic structures that borders on excellence. Thus, as language teachers, we need to see in literature a strong ally for the teaching-learning process of a foreign language, considering its great value for the construction of socio-cultural and linguistic skills and knowledge, in our society. In this paper, we reflect on some of the main difficulties and possible outputs for working with literary material in the LE classroom for achievable and good results. As a theoretical support, we chose, among others, Aragão (2006), Cosson (2006) and Mendoza (2007) in order to question and propose didactic courses with literary genres. At the end, the humanizing role of literature, which is a deflagrator of fictional universes and a powerful instrument of linguistic enrichment for the student, the teacher and the whole school, is understood.