O docente e as práticas metodológicas aplicadas ao ensino de literatura no Ensino Fundamental

Abstract

This article deals with the methodological practices applied by the teacher to the teaching of literature at the Elementaryl level. The objective is to carry out an investigation about some of the main questions concerning the use of such methodologies in literary text. We analyze the main theoretical and practical aspects related to the importance, the character, the functionality of the method and some peculiarities regarding its application, considering the prescriptions of the normative documents. Next, we reflect on the commitment of the teacher and the efforts of the students regarding the reception to the literary text. As a theoretical contribution to the discussions we did a literature review on aspects Bordini and Aguiar theory (1993), Cosson (2014), Colomer (2007) and Lopes (1994) among others. The activities used to collect the data of the field research consisted of the observation of practical classes, whose focus was on the use of Didactic Sequences applied to work with the genre poem in the classroom and an interview with teachers of the public education. Results indicated that the main positive aspects concerning the method used to work with literary text were highlighted in the final report. In addition to that, it showed that it is vital that teachers use appropriate methodological guidelines, which will assist him in the didactic processes including the choice of an appropriate method, respecting the student’s age group and its experiential context.