TO TEACH IS TO CHOOSE PATHS: A CASE STUDY OF EDUCATIONAL PARADIGMS AND THEIR INFLUENCES ON THE TEACHING ACTION OF A PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE TEACHER

UM ESTUDO DE CASO DOS PARADIGMAS DE ENSINO E SUAS INFLUÊNCIAS NA AÇÃO DO DOCENTE DE LÍNGUA PORTUGUESA

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the educational paradigm underlying the teaching practice of a Portuguese language teacher and its influence on teaching activities. To this end, a qualitative case study methodology was conducted, in which the observation of Portuguese language classes in elementary school classes at a state public school in Campina Grande, Paraíba, culminated in diagnoses regarding the paradigm adopted by her, the tendency of linguistic analysis and their pedagogical influences in the classroom. Thus, the results pointed to the adoption of a holistic approach to the innovative teaching paradigm, bringing dialogism and interactionism to pedagogical practice, in a way that promoted a horizontal relationship between the teacher, a mediator of knowledge, and the student, a multifaceted and competent being. As for the linguistic analysis, it demonstrated a reconciliation of the traditional vision with the innovative vision so that the construction of metalinguistic knowledge came from epilinguistic reflection in group interaction. In summary, this work provides its contribution to the discussion of teaching paradigms in practice and how essential the teaching approach is that permeates between traditional and innovative concepts in teaching the Portuguese Language subject.