Práticas maker no ensino de inglês: uma proposta metodológica à luz da BNCC

Abstract

The teaching of English in Brazil has been undergoing significant changes since the implementation of the Base Nacional Comum Curricular (BNCC). These changes require English teachers to reflect on their practices and conduct more interactive classes that include social and cultural aspects of the language. In this sense, maker activities (hands-on) have great potential for developing English language learning and socio-emotional competencies through collaboration in team-based manual or digital artifact creation. These practices engage students and promote creative and meaningful language learning. However, because the maker culture is still an emerging trend, it is not widely addressed in undergraduate programs, and its educational potential remains somewhat invisible. Therefore, we raise the following research question: How can we complement the training of undergraduate students majoring in English Language Teaching through the teaching of maker strategies and approaches? Based on this question, the following overall objective was defined: To create a workshop circuit guide with a maker learning proposal (hands-on) linked to English language teaching to enhance the initial training of undergraduate students majoring in English Language Teaching and foster creative and meaningful English language learning. As a result, the Educational Product (EP) titled ‘Make It: A Circuit of Maker Workshops in English Teaching’ was developed. The research includes a bibliography related to maker culture, English language teaching and the BNCC. The methodology outlines the stages of bibliographic research and field study, which involves observing 1st-year and 3rd-year classes in the English Language Teaching program at the State University of Pará (UEPA). The EP workshops were conducted with students from the English Teaching Program of the “Forma Pará” program (UEPA), where observations and a questionnaire were administered. This period was crucial for testing, validation, refinement, and production of the materiality of the EP. Data analysis, combined with the theoretical framework, leads us to believe in the relevance of the EP, with potential for enhancing the initial training of English teachers.