Cartoaprendele: uma metodologia ativa para uma aprendizagem criativa em língua espanhola

Abstract

The current master's dissertation is entitled "CartoAprendele: an active methodology for creative learning in Spanish language" and its general objective is to propose and apply an active methodology to promote creative learning in Spanish language. It is a proposal of pedagogical practice aligned with innovative and creative principles of education, as it stimulates the learner's protagonism and creativity with emphasis on interdisciplinary experiences. The main concern that drove this research was: What actions and methodological processes integrating Spanish language, art, and literature promote creative learning? Thus, the theoretical construction of this work used theoretical foundations about creative learning that guided the research, with contributions from Paulo Freire (1996, 2014) on learning; Winnicott's psychoanalytic theory (1975) on creativity; Ostrower's theories and inspirations (2014) on sensitivity and creativity; Larrosa’s pedagogy about experience sense (2014); Ivani Fazenda’s theory about interdisciplinary studies (2008). Among various pedagogical instruments to enhance creative learning we chose object-books, artistic inventory, collage-making. As a research methodology we adopted cartography method proposed by Deleuze and Guattari(1995), presented the main ideas of methods along four tracks that will be adopted in our study: intervention-research; researcher-cartographer attention; following-up processes; narrative policy by Passos Kastrup e Escóssia(2015). Concerning this last track – narrative policy - adopted for this dissertation is a meeting between a teacher of Spanish Language who also works as researcher-cartographer with her younger version inspired by Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges’ tale "El otro", present in his book "El libro de Arena". To produce data for our study, workshops were held with undergraduate students where maps created mapped out potential for creative innovation using CartoAprendele. As result from encounters experienced during our research, two educational products were created: a guide about CartoAprendele methodology and a website to showcase the processes and outcomes of this study.