Portuguese Language Teachers, perceptions and practices of using digital technologies in public schools in Mato Grossenses.
Digital Technology, Portuguese Language Teachers, Continuing Education, Teaching and Learning
The research entitled “Teachers of Portuguese Language, perceptions and practices of using digital technologies in public schools in Mato Grosso”, sought to verify the conditions in which the insertion of technological resources in public schools in the city of Marcelândia - MT occurs and how these can contribute to the pedagogical practice of Portuguese language teachers and the teaching-learning process of students. We know that ICTs combined with education can add values, aiming at meaningful learning for students, however, even with this potential, there are numerous barriers that prevent or hinder their use by teachers in public schools. Based on the theoretical assumptions of Applied Linguistics, it is methodologically based on the biases of qualitative and interpretive research by Bauer and Gaskell (2003), Bortoni-Ricardo (2008); and also in the quantitative research by Lakatos and Marconi (2005). Readings such as Nóvoa (1998,2000), Pereira (2009), Gatti (2003), Santos e Silva (2018), Geraldi (2013), Doretti and Belutti (2011), Antunes (2003) Moran (2000), and the documents such as the Portuguese Language Curriculum Parameters (PCN-LP), the National Curricular Base (BNCC), the Language Curriculum Guidelines (OCL-MT), which guide and guide the expansion of theoretical and practical knowledge of teaching Portuguese language, as well as, public policies that encourage the inclusion of Digital Technology in education. For the development of the research, the process was guided by the following questions: How are information and communication technologies (ICT) inserted in the daily experiences and teaching processes of Portuguese language teachers? What challenges arise, according to the teachers of Portuguese Language in public schools in Marcelândia, about the use of ICT in pedagogical practices? What meanings do Portuguese language teachers attribute to ICT training processes? The development of the research took place with a group of Portuguese language teachers from elementary school in the final years (6th to 9th grade) of public schools in the municipality of Marcelândia - MT, who, through narratives, reported the practices developed when using ICT in the context social and school, the challenges they face when using ICT in school, in addition to pointing out the need for training in the use of ICT. Data analysis showed that teachers like to use technological resources in the classroom, but the lack of significant knowledge and skills needed by the teacher makes efficient practice impossible. Thus, it is up to the federal and state government to promote public policies that direct training that privileges the real needs of the teacher.