INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY AS A PEDAGOGICAL INTERFACE IN LANGUAGE TEACHING

Abstract

This article proposes a pedagogical intervention that seeks to contribute to the learning of reading and writing from the language studies of students; strictly from urban areas, who are attending the 6th year of the Final Years of Elementary School in the public network. Therefore, we raise the following question: How could the use of ICT contribute to a meaningful language learning from digital media? The methodology used started from the bibliographic survey culminating in a pedagogical intervention proposal, based on activities developed with the support of digital media through the social networks whatsapp, facebook and youtube. In digital media, we have a driving force for reaching the long-awaited attractive education, which enchants students in the search for their integral knowledge. However, if we are in an extremely technological period, where the advancement of sciences is motivated by the technology that takes over the world, a so-called “global village”, we are still faced with teachers with immense difficulty in interacting with digital media in their teaching practices; for reasons ranging from digital ignorance, to the real difficulties motivated by the precarious conditions of public schools and the social inequalities in our country. Thus, some activities with language content were developed to be applied in times of social distance. It is important to note that the proposal is susceptible to many difficulties for its application, as we know about the discrepancy in social conditions of the public network clientele, therefore, difficulties such as access to the internet and quality inputs of technologies may occur, in addition to the lack of adequacy of the contents taught with the reality of the class. Another preponderant factor that can definitely influence the failure of this proposal is the lack of training and availability of educators.