Teaching in the pandemiac and the Portuguese language component in basic education

from challenges to success

Abstract

This research has the main objective of providing an overview of teaching in the pandemic in basic education regarding the Portuguese language component. In order to do this, we have defined two specific objectives: (1) to point out characteristics and challenges of this endeavor indicated by teachers from the state of Paraíba, Brazil, who taught during the emergency remote teaching period, and (2) to identify success factors in teaching experiences with language practices indicated by the aforementioned participants. This research lies in the field of Applied Linguistics and focuses on studies on teaching during the pandemic. It was developed in an exploratory manner, based on narratives generated based on a semi-structured script. The analysis was carried out in two stages. First, we highlighted the characteristics and challenges of pandemic teaching in the focused context and, later, identified success factors in experiences with language practices. The results indicate successful experiences that involved the teachers' initiative to (re)adapt their methodologies and adapt language practices to the virtual environment. As for language practices, the most successful were those of literary reading and textual interpretation, as well as production with a defined purpose. In conclusion, this investigation provides a new view of the focused teaching modality by demonstrating initiatives capable of coping with the adversities that were experienced.