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Mother tongue education: what Portuguese language students say they should learn in High School?
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What students shall or shall not learn in mother tongue classes is not a consensual
topic. The curricular policies in the Portuguese Language Area tend to follow
the configuration of the educational systems as a whole and interact with other
systems (social values, political programs, scientific fields, economics, technological
innovations, media discussions...).
Policy on mother tongue education in Portugal is changing from a cultural heritage
perspective to a more communicative one. Language teaching is, however, influenced
by teachers’ beliefs, values and routines, and language learning relates to students’
features, ideas and previous experiences.
In a study carried out in the Portuguese Archipelago of Azores (Mira Leal, 2008),
among other things, we asked high school students : Should Portuguese language
classes be compulsory in High School? Why / why not? What do students do/learn
in language classes? What should students do/learn? How are students assessed
in language classes? How should they be assessed? What characteristics should a
Portuguese language teacher have?
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17th European Conference on Reading (Mons, Belgium, July 31 > August 3, 2011) - Proceedings.
Keywords
Language Classes Mother Tongue Education Reading
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Anne Godiner & Marianne Vanesse-Hannecart