REFLEXÕES SOBRE O USO DA MÚSICA NA AULA DE INGLÊS

Abstract

The present work presents reflections on the use of music in the English language class. This work has as general objective to show that music as a tool in the process of teaching / learning the English language presents itself in a useful way in the development of language skills, and its specific objectives are to understand how music can be used as an English language teaching strategy and to reflect on our pedagogical practice, taking as a theoretical basis the studies of Murphey (1990), Aguiar (2010), Cruz (1993), among others cited in the course of the work, who defend the use of music in English classes. The qualitative approach was used in the descriptive-reflective study. For the construction of this study, a bibliographic research on the theme chosen was used first. Subsequently, classes were planned and taught using music in a class of the 7th year of Youth and Adult Education - EJA, at a Municipal Elementary School located in Baía da Traição, Paraíba. Finally, reflections were made on the classes taught, seeking to show the activities that can be performed with music and the challenges that the pre-service teacher encounters when using it in the English classroom. In the final remarks, it is concluded that in addition to the importance of using music in the English class, there are also other points to be highlighted such as, why to use it, how to use it, what can be taught / learned through it , the activities that can be performed with songs, the challenges that the teacher in training encounters when using music in the English class and that it is essential to reflect on our pedagogical practice, to improve and contribute to the English language teaching/learning process.