Tensões e limites do ensino de inglês como língua estrangeira em escolas públicas do ensino fundamental e médio no brasil

Abstract

This article addresses the tensions and limits of teaching English as a Foreign Language (ILE) in public elementary and high schools in Brazil, based on the literature review on the topic, ending with the suggestion of strategies to overcome problems and challenges faced by teachers and students involved in the aforementioned curricular component. Among the main problems we highlight the following: (1) the one related to the training of English teachers in the public system of elementary and high school, with the fact that teachers with degrees in another area working in English language teaching is common; (2) a conception of learning English as a Foreign Language in most public elementary and high schools in Brazil that generally does not think about producing competent English speakers, with speaking, reading, listening and writing skills being little worked; and (3) a common perception among teaching / learning teachers that the teaching / learning of English is devalued in Brazilian public schools, considering the set of subjects.