Desafios da docência de língua inglesa na unidade prisional do município de São João do cariri: um relato de experiência

Abstract

This study aimed to present the challenges of teaching English to people deprived of liberty, based on an experience report in the prison unit of São João do Cariri, Paraíba state. The research is classified as exploratory, descriptive and qualitative in nature. The experience in the prison unit showed that the greatest difficulty in teaching English at the institution resides in the low perception, on the part of students, about the importance of learning another language, becoming unmotivated to study something they believe is not so important. In addition, the structural conditions of the institution are also unsuitable for the delivery of classes, due to the lack of an appropriate space for teaching, which leads many students not to attend classes every day. The scarcity of materials and limited resources to use in classes, due to the restrictions inherent in the prison environment, also represent challenges to the teaching of the English language, requiring a greater adaptation of the classes based on the existing resources.