Autobiografia docente: o caso da CHAT Escola de Idiomas/

Abstract

This paper describes and records all my process of teacher training and my own business opening through autobiography. For this purpose, it will be reported facts about my whole school time and the influences that led me to choose Letras; the college experience, which includes my first steps as an English teacher and the discovery and decision that it would be the right path to follow. In addition, it will discuss the relationship between autobiographical studies and the training process of reflective teaching, as well as, present a brief history of English language teaching in Brazil. Moreover, the appearance and concept of the term "entrepreneurship" and the most common characteristics of the entrepreneur will be discussed along with the narrative of my professional development and the project that resulted in the consolidation of CHAT Language School.