A importância do ensino da língua inglesa nos anos iniciais do ensino fundamental nas escolas públicas

Abstract

The English language is considered the most spoken language in the world, being considered as a universal language, in which the number of speakers of this language is growing, and this language has been increasingly part of people's lives, since it is present in films, games, videos, among others, because for Freire (2021), learning a foreign language, in this case, English, during childhood tends to occur more easily, as it happens in a way relaxed. In view of this, the importance of teaching this language in the early years of Elementary School I is remarkable, especially in Public Schools, which are offered from the 6th year onwards, in accordance with the rules of the National Common Curricular Base (BNCC). In this context, the present article entitled “English language teaching in the early years of elementary school in public schools” has the general objective of discussing the role of the English language in the early years of Elementary School I in Brazilian public schools. Thus, an exploratory research of a qualitative nature was carried out, which took place through a bibliographic survey of articles, theses, monographs and dissertations on the platforms “Google Academic” and in CAPES Journals based on the keywords “English in fundamental I” , “Teaching English in Early Years”, “English in Early Childhood Education”. For this, a filter was applied with the inclusion criteria for the selection of works that met the objective of the research, they were: works that are truly linked to the objectives of this research; present data that are relevant to achieving the final result; it is published in Portuguese; period stipulated between 2009 and 2022. Five works were selected, three articles, a monograph and a thesis. From them, it was possible to perceive the importance of teaching the English language in the early years of Elementary School I, as well as the need for education professionals to be always up to date, involved and reviewing their pedagogical practice daily.