O WhatsApp como espaço de (in)formação e interatividade: (re)significação de metodologias de ensino de Língua Portuguesa

Abstract

In the current situation, it is relevant to reflect on the role of the teacher in training in the face of the use of new technologies in the teaching and learning process, since the education scenario has demanded from the educator more dynamic and more interactive educational practices. In this context, this research is part of the field of teacher training and aims to analyze the contributions provided by the use of the WhatsApp application as a space for building knowledge. To achieve the proposed objective, this work is organized in three moments, which will comprise three articles: a) bibliographic review (state of knowledge) about the contributions and challenges of using the WhatsApp application; b) analysis of WhatsApp's contributions to teacher training in experience reports; c)analysis of pedagogical uses of WhatsApp in higher education and an account of the experience of research with intervention. The first article included a survey of the contributions and challenges of using the application on Capes' Theses and Dissertations Portal. The second article included an analysis of excerpts from reports of experiences of undergraduates on the contributions of the application from the activities carried out. The third article contemplated the pedagogical uses of WhatsApp in teaching experience in a discipline for the training of higher education teachers together with an account of the experience of research with intervention. For the production of the state of the art, a survey of productions was made, using the search term “WhatsApp” and, subsequently, the delimitation procedures were carried out, considering areas of knowledge. For the second, a theoretical study was carried out on the relevance of the application for teacher training and, subsequently, three excerpts from the experience reports produced by students in training were analyzed. For the third, the pedagogical uses of WhatsApp were analyzed as a teaching and learning tool in a discipline of a public university, followed by an experience report of an intervention activity, raising the purposes of using WhatsApp, highlighting the nature of the statement : comment, ask, share, ask etc. Data collection was based on the researcher's accompaniment in the development of an interdisciplinary project, foreseen in the curricular matrix of a teacher training course, in the period of an academic semester (2018), in which the use of interactions by through the WhatsApp application. Thus, the research is justified by listing discussions and possible uses of the application, with a view to contributing and reflecting on pedagogical practices in the teaching of languages in the context of mobile technologies and in participatory and autonomous teaching-learning strategies in the formation of future students. teachers. From the research undertaken, it was possible to verify that the WhatsApp application as a teaching and learning tool has great potential to provide pedagogical practices that enhance the use of new languages, the multimodality of texts and the new forms of communication in force. Regarding these uses, the application enables instant and free communication, which makes it more attractive to popular taste. It is worth mentioning that the studies also warn about the use of the application regarding the need for planning by the student and preparing the students so that the proposals made on WhatsApp can be effective. In addition, for academic activities, it was evident in the interactions of the students involved in the research, that its use contributed to active, hybrid teaching methods, experienced by those involved who practiced the use of a popular application for the development of academic activities. Thus, we believe that such experiences have caused those involved to take a critical look at these tools with regard to new possibilities of pedagogies that contemplate their use in academic and school contexts, and contribute to the expansion of literacies in line with social practices through smartphone.