As literaturas de língua inglesa como ferramenta para instigar a aprendizagem de inglês no ensino médio a partir da identificação social e cultural

Abstract

This article seeks to discuss the relevance of the literary text in the English language classes, paying attention to a work that aims at the social and cultural identification of learners with a literary work. In this sense, the corpus formed by the poem “The Burglar of Babylon” (1965), by the American poet Elizabeth Bishop, was used in the teaching internship in the undergraduate course in Languages (Portuguese and English) and their Literatures, whose focus was based on the use of English-language literatures. The objectives that permeate the article are to arouse interest in reading literary texts from English-speaking countries and cultures; promote interaction and cultural / social identification between the text and the subject; instigate the student's desire for English language literature and, possibly, generate interest in language learning. The adopted methodology follows the steps of the classes taught, prioritizing a detailed analysis of all steps. The analysis begins from the moment of receipt of the work, following until the moment of production made by the students themselves. The research proves the relevance of exploring the literary text in English as a tool that fosters the interest of learners, combining the interest in literary reading and the language whose work was written.