As relações interpessoais num contexto de ensinoaprendizagem da língua inglesa em uma escola da rede pública

Abstract

This research aims at investigating and discussing the importance of interpersonal relations for English language learning in the 8º ano do Ensino Fundamental II in a public school. For that, four research instruments were analyzed: audiovisual recording of the classes, field notes of the teacher-researcher and two questionnaires. The adopted research modality had as focus of its study teacher and students within the school context. This research is inserted within the interpretive paradigm, so the main aim was to make a qualitative study about the data collected. The theoretical basis is based on Humanistic Pychology, with emphasis on the Person-Centred Approach and the concepts coined by Carl Rogers (1969). It was also based on the studies of authors such as, Mahoney (1976) Duarte (1996,2004), Vygotsky (1991), among others. The results of this study has shown how the teacher’s attitude and the implementation of the facilitating attitudes have an essential and determining factor in interpersonal relationships and Significant Learning, as proposed by Rogers (1969)