BEYOND THE TEXT: CRENÇAS DE UMA ALUNA DO NÍVEL PRÉ-INTERMEDIÁRIO ACERCA DO PROCESSO DE ESCRITA – UM ESTUDO DE CASO

Abstract

In this paper, we present the results of a research carried out with a student from a language school of a federal university in Goias, Brazil, on some of her beliefs with regard to written production in English. This is a research-action with a qualitative and interpretive design, whose instruments for data collection were questionnaire, interview, and narrative. The results suggest that the participant concerned believes that: the student who reads more in English is a better writer in this language; and the student writes better in English only when he/she is encouraged by the teacher.