FORMAÇÃO DE PROFESSORES: REFLEXÃO E TOMADA DE CONSCIÊNCIA SOBRE O USO DE PERGUNTAS NA SALA DE AULA DE LÍNGUA ESTRANGEIRA

Abstract

Critical reflection on the part of the teacher has often been associated with both improvements in approaches to teaching, and empowerment of the teacher (Freire, 1970; Celani, 2001, 2003; Lopes, 1996). This paper reports on a study conducted with four student-teachers of English at the Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, in 2006. The objective was to measure the possible impact of an awareness raising program upon the teachers’ use of questions. The study concluded that, as a result of critical reflection, the number of genuine as well as of cognitively demanding questions by the teachers tends to improve.