Aprendizagem significativa da língua inglesa para velhos: um estudo de caso na Universidade da Maturidade Polo Palmas Tocantins

Abstract

This study aims to conduct in a theoretical and practical way the teaching of English Language to the academics of the Universidade da Maturidade (UMA). The UMA is an extension project of the Pedagogy course of the Universidade Federal do Tocantins (UFT), created in 2006. In this work, we also tried to present the theme of the English Language in a way in which both teaching and learning were assimilated in a meaningful way, in which the universe of the elderly made present in each class, being theoretical and therefore practical. In this case study, six English language classes were given to the old UMA academics lasting one hour and thirty minutes each, which resulted in a project culminating in all of these classes, and three more classes were added to the project titled MasterChef's Cake UMA. In it, the 25 participating students used the vocabulary theory of a simple cake recipe to present the same, made by the students that formed groups divided by the teacher / researcher of that study, in order to finish the study period of that semester. Therefore, based on theorists who deal with the teaching / learning process of the English Language in a relevant way and that brings the understanding to this old one, in which many, no longer believed in their cognitive, which is possible, through sign and meaning, which all ages have the chance and possibility to learn. Even though the ability to absorb this old, programmatic content, is not equal to that of a young person. But if we observe their social context, their particularities and specificities, we can, yes, retain good income of this academic, significantly. We conclude that past and present need to be latent in teaching for the old, for the closer we get to their reality, the more enjoyable and meaningful their learning will be. And the more teachers understand the universe of the old, the better their praxis will be. Finally, it is necessary to emphasize that this study is the beginning of future studies and analyzes, it is possible to deepen the study of other foreign languages, as well as to associate the English Language with the use of technology, a field to be explored in UMA , among other possibilities.