Estratégias individuais de aprendizagem da língua inglesa entre professores em formação.

Abstract

In this research, framed on the interdisciplinary field of Applied Linguistics, we sought to investigate and diagnose the individual foreign language learning strategies used by students between the 2nd and 8th periods graduation in (English Language and its literatures), at Federal University of Tocantins, in Porto Nacional-TO. According to Oxford (1990) and Cohen (1997) the strategies that learners use in their learning process are individual and often conscious. We have collected data about learning styles and types of learners regarding classroom interaction in order to understand the relevance of individual foreign language learning strategies and how they are adopted by the Brazilian learners according to the sample, based on the theorists who deal with this theme, such as Oxford (1990), Harmer and Paiva (1998) as well as the importance of interaction for learning (Vygotsky, 1998). The research was quantitative descriptive with data collection based on structured questionnaires and data tabulation. We noticed from the questionnaires answered by the research participants that the direct strategies are the most used, while the indirect ones are little used. We understand from the results obtained that students should try to use categories more widely, as well as teachers can encourage and teach students of the English Language graduation to use all categories of strategies so that they can achieve a more autonomous, collaborative and, mainly, efficient and lasting learning.