19 abril, 2024 | 16h00 | Online
O Laboratório de Educação em Línguas (LabELing) do CIDTFF organiza, pelas 16h00 do dia 19 de abril, um seminário de discussão científica, em formato online, sobre o projeto “Linguistic landscapes-based projects: A tool to develop creative thinking in secondary students”, dinamizado pela investigadora Klaudia A. Kruszynska.
Klaudia A. Kruszynska é doutoranda na Universidade Autónoma de Barcelona. O seu estudo explora o uso das Paisagens Linguísticas como uma ferramenta para promover habilidades de pensamento crítico e de ordem superior em alunos do ensino secundário, numa aula de língua estrangeira.
Os interessados deverão inscrever-se por email para: andreaulhoa@ua.pt
Resumo da apresentação:
My research aims to expand on previously established foundations of Linguistic Landscape (LL) based projects in order to enhance ways in which this approach can be integrated into foreign language teaching to improve current teaching praxis.
Contextualizing students’ learning so that they can then make connections to the complex world in which they live is not always an easy task. LL can provide an authentic and up-to date means to raise students´ awareness of their surroundings (Dagenais, et al. 2009) and give teachers a powerful tool to bring the ´outside´ world into the classroom.
In my studies I consider how these innovative approaches can help students to further develop their higher order and creative thinking skills. Recognizing the importance of higher order thinking skills across all subjects, this research expands on the promotion of these skills to develop students’ metacognitive abilities. These skills have been increasingly recognized as a fundamental educational goal, serving social stability, economic growth, well-being, and the maintenance of democratic society (e.g. 2008 European Commission and 2010 Council of European Union documents).
Therefore, this study´s aim is to answer the following research questions:
- To what extent do LL-based projects promote and support higher-order and critical thinking skills among secondary school students?
- What are the students’ perceptions regarding their acquired knowledge and skills through the LL-based projects?
By investigating these questions, this research contributes to understanding the impact of LL-based projects on students’ cognitive abilities and their perspectives on the learning experience.
Sobre a dinamizadora:
Klaudia A. Kruszynska é doutoranda na Universidade Autónoma de Barcelona, e possui um PGCE em Línguas Estrangeiras Modernas pela University College London, Institute of Education.
