Alunos de língua inglesa na EJA: o que querem e do que precisam

Abstract

This work aims to identify the needs, expectations and preferences for the learning of English by high school EJA students (Youth and Adults Education) from a public school in the city of São Paulo. The theoretical foundation is based on the Proposta Curricular para a Educação de Jovens e Adultos (Brasil, 2002), Parâmetros Curriculares Nacionais - Língua Estrangeira (Brasil, 2002), Diretrizes Curriculares para a Educação de Jovens e Adultos (Brasil, 2000), the Federative Republic of Brazil Constitution (1988); and texts by Haddad (2002), Leffa (2007), Paiva (2006), on Adult Education and Hutchinson & Waters (1987) on needs analysis. This research is a case study and results were interpreted qualitatively. (Liberali, 2011). To answer the research question “What are the needs and wishes expressed by EJA students regarding the English language?”, a questionnaire was given to 26 students of the 3rd year of EJA. The findings revealed that students like to study English, enjoy learning through music and believe that the foreign language is important in their lives, especially for work opportunities. However, they also pointed out comprehension difficulties due to poor knowledge in the language and lack of opportunities to use it