O gênero literário conto e as contribuições na formação de leitores

Abstract

This article presents an approach on the use of the literary genre short story as an object of study for the teaching of reading. The objective of this study is to present the short story literary genre and the contributions of this textual genre in the formation of readers. The choice of this theme came from the researcher's experiences as a student of the Portuguese Language course offered by UAB – UNIPAMPA, in the EaD modality. During the training process I had the opportunity to explore some literary works. The theoretical basis permeates the studies of Antunes (2003), Cosson (2006), Fiorussi (2003), Gotlib (2004), Silva (2003), among others. The methodology of this work was carried out through references based on studies on the subject. It is concluded that the use of the literary genre short story as an object of study is effective for teaching reading, as it provides opportunities for interaction between text and student, thus contributing to the formation of readers.