O lúdico no ensino de inglês para crianças

Abstract

This research investigated how English teachers use playful activities in the classroom to teach English as a additional language to children. The theoretical framework included the state government guidelines for education (Referencial Curricular Gaúcho) and authors such as Brewster, Ellis and Girard (2020), Ferrari (2003), Kishimoto (2003) and House (1997). The authors discuss how playful activities have been used since ancient times in teaching and its benefits to students’ social and psychomotor development. Data were collected from municipal, state and private schools that teach English and Spanish in the city in Bagé, state of Rio Grande do Sul. We found out that only five private schools teach English to children in the first five elementary school years. In these five schools, we applied a questionnaire by e-mail to principals or supervisors and teachers. Results showed that playful activities are considered important and used in the classroom as a helpful resource in the teaching of English to children, aiming to make students feel comfortable, foster curiosity, and develop the necessary skills for language learning.