1. Developing English teachers as transformative agents
Francisco Estefogo (Faculdade Cultura Inglesa)
Brazil, Sao Paulo c

2. Research Problem

3. technical linguistic input that structure academic “training
Main problem
Are these English teachers aware of their political and transformative role?
technical linguistic input that structure academic “training c

4. Objectives c

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6. Theoretical foundations
Activity Theory (1930, 1994; 1978; 1987, 1999)
Transformative Agency (2006, 2014)
(ENGESTRÖM, SANNINO, & VIRKKUNEN, 2014; VIRKKUNEN, 2006); c

7. Theoretical foundations
Reflective Teaching (1910, 1970, 1983, 1987, 1994, 1996,2011)
Social Activity/Argumentation (2000, 2004, 2012) c

8. Methodological foundations
Critical collaborative research (2004) c

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10. Data 16/08/16 What does being a reflective English teacher mean?
M.S. L.: ... A teacher who thinks ...
A.R.: ...when we have choices and think about them....
I.N.: .... A teacher who does not teach English grammar...
20/09/16
What does being a reflective and transformative English teacher mean?
B.C.: ... A professional who fosters pedagogical situations that will be meanigful and relavant in the life that we live to students ...
L.B.N.: ... English grammar teaching in a social context ....
J.C.F.: .... Bring out everyday situation to the English lesson....
A.P.: ... A teacher that uses critical literacy as the basis of his English lessons .... c

11. Kick off by Francisco Estefogo - Tuesday, 18 October 2016, 1:59 PM
Dear all, please, the main purpose of this forum is to discuss and reflect on the main ideas of the selected texts regarding English language teaching as a social activity. Many thanks. Best, Fran.
Re: Kick off by T. B. S. S. - Tuesday, 25 October 2016, 10:38 PM
Hello, today, in class, I confess that I found it difficult to adapt the curriculum of the 5th grade public school in Taubaté to something that would be most effective for children's English language learning. Creating social actions seems to be a great tool for this, but it should not be easy for the teacher to work with ... c

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