O USO DO VÍDEO COMO INSTRUMENTO DE MOTIVAÇÃO NA AULA DE LÍNGUA ESTRANGEIRA

Abstract

The aim of this study is to analyze video as an instrument of motivation in the English class, considering that motivation is very important in foreign language learning. The hypothesis is that video enhances students motivation in the classroom. The research is qualitative and the theoretical frame work is based on the John Keller s ARCS model and on the concepts of multiliteracy of The New London Group. The specific objectives of this study are: (1) to evaluate how the students relate image, sound and verbal text in the production of their own videos; (2) to identify ways to teach foreign language in which the student is both the receptor as well as the producer of his/her discourse; 3) to exemplify how to work with technology in the classroom. In order to collect the data, the following methodology was used: in the first moment, the students watched a video from the YouTube site; and in the second moment, they produced their own video. The data analysis showed that the use of video enhances students motivation in foreign language learning and that the students are able to create multimodal texts, even if that ability has been poorly used in the educational context