A utilização de objetos de aprendizagem para ensinar espanhol na EJA: " voltando à escola para aprender através de uma tecno-pedagogia"

Abstract

This study pays particular attention to the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in Education for Youth and Adults (EYA), especially with regard to the use of learning objects (LO). We will analyze the "Spanish Only" and the "Cervantes Virtual Centre (CVC)" to identify the LO‟s possibilities that encourage mediation between students and computers. The research was based on the Activity Theory seeking in principle what motivates the activity, the means which favor the teaching and learning of Spanish as L2 and mechanisms contained in LOs that facilitate student interaction with machines, from usability principles. To mark the importance of the use of LO in teaching-learning Spanish, the use of Information Technology and Communication (ICT) as a valuable ally in education is approached, then resuming in retrospect, the use of old teaching resources to the more modern, also highlighting the importance of preparing teachers to deal with the equipment and with the new profile of teacher and student. In order to situate the application of learning objects in the educational context of youth and adult education, it was necessary to define and justify the reasons behind the use of learning objects in the EYA. Also, the theories that support this study were gathered together, giving more emphasis to a brief history of educational computing in Brazil, addressing different approaches to teaching and learning of foreign languages and computer use in education. The interaction process is contemplated based on Vygotsky's theory with emphasis on Activity Theory, and then, learning objects are approached from the perspective of usability principles, aiming to use such objects in youth and adult education