Researching Teaching/Learning of Languages - Any Room for Art in There? The Case of Brazilian Applied Linguistics Today and Its Sources of Knowledge: Borders, Boundaries, Barriers, Barricades
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ABSTRACT Based on a panoramic view of current debates regarding the ways of doing Applied Linguistics in Brazil, this article discusses the pertinence of the use of non-logocentric and/or non-scientific theories as reference for the description and formulation of research problems, as well as for the construction of research procedures in the field of (foreign) language teaching/learning. Relying on analyses of the epistemological bases of literacy theories consolidated in the pedagogical framework of the High School Curriculum Guidelines (BRASIL, 2006), seen here as a critical matrix for understanding languages in the country’s school system, the field of Art is suggested as being equipped with possible supporting theories that might aid in the constitution of a conceptual apparatus capable of highlighting the creative aspect inherent in the processes of research into the teaching/learning of a language.
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The Revista Brasileira de Linguística Aplicada, a non-profitable publication, is a peer-reviewed quarterly journal with the mission to encourage research in the field of Applied Linguistics. Founded in 2001, the journal welcomes articles that address the many complex phenomena of language-related real life problems, concerning language use in different contexts or language learning. The journal also publishes reviews and interviews and two issues a year focus on a specific theme in the field. The journal is sponsored by UFMG Program of Linguistics Studies (POSLIN) and the research agency. Authors are free of charge.