Ensino de língua estrangeira na contemporaneidade: novas implicações no âmbito da prática pedagógica.

Abstract

The new forms of communication and interaction that have emerged in the last decades, can be of great value for foreign language teaching. Thus, it is believed that a pedagogical practice that encompasses the multiculturalism present in today's societies may favor a more interdisciplinary and, consequently, more contextualized teaching. However, it is admitted that the formal and regular context of teaching and teacher training may not often be allies. It is concluded that, in fact, there are challenges that need to be overcome for the implementation of new approaches in the teaching of LE that favor the critical positioning of the student. However, we argue for the need to try to confront them analytically and consciously throughout the academic career: a good teacher is not one who knows best, but one who is in constant formation and does not lose the commitment to responsible and responsive teaching.