"O bom professor de inglês é fluente na fala e na escrita, e tem conhecimentos gerais da cultura estrangeira": crenças de uma formanda do curso de Letras

Abstract

In this paper, we present the beliefs of a graduating student in Language Studies from a federal university in Goias, Brazil, on English teaching/learning. Our theoretical basis consisted of studies on foreign language teaching and learning, focusing on beliefs. Our methodology was the case study, and the instruments for data collection were: semi-open questionnaire, narrative, and semi-structured interview. The results indicate that the participant concerned seems to believe that: 1) “the good English teacher is fluent both in speaking and writing and has a general knowledge on the foreign language culture”; and 2) “the Language Studies course (English) is amazing”.