Aspectos psicológicos e lingüísticos do lidar com uma língua estrangeira: crenças de dois professores concernentes ao ensino e aprendizagem de inglês

Abstract

This paper reports the results of a research carried out on the basis of Psychology and Linguistics theories, in which we aimed at analyzing the beliefs of two inservice English teachers concerning the teaching/learning process of that language. As the fundament for this research, we used studies regarding foreign language teaching/learning whose aim was investigating the issue of beliefs. We chose the case study as methodology and the following instruments to collect the data: questionnaire, classroom observation, and journal. The results show that participants have similar and distinct beliefs, as well as the fact that an English teaching major degree or its absence influences their teaching practice.