Inglês e TIC: uma proposta de parâmetros para os materiais educacionais digitais voltados para a aprendizagem da língua inglesa

Abstract

The increasing use of information and communication technologies in learning contexts opens several possibilities to exploration and innovation, and it is not different with English as a Second Language learning. It is possible to affirm that basic knowledge in that language is not just a desirable skill nowadays, but a necessary one. It is also possible to say that the use of information and communication technologies without concrete and well-defined intentions does not garantee that the learning goals will be reached, that’s why a learning design project demands a multidisciplinary team. The reaserach question can be defined as: which aspects of ESL learning interfaces make them efficient and support learning. In order to find answers to that question, this study’s proposal is to identify and verify the feasibility of a set of parameters to digital learning materials projects focused on ESL learning. The methodology starts with a theoretical search on the main subjects related to the problem, that are multimedia learning, interfaces for education and ESL learning, followed by a practical part, that had two surveys as tools, one directed to ESL teachers and the other one to interface design professionals/researchers. From that, it was possible to develop a series of parameters to digital learning materials projects focused on ESL learning. As a result, there is a list that is brief but crosses diferent information and references, serving as a guide to projects of this nature.