Irish Studies at Regular Schools – Reporting Experiences with the ABEI/Esp Grant for a High School Student

Resumen

This report describes the implementation of a pedagogical activity based on the screening of the film Joyride (2022) in public schools in Salvador, Bahia, in 2024. The main objective was to describe and analyze the implementation of the “ABEI/ESP Scholarship for Scientific Initiation of a Junior Researcher” project in regular schools and identify challenges, adjustments, and impacts on students’ assimilation. The methodology adopted was based on the model by Parisi and Andon (2016), structuring the activities in three phases — pre-viewing (activation of prior knowledge and presentation of context), viewing (screening of short sequences of scenes with guiding questions), and post-viewing (debate and reflection on cultural differences and concepts of family). The results demonstrated high receptiveness on the part of the students, engagement with the content, and development of linguistic and intercultural skills, in addition to showing the effectiveness of the Short-Sequence Approach as a pedagogical practice that offers students the opportunity to have contact with the English language through cinema.