Formação do professor e representações sociais de língua(gem): por uma lingüística implicada

Abstract

This paper discusses the recent impact of linguistic studies on the qualification and performance of elementary and junior high school teachers, focusing mainly on the treatment given to reading, writing and linguistic analysis practices in that context. Two aspects are the object of this reflection: first, advances in the filed of linguistics are related to social transformations; then, the paper considers necessary changes in the initial and continuing qualification of teachers, so as to imprint a critical linguistic formation on elementary and junior high school education.