O uso de música nas aulas de inglês na educação básica: uma análise da produção científica brasileira

Abstract

It is not uncommon to find reports of students unmotivated with English language classes in Brazilian basic education. Studies indicate that the use of music in the teaching of English can contribute to improving this situation. Thus, this research, through a systematic literature review, aims to analyze how the use of music in the teaching of English in Brazilian basic education is addressed in academic-scientific research. The systematic review was supported by the StArt tool developed by the Software Engineering Research Laboratory (LAPES), at the Federal University of São Carlos. The research corpus consisted of empirical studies that not only addressed the use of music in teaching English in basic education, but also presented the responses observed in the students participating in the studies to the use of this resource. The results showed that the teachers proposed several musical activities, with different objectives, and that there was a concern to observe and reflect on how the students were receiving the activities with music applied in the English classes, but these reflections were not used to guide decisions regarding the following classes. In conclusion, music can be used in English language teaching as an authentic English language teaching material or as a resource to motivate students and improve the classroom environment, contributing to increase their interest in studying the subject.