PIBID English takes part at the III Abrapui Congress

 The III Abrapui Congress was held at the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina in Florianopolis from the 5^th to the 9^th of May. Abrapui stands for Associação Brasileira de Professores Universitários de Inglês and the theme of the congress was Language and Literature in the Age of Technology.

http://www.abrapui.org/congresso2012/pt/ocongresso

The congress started on a beautiful Sunday afternoon with various workshops. I attended the workshop about Web2 tools 4 EFL Classroom and Beyond given by professor Vera Lúcia Menezes de Oliveira e Paiva (UFMG). It was a mix of a presentation and a “hands-on” workshop in which participants had the chance to learn and try some tools for the teaching of English.  Professor Menezes showed how some tools such as bookr, wallwisher  and  glogster have been used by her students and how they can contribute to teachers´ and students´ interaction.

In addition to the workshop, I had the opportunity to attend individual and joint presentations, round tables, as well as three poster sessions (not to mention the delicious coffee break!). The theme of the presentations included initial and continuing English teacher education, reports of classroom experiences, recent research about teacher education and reports of activities developed by the PIBIDs from Paraná, Minas Gerais and Rio Grande do Sul.

My participation in the congress consisted of a poster about the PIBID – English  UEPG whose title was A Formação Inicial de Professores de Língua Inglesa: Reflexões sobre o PIBID. During the poster session I was able to exchange ideas and experiences with teachers and students involved with PIBID. Needless to say, it is always and enriching experience.

My second presentation, a joint session entitled Formação Inicial e Continuada de Professores de Língua Inglesa: As Contribuições do Estágio, da Extensão e de um Programa de Incentivo à Docência – which was held on  9th May with professors Clarissa Menezes Jordão (UFPR) and Édina Aparecida Cabral Buhrer (UNICENTRO).

Presenting and watching presentations at the Abrapui congress contributed to my professional development and allowed me to discuss experiences about successful (and not so successful!)  classroom practices with teachers from all over Brazil. Also, I had the opportunity to meet undergraduate, graduate students, and researchers from Para, Paraná, Alagoas, Mato Grosso and so many other places.

I would like to thank CAPES and the PIBID UEPG institutional coordination for the financial support that allowed me to travel and participate in the event.

Thaisa de Andrade Jamoussi – DEMET – UEPG – Coordinator of the PIBID- English Project at the UEPG