A verbalização de sentimentos de uma professora da educação superior em formação continuada

Abstract

The focus of this study is to present an analysis of the linguistic phenomenon known as “discourse topic,” which generally corresponds to “what is being talked about” in an interactional context (Brown and Yule, 1983, p. 73, cited in Fávero, 1993, p. 38). The objective is to identify the topics present in the materialization of discourse through oral text, in order to recognize some of the feelings that may be present in the interactional act, as well as how these feelings are verbalized. The data production method involves self-confrontation (CLOT, 2010) conducted with a faculty member from a public higher education institution. For the analysis of dialogues, it was necessary to transcribe the audiovisual material resulting from the intervention, following the guidelines of the NURC-SP project (Preti, 1999). The theoretical foundation for analyzing the verbal material is based on the theory of Discourse Topic, as discussed in the chapter “The Discourse Topic” by Leonor Lopes Fávero (1993), as well as Bakhtin’s discourse theory (2016). The results highlight that discourse topic plays an essential role in identifying faculty members’ feelings in their practice and can significantly contribute to ongoing professional development.