Objetos de aprendizagem digitais em língua portuguesa: uma análise de sua pertinência no ensino e aprendizagem de pontuação

Abstract

This work intends to analyze the relevance of learning objects (LO) for Portuguese Language teaching, more precisely, on the subject punctuation. In order to do so, four LO focused on the theme and available on the Internet are qualitatively evaluated. The importance of this research is due to the increased use of these technological resources in the school environment. The research is based on LO concepts postulated by Angulo et al (2006), and considers the essential characteristics in a LO stated by Leffa (2006). Firstly, it is performed a brief retrospective of the history of punctuation, according to Rocha (1997). It is also discussed the use of punctuation, by Dahlet (2006), and its presentation in the school context, by Ferreiro (1996). Therefore, the analysis of each object is divided into two parts: conceptual aspects and linguistic aspects. Regarding conceptual aspects, the objective is to verify if LO characteristics correspond to definitions of the aforementioned theorists and to categories established by Carvalho (2017). In relation to linguistic aspects, each LO is studied considering its conception of language, its concept of punctuation and its adequacy to the grammatical prescription, based on directions of the official documents for education. In addition, LO punctuation contents are confronted with a traditional grammar by Bechara (2009), as well as with a descriptive grammar by Perini (2005).