A TOOL THAT CAME TO INNOVATE THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS: A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF AN ARTICLE ABOUT THE LAUNCHING OF THE “INGLÊS PARANÁ” PLATFORM

Abstract

Technology in education is seen as transformative, as evidenced in advertising and academic discourses. Recently, educational policies seem to share this conception. Thus, in this article we aim to identify the representations of the State, Technology, the English Language, Students and Teachers in a news item published by the State of Paraná about the recently launched “Inglês Paraná” platform. We are theoretically anchored in Critical Discourse Analysis and in critical perspectives on educational technology. We employ categories from Systemic-Functional Linguistics and Representation of Social Actors for the analysis. The results show that this educational policy is represented as beneficial and transforming for students and teachers, showing traces of the discourse of de-schooling, and deskilling of teachers.

Keywords
Critical Discourse Analysis; Educational technology; Public policy