Learn to learn: raising students' awareness of their learning process

Abstract

This work aims at the elaboration of two teaching sequences to teach the English language in accordance with recent theories in the area, among them the communicative approach, which aims to provide meaningful and contextualized experiences, using authentic materials, besides considering aspects of literacy and textual genres. Another important aspect is the theme of the sequences produced, which aims to make students aware of their agency potential in their own teaching and learning process, discussing elements such as learning styles, active learning, and self-assessment. Two sequences of activities were elaborated using authentic materials to work with the four skills – listening, speaking, reading, and writing – and the grammar of the English language. Finally, in accordance with recent foreign language teaching theories, we highlight and discuss the rationale behind the elaboration of the two didactic sequences. As a result, it was found that it is possible to teach English by approaching elements that teach the student to learn to learn, although it is necessary to pilot the sequences in educational institutions to verify the strengths points and those that need to be improved.