A língua inglesa em nossos arredores: mapeando as manifestações linguísticas do inglês nas interações sociais e culturais entre turistas e moradores locais.

Abstract

This work focuses relates the socioeconomic context of Garopaba, in the state of Santa Catarina, and how international tourism demands new communicative and intercultural skills from local residents. The main goal is to enable upper elementary students to analyze how interactions occur between the city’s residents and English-speaking tourists. The methodology consists of exploratory research, observation of the local territory, the use of digital tools, interviews, and the development of pedagogical activities grounded in interculturality, multiliteracies, and socio-interactionism. This subject also recognizes the presence of English within the community, fostering contextualized learning, and broadening students’ understanding of the role of language in the municipality’s cultural and social practices. It concludes that integrating English language teaching, technology, and local realities strengthens students’ critical development and intercultural awareness.