Formação de leitores literários em turmas de alfabetização na educação de jovens e adultos (EJA): algumas reflexões a partir da proposta da Rede Municipal de Educação de Belo Horizonte (RME-BH

Abstract

The encounter between the subjects of literacy classes in Youth and Adult Education (EJA) and literature is a topic that is little discussed in academic circles and, consequently, few studies are published in this area. In this article we intend to write an essay on the formation of literary readers in classes with students in the initial literacy process in the EJA. To this end, we present concepts such as “literary reading”, “mediation”, “literary literacy” and “literary reader training”, while also pointing out challenges and possibilities for using literature in the classroom. In addition, we present a proposal by the Belo Horizonte Municipal Education Network (RME-BH) to select literary books for the subjects of Youth and Adult Education. In this reflective journey, aspects related to the literary education of students are developed, in a way that aims to raise awareness of literary education as a guarantee of the right to broaden access to culture, to symbolic goods, to expand knowledge of the world, to develop ethical and aesthetic aspects, and to develop the possibility of reading autonomy and literary choice.