Abstract

CHAGURI, Jonathas de Paula  and  MACHADO, Maria Cristina Gomes. The direct method in the teaching of foreign languages at the Colégio Pedro II in the 1930s. Cad. Hist. Educ. [online]. 2020, vol.19, n.2, pp.575-596.  Epub June 05, 2020. ISSN 1982-7806.  https://doi.org/10.14393/che-v19n2-2020-18.

Current paper analyzes how the direct method in the teaching of foreign languages was established in Brazilian secondary education at the Colégio Pedro II in the 1930s. Antônio Carneiro Leão, head-teacher of the French language at Colégio Pedro II, was responsible for implementing this method in secondary education. The implementation of the method in the teaching program of foreign languages at Pedro II gave teachers the opportunity of going beyond the traditional school’s model that emphasized a bookish type of teaching in foreign language classes. In fact, the commitment to the ideals of the Active school strengthened the students’ ability towards production through activities that functionally complied with their needs.

Keywords : Direct Method; Foreign Languages; Brazilian Secondary Education.

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