Contribution of Bakhtinian studies for planning Portuguese class

Abstract

This  paper  discusses  concepts  of  the  dialogic  theory  of  language  from  the Bakhtin  Circle,  namely,  word,  utterance,  speech  genres,  chronotope,  and verbal interaction. These concepts are explained by the characterization of the classroom as a social institution, and the class as a discourse genre intercalated with other genres. The concepts are applied to natural settings of the classroom, inside the Portuguese class, revealing the ethnographic establishment of the verbal interaction process. We conclude that by understanding the class from such conceptions helps to form reflective teachers, who are able to analyze
and  transform  their  practice,  making  the  process  of  teaching  and  learning Portuguese language more meaningful to the teacher himself/herself and to the students.