A metodologia webquest na aula de literatura: um estudo de caso com alunos do 3º ano do ensino médio do IFMA

Abstract

The research is aimed at evaluating the potential of the WebQuest methodology for teaching and learning literature. A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented activity in which some or all of the information that learners interact with comes from resources on the internet. The work from a qualitative case study carried out with 31 students of the third year from a public high school in São Luís/MA (Brazil). The challenges and potential of the methodolgy were examined regarding the students interest in discussing the book Near to the Wild Heart, by Clarice Lispector. A WebQuest entitled Web Adventure with Clarice Lispector was developed and applied to the students during the research. Data collection was conducted through that the WebQuest methodology is a good pedagogical strategy for teaching literature and when it is associated with Web 2.0 tools, it stimulates curiosity, authorship, student's creativity and interest in discussing literary works.