EFEITOS DISCURSIVOS NA CONSTRUÇÃO DA IDENTIDADE DOS ALUNOS DE UM CURSO DE LÍNGUA INGLESA ONLINE.

Abstract

This research analyzes the discursive effects on the construction of the identity of English Language (EL) Learners, immersed in a new modality of teaching and learning: Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) and its main objective is to understand the identity profile of these apprentices and the influences arising from postmodernity. For the construction of the theoretical foundation, this work is based on the studies carried out by Pêcheux (1997a, 1997b, 1997c, 2006), Orlandi (2012a, 2012b); Lévy (2007), Santos e Silva (2006); Gomes (2008); Bauman (2005); Hall (2011; 2000) and Rajagopalan (1998). And finally, apropos of EL in the context of globalization in postmodernity, on the studies of Giddens (1991) and Crystal (2003).This is a qualitative research of an exploratory nature; conducted in the field by means of open and closed questionnaire instrument, which were applied to apprentices of the distance Basic English Course students at UEMA, which constituted this research corpus. Therefore, the apprentices immersed in VLE are distinguished from the traditional ones, owing to integrating identities that show a responsible, disciplined, organized, self-directed student and a learning protagonist.