Questões de Concurso sobre Língua Inglesa e Educação

Lesson planning is a crucial tool for teaching practice, requiring the articulation of various elements to ensure the effectiveness of the teaching-learning process. Analyze the following statements:

I.An effective lesson plan must be flexible, allowing the teacher to make adjustments during implementation based on student feedback and pace, without rigidly adhering to the script.

II.Learning objectives (what the student should be able to do by the end of the lesson) are the central element of planning, as they guide the selection of content, methodologies, and assessment methods.

III.Planning should be limited to listing the grammatical content to be taught, disregarding contextualization, the skills to be developed (reading, writing, etc.), and formative assessment.

The correct statements are:

(PMM/URCA 2025) According to the Brazilian National Curriculum Guidelines (BNCC, 2018), English is conceived as a Lingua Franca (EFL), a perspective that legitimizes the diverse linguistic and cultural repertoires of speakers worldwide and challenges the notion that only American or British varieties of English should be considered “correct.” Based on this premise, which of the following represents an implication for the adoption of English as a Lingua Franca in language education?

Intercultural education in English teaching aims to develop critical awareness and respect for diversity. Analyze the statements below regarding this topic.

I.It involves reflecting on one's own culture while learning about others, avoiding stereotypes and ethnocentrism.

II.It recognizes English as a global language (Lingua Franca) with many varieties, not belonging solely to "native" speakers.

III.It requires the exclusion of local cultural topics to focus exclusively on the history of the United States and the United Kingdom.

Choose the alternative that indicates the correct statement(s).

Formative assessment is a key component of effective teaching and learning. Select the alternative that correctly describes the primary purpose of formative assessment.

Considering general knowledge of English Language Teaching (ELT) methodologies, analyze the assertions below:

I.The Grammar-Translation Method (GTM) focuses on reading and writing, often neglecting oral communication, and uses the native language as a medium of instruction.

II.The Direct Method prohibits the use of the mother tongue but relies heavily on translation exercises to ensure comprehension of abstract concepts.

III.Total Physical Response (TPR) is based on the coordination of speech and action, attempting to teach language through physical (motor) activity.

Mark the option that presents only the correct statements.

The BNCC document (Base Nacional Comum Curricular), implemented in 2017 for the Elementary Education in Brazil, establishes 5 (five) organizing axes that guide the teaching of the English Language component. Considering what the aforementioned document says about these axes, read the statements below, and assign T (True) or F (False) to each statement.

(__)In the Orality axis, the BNCC prioritizes the use of media resources that bring a more standardized variant of the English language, with the aim of avoiding harm to the student's comprehension and learning, prioritizing oral practices without face-to-face contact, in order to avoid exposing students to an accent or slang that might hinder the learning process of a correct variant of English.

(__)With regard to the Writing axis, the BNCC recommends text production practices that involve movements that are sometimes collective, sometimes individual, of planning-production-revision, in which decisions are made and evaluated about the ways of communicating what is desired, keeping in mind aspects such as the objective of the text, the support that will allow its social circulation and its possible readers.

(__)The Intercultural Dimension axis points, among other things, to the importance of problematizing the different roles of the English language itself in the world, its values, its reach, and its effects on relations between different people and peoples, both in contemporary society and from a historical perspective.

(__)The Linguistic Knowledge axis prioritizes the study of the correct form of the English Language as indicated in grammars, which is the appropriate norm established by language scholars, who are the most specialized professionals to indicate how one should speak. Furthermore, this axis recommends studying the language in isolation, to avoid comparisons with the Portuguese Language, for example, or any other languages the student knows other than English.

(__)The Reading axis, in turn, includes, among its guidelines, working with verbal and hybrid genres, mainly enhanced by digital media, as this work makes it possible to experience, in a meaningful and situated way, different modes of reading and different reading goals.

Select the alternative with the correct sequence of T's and F's:

Regarding the Content and Language Integrated Learning approach (CLIL), read the statements below:

I.It is an approach in which a subject and a language are taught simultaneously.

II.In this approach, it is important to learn the language detached from a specific context, so that the student is able to speak the new language whenever or wherever they need to do so.

III.With this approach, the student does not dedicate time to simply learning a language, such as a traditional foreign language class, the focus is on the subject matter at hand being taught in the target language.

IV.This approach has the advantage of potentially increasing motivation, because the student is learning about a subject he is interested in, so they are likely to pay attention because they truly want to learn about the subject.

V.This approach is considered successful if a student manages to memorize a list of words or full sentences he can use while speaking to a foreign person.

After reading these statements, select the correct alternative:

A teacher plans a short unit using this news text to develop reading-to-write skills and civic literacy. Which option is pedagogically inconsistent with communicative approaches and formative assessment described in the themes?

A school aligned with the Base Nacional Comum Curricular (BNCC) decides to integrate technology into English teaching. The coordinator proposes three options:

• Students copy grammar rules from an e-book and submit them digitally.

• Students use a podcast platform to record discussions on environmental issues in English, later sharing and reflecting on their productions. 

• Students translate isolated vocabulary using automatic translators and present lists in class.

Which of the following best BNCC's orientation toward communication, critical thinking, and competence development?

When teachers focus on activities that guide learners toward identifying how texts are organized, especially regarding textual coherence and functional intent, they are engaging with higher-order reading instruction. In a reading comprehension task, if the teacher’s objective is to help learners identify how the writer organizes and signals meaning relationships within the text — for example, by recognizing connectives like however, therefore, or for example — the specific reading sub-skill which is being targeted is:

A Base Nacional Comum Curricular (BNCC) orienta que o ensino de Língua Inglesa ajude o aluno a usar a língua em situações reais de comunicação e a valorizar diferentes culturas. Com base nisso, o ensino deve priorizar

Read the sentence bellow about the topic of Education.

Education is ................. in Brazil between ages 7 and 14, and free at state schools too. Children under 6 may ........................optional educação infantil before enrolling for 5 years at ....................... school known as ensino fundamental.

Mark the option that correctly completes the blanks in the text.

Identifique abaixo as afirmativas verdadeiras ( V ) e as falsas ( F ) sobre os Métodos e as Abordagens do ensino da Língua Inglesa no Brasil.

( ) A Gamificação é um exemplo de metodologia ativa de aprendizagem.

( ) Abordagem Comunicativa tem seu foco na interação e no uso da língua em contextos reais, onde a gramática e o vocabulário são aprendidos de forma contextualizada e significativa.

( ) No Método Audiolingual, o uso da língua materna é evitado; prioriza-se o vocabulário e a apresentação de frases e descrições com suporte visual.

( ) Na Abordagem Comunicativa, a tecnologia e uma diversidade de recursos são utilizadas para dinamizar as aulas e promover o uso ativo do idioma pelos estudantes.

Assinale a alternativa que indica a sequência correta, de cima para baixo.

Identify below the statements that are true ( T ) and those that are false ( F ) regarding the National Curriculum Parameters Document.

( ) So far, Foreign languages have been entirely based on the study of grammatical rules in all schools.

( ) Nowadays Foreign languages perform their inherent role: that of being essential means of communication among people.

( ) Foreign languages work as means of access to knowledge and, thus, to different forms of thinking, creating, feeling, acting and understanding reality, which affords students a more comprehensive and more solid training.

( ) It is essential to understand that Foreign Languages are now part of a field of knowledge, and no longer an isolated course in the curriculum.

Mark the option that indicates the correct sequence, from top to bottom.

In the digital era, teachers are encouraged to integrate technology. Which practice best illustrates effective pedagogical use?

Read the excerpt:

“In English, minimal pairs such as ship/sheep or bat/bet illustrate how vowel quality determines lexical meaning, while in Portuguese, vowel length does not carry contrastive value.”

Which option correctly explains the phonological difference?

The text suggests that English teaching should remain focused exclusively on grammar and vocabulary, since these are the only stable components of language learning.

Formative assessment aims primarily to quantify students” achievement and rank them according to performance.

Which approach best demonstrates the integration of technological resources for developing multiple language skills simultaneously in English teaching? Consider activities that naturally combine speaking, listening, writing, and reading in authentic contexts.

When dealing with online texts, readers often face challenges such as misinformation, biased arguments, and lack of credible sources. Critical reading strategies are essential for identifying the reliability of a text and distinguishing between fact and opinion. In this context, which element is explicitly required for a critical reader when approaching online materials?