Literacy practices using the “Yes, I can” method in an settlement of the Landless Movement

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  • Maria do Socorro Alencar Nunes Macedo Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei
  • Ageu Mazilhão Filho Rede pública de ensino da Prefeitura Municipal de São João del-Rei

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Landless Movement. Literacy. Ethnography. Yes, I can method.

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This paper aims to provide an analysis about the use of the Cuban literacy method Yes, I can, in a settlement of the Brazilian Landlees Movement. The data are analyzed based on the new literacy studies that have been contributing to a redefinition of the concept of literacy. The ethnographic methodology is inspired by the new literacy studies (NLS). In addressing the "Yes I can", focusing on the role of teacher, we conclude that his mediation evidences a literacy practice based on NLS. Literacy as social practice, although not covered in the Yes I can method, could be realized in the fact that thought the teacher`s mediation, the students perceived writing as a social and cultural subject.

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Nunes Macedo, M. do S. A., & Filho, A. M. (2013). Literacy practices using the “Yes, I can” method in an settlement of the Landless Movement. Educação, 36(3), 352–362. Retrieved from https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/ojs/index.php/faced/article/view/15535

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