Experiências de estudantes em processo de aprendizagem de língua inglesa: por mais transparência

Résumé

Students’ experiences as learners of English in a brazilian universityclassroom have been documented, exposing the complexity ofclassroom foreign language learning (MICCOLI, 1997, 2001, 2003,2004). In the inner dimension, i.e, inside the classroom, learningopportunities given by the teacher originate direct classroom experiences.In the outer dimension, i.e, outside the classroom, the context inwhich the class occurs and whatever else might have happened beforealso influence learners in class, constituting the indirect classroomexperiences. This article presents analysis and categorizationprocedures, exemplifying them. Our intention is to stimulate furtherresearch on other learners’ experiences in different types ofclassrooms to strengthen Foreign Language Learning Research inApplied Linguistics.