Letramentos, formação docente e Saussure: um diálogo possível?

Abstract

This monograph is a theoretical discussion from the perspective of Applied Linguistics (AL). It concerns a bibliographic and documental research of qualitative nature, that the main objective was to produce a critical analysis of the social and the language that can be identified in the Saussurian Theory, according to the General Linguistic Couse (CLG), in order to find a linkage between the terms definition and their relationship within the the literacy studies. Furthermore, it sought to analyze references to Saussure in scientific works produced at LA, works that investigated teacher training and literacies, perhaps already indicating alternative reading to those already traditionally established from the author's work. The findings indicate that the Saussurian Theory prevalent in CLG does not negate the social as understood in literacy studies. Assuming this from the beginning stages of the language teacher education, in the early studies of language, may help to reduce the gap that exists between the language in use and the approaches in classroom, that understand the language as a system and, many times, often even as a code. But Saussure's re-readings are still incipient, and the historical reference prevails in the works in LA in which he is cited, which also recall the negative influence of this linguist.