Contribuições lexicais de povos de matriz africana para a formação linguística e cultural do Brasil: uma proposta didática para o ensino de língua portuguesa

Abstract

The present research, conducted through a bibliographic approach, aims to present a didactic proposal for Portuguese Language teachers in Elementary Education, focusing on the lexical contributions of African-descended peoples to the linguistic and cultural formation of Brazil. To achieve this goal, the following specific objectives were outlined: (i) to revisit the history of the trafficking of black people in Brazil in order to understand the process of colonization and enslavement of Africans in Brazil and the incorporation of African languages into Portuguese; (ii) to address, from a historical perspective, the educational policies aimed at black people in Brazil, focusing on Laws 10.639/2003 (Brazil, 2003) and 11.645/2008 (Brasil, 2008); (iii) to theoretically present the linguistic and cultural contributions of African-descended peoples to Portuguese; (iv) to create a children's literary work with words of African origin as a support for teaching these linguistic and cultural contributions; (v) to create didactic material based on the children's literary work for Elementary Education teachers, especially for Portuguese teachers, as a teaching plan for the cultural and linguistic contributions of African-descended peoples; and (vi) to promote inclusive education that recognizes and values cultural diversity, raising student awareness to become respectful citizens of Brazil's rich ethnic and cultural plurality. The theoretical foundation of this research is based on authors such as Castro (2001, 2005, 2012, 2019, 2022), Biderman (1996, 2001a, 2001b, 2001c), Bortoni-Ricardo (2004, 2005), Bagno (1999, 2014, 2016), and Antunes (2005, 2007, 2012). As a result, the research proposes a didactic approach for teaching Portuguese language in Basic Education. This approach involves creating a children’s and young adult literary work, along with accessible and user-friendly teaching materials for Portuguese teachers. These materials are based on reflections about the Afro-Brazilian lexicon.