The contributions of active methodologies in the process of renewal and transformation that education has undergone during the COVID-19 pandemic have been particularly significant, as they promoted adaptable, student-centered approaches suited to remote and hybrid learning contexts. Despite their implementation representing significant progress, certain limitations became evident because

The second panel illustrates several people seated on the church benches. The sunlight poured through the stained-glass window from the church. Above the baby’s head, we can read: “He gets really big!”

The concept of the instructional sequence in EFL (English as a Foreign Language) has been investigated recently in some Brazilian schools as a theoretical and methodological procedure for language teaching and learning, focusing on oral and written texts in a genre-based perspective. Thus, an instructional sequence, when applied from an interdisciplinary perspective, helps EFL students develop competencies across different subjects

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Educators need to help students become more aware of the ways of working across multiple modes of communication.

Source: BOWEN, Tracey; WHITHAUS, Carl. What else is possible: multimodal composing and genre in the teaching of writing. In: BOWEN, Tracey; WHITHAUS, Carl (org.). Multimodal literacies and emerging genres. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2013. p. 1-14.

Thus, based on the statement above, one approach to engaging students both in the creation of multimodal compositions and in developing their understanding of how these compositions function within social contexts is

In Brazilian high schools, the current teaching and learning practices of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) often rely heavily on traditional assessments, such as written tests, grammar exercises, and vocabulary quizzes, to evaluate students. While these methods can measure knowledge of language rules, they frequently fail to capture students’ communicative competence, critical thinking, and ability to use English in real-life contexts. This is due to the fact that

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Cognitive strategies are used to acquire and retain information. They include memorizing, problem solving, making mind maps, using mnemonics, etc. Metacognitive strategies involve determining which cognitive strategies should be used in a particular situation.

SOURCE: McGuire, Saundra Y . Close the Metacognitive Equity Gap: Teach All Students How to Learn. Journal of College Academic Support Programs. Volume 4 | Issue 1, 2021, p. 69.

Metacognitive strategies are important because they allow learners to

Mastering sentence construction is a crucial component of the Language Learning Process in Brazilian ESL (English as a Second Language) education. One common challenge observed among Brazilian learners is the omission of subjects in English sentences. This phenomenon happens due to

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“It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. Winston Smith, his chin nuzzled into his breast in an effort to escape the vile wind, slipped quickly through the glass doors of Victory Mansions, though not quickly enough to prevent a swirl of gritty dust from entering along with him.”

Source: Orwell, George. 1984. Penguin, 2004.

In the text, the words “bright,” “cold,” “vile,” and “gritty” contribute to:

Read the excerpt from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll, which depicts Alice’s first encounter with the Mouse:

“‘Mine is a long and a sad tale!’ said the Mouse, turning to Alice, and sighing. ‘It is a long tail, certainly,’ said Alice, looking down with wonder at the Mouse’s tail; ‘but why do you call it sad?’ And she kept on puzzling about it while the Mouse was speaking.”

Source: CarrollL, L. Alice’s adventures in wonderland. Penguin Classics. 1988.

From the passage above, we can infer that the author used the figurative language called:

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Then summer came. A summer limp with the weight of blossomed things. Heavy sunflowers weeping over fences; iris curling and browning at the edges far away from their purple hearts; ears of corn letting their auburn hair wind down to their stalks.

Adapted from: MORRISON, Toni. Sula. Alfred A. Knopf, 1973.

In the passage above, Toni Morrison constructs meaning through complex lexical and grammatical choices characterized by