"My wild hair": a construção da identidade racial dentro (e através) do ensino de língua inglesa para crianças

Abstract

The purpose of the present study is to promote English teaching as a second language for children from an anti-racist perspective. For that, we share a unit of the courseware "My Wild Hair", supported by a bibliographic-propositional research, of a qualitative nature, having as target audience students in the early years of Elementary School. With and through the proposal, it is intended to build together with the students a valued self-image, providing opportunities for them to recognize themselves as part of their ethnic-racial groups as well as to become aware of the institutional racism and how it dictates and organizes Brazilian society. The teaching strategies of the courseware cover the increment of games in the classroom, exploring the potential of different digital platforms and taking advantage of the motivational content they afford. Here, students are invited to explore the fictional world of Sangoma, from the game “My Wild Hair”, overcoming each linguistic obstacle and developing criticality as well as self-esteem regarding the raised themes. The material is, above all, a reminder about how beauty lies in diversity.