Can we speak English? Reflections on the unspoken EFL in Brazil

This essay explores the issue of oral production in English as a foreign language in Brazil. It reports the difficulty some students find to speak the language to matters of authority and legitimacy constituted in a particular history of language policies. Interest in the theme emerged because many...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Simone Tiemi Hashiguti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Campinas 2017-10-01
Series:Trabalhos em Linguística Aplicada
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Online Access:https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/tla/article/view/8650769