Questão nº 47
Questão de Língua Inglesa · FGV SEE-MG 2023 (nº 47)
READ TEXT III AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 46 TO 50
Text III
English as an Additional Language:
Enhancing Critical Digital Literacy
EAL classrooms are spaces to build communicative competence in the English language. That language has a unique role for many people around the world. For those without financial resources who do not live in English dominant countries, the digital sphere is perhaps the only space in which authentic use of the language is likely to take place. For learners situated in inner circle countries, effective use of the language can make the difference between social, economic and political exclusion, or inclusion. This is also true for a lesser extent in outer circle countries. For those in expanding circle countries, English is becoming a language of the global elite in political, economic, and academic life. In all of these circles, it is often used as a lingua franca. Sociocultural theory states that true competence in encoding and decoding language can only exist when there is an understanding of the cultural realities attached to the communication when it is used. Digital media provide the vector of communication for a tremendous number of communicative acts in all of the circles, but communication in the digital medium carries special attributes that are not necessarily obvious or transparent. Therefore, it seems imperative to arm language users with an understanding of communication issues the digital realm as well as an understanding of the implication of communication in this space. Furthermore, there is an ethical responsibility to empower language users from a variety of background with equal agency and therefore equal voice. Doing so requires more than just technical skills, but also skills of critique and critical language awareness, productive ability, and an understanding of agency and rights claims that stretch from the linguistic to the economic and political. By reimagining Critical Language Awareness as a component of a multiliteracy approach that encompasses the full spectrum of analogue to digital communication in English, teachers, students, and policy makers can work toward making language studies as relevant, authentic, and empowering as possible.
The extract "For those in expanding circle countries, English is becoming a language of the global elite" means that in these contexts English
- Ashould not be as globally influential as before.
- Bhas been gaining status as an additional language. (alternativa correta)
- Ccan now be used solely by those in the inner circles.
- Dhas finally become socially and economically neutral.
Resposta comentada
Gabarito Alternativa B
O conceito-chave aqui é entender como o status da língua inglesa está mudando em diferentes regiões do mundo, especialmente nos "expanding circle countries", que são países onde o inglês não é língua oficial nem segunda língua, mas é aprendido e usado para comunicação internacional.
- (A) Incorreta: A frase "becoming a language of the global elite" sugere um aumento, e não uma diminuição, da influência global do inglês.
- (B) Correta: A expressão "becoming a language of the global elite" indica que o inglês está adquirindo maior importância, prestígio e utilidade para um grupo influente, ou seja, está ganhando status como uma língua adicional para aqueles que a aprendem nesses contextos.
- (C) Incorreta: O texto menciona explicitamente o papel do inglês nos "expanding circle countries" e como uma "lingua franca" em todos os círculos, o que contradiz a ideia de que seu uso é exclusivo dos "inner circles".
- (D) Incorreta: A ideia de ser a língua da "elite global" em esferas políticas, econômicas e acadêmicas implica que o inglês confere vantagens e poder, tornando-o não neutro social e economicamente. Este é o distrator mais tentador, pois menciona aspectos sociais e econômicos, mas inverte o sentido de "elite" com "neutro", quando na verdade a elite implica em não-neutralidade e privilégio.
Fonte: FGV SEE-MG 2023 PEB - Língua Inglesa (Caderno Tipo 1). Reproduzida para fins de estudo.