Submitted by Claudia Sena (caupinto.sena@gmail.com) on 2015-09-17T19:09:37Z No. of bitstreams: 1 TeseDoutorado_ClaudiaPintoPereiraSena.pdf: 6711466 bytes, checksum: f098d412ebbc0b471762971497da62dd (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Maria Auxiliadora da Silva Lopes (silopes@ufba.br) on 2015-10-21T14:34:54Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 TeseDoutorado_ClaudiaPintoPereiraSena.pdf: 6711466 bytes, checksum: f098d412ebbc0b471762971497da62dd (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-10-21T14:34:54Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 TeseDoutorado_ClaudiaPintoPereiraSena.pdf: 6711466 bytes, checksum: f098d412ebbc0b471762971497da62dd (MD5) / O homem, em todo seu trajeto histórico cultural, vem produzindo e utilizando tecnologias, desde as mais rudimentares, como uma lança de madeira, até as mais complexas, não só como garantia de sobrevivência, como também em um processo contínuo de construção e difusão de conhecimentos. A sociedade, cada vez mais, vem exigindo do homem autonomia, criatividade e adaptação, valorando as informações e, em especial, os conhecimentos construídos. A educação, enquanto espaço formador de cidadãos, precisa estar atenta a estas constantes modificações sociais, econômicas e políticas e oferecer oportunidades que privilegiem o aprendizado significativo. Entendendo que o ambiente, a cultura e outros sujeitos influenciam a construção do conhecimento (mediação), propõe-se, com este trabalho, investigar o PBL (Problem Based Learning), enquanto estratégia educacional de aprendizagem colaborativa, em um grupo de pessoas com deficiência visual, através da experiência vivenciada em um Centro de Apoio ao Deficiente Visual da cidade de Feira de Santana-Ba. A mediação, compreendida neste trabalho como a interação entre os sujeitos e a utilização de instrumentos e signos, perpassa o processo de ensino aprendizagem, privilegiando o diálogo entre os pares e a intervenção. Em se tratando das pessoas com deficiência visual, signos não visuais devem ser utilizados, privilegiando o desenvolvimento de outras aptidões, como a percepção tátil, auditiva, dentre outras. A relevância de experimentar o PBL em um grupo de pessoas com deficiência visual se revela na possibilidade de oportunizar a estas pessoas um ambiente de interação que favorece a aquisição de conceitos e representação de conhecimentos, um espaço de diálogo e de inclusão social e de observar as potencialidades e fragilidades do método neste contexto. Frente às transformações do mundo contemporâneo, a educação tem utilizado as tecnologias de informação e comunicação (TIC) com a intenção de participar do processo de inclusão sociodigital. Diante do exposto, pretende-se também observar de que maneira as TIC podem ser utilizadas, ampliando as habilidades da pessoa com deficiência visual e colaborando na construção e difusão dos conhecimentos partilhados. / ABSTRACT The human being in all its historical and cultural path, has been producing and using technologies, from the most rudimentary, like a wooden spear, to the most complex, not only as a guarantee of survival, but also in a continuous process of construction and diffusion of knowledge. Society increasingly has required human autonomy, creativity and adaptation, valuing information and, in particular, the knowledge built. Education, as an area that forms citizens, need to be aware of these social, economic and political constant changes and provide opportunities that emphasize meaningful learning. Understanding that the environment, culture and other subjects influence the construction of knowledge (mediation), it is proposed, with this work, to investigate the PBL (Problem Based Learning), while educational strategy of collaborative learning in a group of visually impaired people through the lived experience at a Support Center for the Visually Impaired of Feira de Santana - Ba. Mediation, understood in this work as the interaction between the subject and the use of tools and signs, permeates the teaching and learning process, focusing on the dialogue between peers and intervention. In the case of people with visual impairment, visual signs should not be used, favoring the development of other skills, such as the tactile perception, hearing, among others. The relevance of experiencing PBL in a group of visually impaired people is revealed in the ability to create opportunities for these people an environment of interaction that favors the acquisition of concepts and knowledge representation, a space of dialogue and social inclusion and to observe the strengths and weaknesses of the method in this context. Face the transformations of the contemporary world; education has used the information and communication technologies (ICT) with the intention to participate in the process of sociodigital inclusion. Therefore, we intend to also observe how ICT can be used increasing the skills of people with visual impairments, supporting the tutorial sessions and collaborating in the construction and diffusion of shared knowledge.

Le but de cette étude était de considérer la possibilité de la mise en œuvre de l’approche d'apprentissage par problèmes (APP), Problem Based Learning (PBL), comme une méthodologie d'enseignement, épistémologiquement solide, pour enseigner l'anglais de spécialité (ASP), en particulier, dans le domaine académique de la médecine, English for Academic Medical Purposes (EAMP). Dans un premier temps, l'étude a examiné si PBL est compatible avec l'enseignement des langues et a cherché à déterminer les avantages que cette méthode peut apporter à l'enseignement de l'ASP. L'étude a également tenté de résoudre des problèmes d'apprentissage en anglais qui ont été identifiés dans les Collèges de Santé de l’Année préparatoire (Branche Féminine) au sein de l'Université de Hail, Arabie Saoudite. Une analyse des besoins a été menée dans l'institution pour mieux identifier ces problèmes d'apprentissage. En conséquence, PBL a été mis en œuvre pour déterminer si cette approche est capable de fournir une solution possible à la question, puisque PBL a été initialement mis en œuvre en médecine pour faire face à des problèmes similaires. Cela a entraîné un changement dans les niveaux macro-méthodologique et micro-méthodologique, comme Demaizière (1996 ; 66) les appelle. Dans la partie empirique, une étude longitudinale a été menée avec 13 étudiantes qui ont été observées dans une période de 8 semaines au cours de cinq PBL tutoriels, qui a eu lieu pendant quinze séances. En général, les résultats étaient en faveur de la mise en œuvre de cette approche dans l'enseignement de l'anglais médical. Ils ont également montré que PBL peut améliorer l'autonomie des apprenants ; leurs permettre de développer des stratégies d'apprentissage ; les aider à exploiter leurs compétences linguistiques ; et d'apprendre le contenu orienté vers leur domaine. / The purpose of this study was to consider the implementation of Problem Based Learning (PBL) as an epistemologically sound teaching methodology to teach English for Specific Purposes (ESP) and particularly English for Academic Medical Purposes (EAMP). The study examined whether PBL is compatible with language teaching and determined the benefits that this methodology can bring to ESP. The study also attempted to solve problems with English learning that were identified in the Preparatory Year Health Colleges (Female Branch) within Hail University, Saudi Arabia. A needs analysis was conducted in the institution to examine the English learning situation and better identify these learning problems. Then PBL was implemented to determine if it provided a possible solution to the issue. This entailed a change in the macro-methodological and micro-methodological levels, as Demaizière (1996) called ‘le niveau macromethodologique’ and ‘le niveau micromethodologique’ (p.66). In the empirical part of this study, a longitudinal study was conducted with 13 students who were observed through a period of 8 weeks and over five PBL tutorials, which took place over fifteen sessions. During these fifteen sessions, learners’ behaviors or indicators of autonomy were observed at the group level for the first and third session of each PBL tutorial and at the individual level in session 2. In general, the results favored the implementation of this approach in teaching English for Academic Medical Purposes (EAMP). They also showed that PBL can improve learners’ autonomy; enable learners to develop learning strategies; help learners harness their language skills; and learn content oriented to their field.