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Leia o texto a seguir para responder à questão. Francois Gouin wanted to learn German, and decided that a year in Germany would be just the thing. At the time of his trip to German
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Francois Gouin wanted to learn German, and decided that a year in Germany would be just the thing. At the time of his trip to Germany, you would have found a rather well-prepared, confident Francois Gouin who, despite his young age, is already a gifted Latin and Greek professor.
With language learning already part of his career, he is encouraged by his advisors at the College of Caen (Normandy, France) to follow his pursuit of German and deepen his studies at the University of Berlin. Excited with his prospects, Gouin takes his determination and suitcases, and sets off for Hamburg.
Once in beautiful Hamburg, with its countless shops and bustling academic centers, Gouin unpacks his suitcases, and immediately begins his language journey. He spends the first 10 days in seclusion studying in his room. With him, he has a grammar book and a dictionary. He believes languages are learned using “the classical process”, a process he says he used for mastering Latin and Greek. To Gouin, the classical process is the study of language through “an acquaintance of its forms.” In other words, to learn a language, he feels it best to faithfully study grammar and vocabulary!
After ten days of seclusion, he feels supremely confident, and is anxious to try out his skills. To experiment with his new knowledge, he decides to visit some university classes. Any guesses how that went? Well, Gouin is in for a surprise. Here are his own words: “But alas! In vain did I strain my ears; in vain my eye strove to interpret the slightest movements of the lips of the professor; in vain I passed from the first classroom to a second; not a word, not a single word would penetrate to my understanding.”
(Shane Dixon. The language learner guidebook: powerful tools to help you conquer any language. [S.l.]: Wayzgoose, 2018.)
The experience Gouin goes through can be said to confirm views and theories which state that the systematic learning of grammar
- is the adequate starting point for beginners, but insufficient at more advanced stages.
- will be successful as long as the learner employs the right resources for it.
- is useless if the learner’s goal is to speak fluently in the foreign language.
- can be frustrating if it does not really lead to the mastering of the language rules.
- will be meaningful and productive depending on the purpose of the learner for it.
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Alternativa correta: a utilidade do estudo sistemático da gramática depende do propósito do aprendiz.
O relato de Francois Gouin mostra que o mesmo método pode ser eficaz para objetivos diferentes. Ele dominou Latim e Grego com o estudo formal, mas ao aplicar esse mesmo procedimento ao alemão não conseguiu entender uma aula oral, apesar da confiança nos conhecimentos gramaticais.
Isso evidencia que o estudo de gramática é significativo e produtivo quando está alinhado ao fim desejado: por exemplo, é muito útil para leitura crítica, análise linguística ou tradução, mas não garante por si só competência em compreensão oral ou conversação, que exigem práticas específicas.
Portanto, a escolha de métodos deve ser orientada pelo objetivo do aprendiz; a gramática tem valor quando integrada a práticas compatíveis com esse objetivo.
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