Resumo (PT):
Abstract (EN):
This paper aims at identifying gaps in the current understanding of the acquisition of Portuguese as a non-native
language that research should fill in order to meet the needs of teachers of Portuguese as a non-native language.
We draw attention to the need for research on the following topics: profiling of learners and how variables
relevant to these profiles intersect with interlinguistic knowledge and development; description of sequencing
patterns of language structures in learners' interlinguistic development (built-in syllabus); description of
learners' prior linguistic knowledge, presenting as multilingual competence, and how this competence interacts
with metalinguistic awareness and the interlinguistic development of learners; review of available pedagogical
models and consideration of how different approaches can selectively respond to the development of specific
linguistic competences. In advancing our understanding of these issues and overcoming the gaps we have
identified, we call for a reconnection between research on non-native language acquisition and the most
effective approaches to its teaching, reclaiming a focus on what is taught and what can/should be taught, rather
than merely how it is taught. Finally, we propose the creation of teacher training opportunities with a greater
regard for the multilingual competences of learners and teachers themselves.
Idioma:
Português
Tipo (Avaliação Docente):
Científica