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2._______________ speech acts associated with racist ideologies in different sociolinguistic situations and samples, including films, news, music, daily interactions and textbooks.
3._______________ through some samples of cultural and sociolinguistic contexts such as academia to identify stigmatized markers of racist cultural linguistic materiality.
4._______________ that antiracist fight is possible through reflecting, relating, comparing and contrasting different perspectives.
5._______________ on their own linguistic awareness development and agency throughout the course.
MAGRO, José L. Language and Antiracism. An Antiracist Approach to Teaching Language in the USA. Jackson: Multilingual Matters, 2023. (Adapted).
The items mentioned have to do with the outcomes of a foreign language class of which objective is to teach L2 language viewing antiracist practices. The verbs “become”; “identify”; “go”; “demonstrate”; “reflect”, have been extracted from the items. After reading the topics, choose the alternative that presents the verbs that fit the items, respectively.
Adult Literacy and Popular Libraries
To speak of adult literacy and popular libraries is to speak of the problems of reading and writing: not reading and writing words in and of themselves, as if the reading and writing of words did not imply another reading, anterior to and simultaneous with the first, the reading itself. The critical comprehension of literacy, which involves the equally critical comprehension of reading, demands the critical comprehension of reading, demands the critical comprehension of the library. However, upon speaking of a critical vision, authenticated in a practice of the same critical form of literacy, I not only recognize but also emphasize the existence of a contrary practice, an understanding that, in an essay published a long time ago, I called naive.
It would be tiresome to insist on points referred to on other occasions when I discussed the problems of literacy. Nevertheless, at the risk of repeating myself, I will try to clarify or reclarify what I call the critical practice and understanding of literacy, as opposed to the naive and so-called “astute” practice and understanding. The naive and astute, while identical from the objective point of view, differentiate themselves with respect to the subjectivity of their agents.
The myth of the neutrality of education — which leads to the negation of the political nature of the educational process, regarding it only as a task we do in the service of humanity in the abstract sense — is the point of departure for our understanding of the fundamental differences between a naive practice, an astute practice, and a truly critical practice.
From the critical point of view, it is as impossible to deny the political nature of the educational process as it is to deny the educational character of the political act. This does not mean, however, that the political nature of the educational process and the educational character of the political act drain the understanding of that process and this act. Just as a neutral education that claims to be at the service of humanity, of human beings in general, is impossible, so is a political practice devoid of educational meaning. FREIRE, Paulo; MACEDO, Maldonado. Literacy: Reading the Word and the World. London: Routledge, 2005, p. 46. (Adapted).
After reading this excerpt from chapter 2 of the book titled Literacy: Reading the Word and the World, select the correct alternative that completes the sentence: Reading is
From a decolonial perspective, select the correct interpretation of the poem.
(__) A compreensão literal foca na localização de informações explicitamente declaradas na superfície do texto.
(__) A compreensão inferencial exige que o leitor combine pistas textuais com seu conhecimento de mundo.
(__) A compreensão lexical independe do contexto, baseando-se apenas no significado dicionarizado das palavras.
(__) A compreensão apreciativa envolve a reação emocional e estética do leitor ao estilo e conteúdo do autor.
Após análise, assinale a alternativa que apresenta a sequência CORRETA dos itens acima, de cima para baixo:
(__) 'Skimming' é uma leitura rápida focada em obter a essência (gist) ou a organização geral do texto.
(__) 'Scanning' envolve mover os olhos rapidamente pelo texto em busca de uma informação específica.
(__) Ambas as estratégias exigem a leitura linear e sequencial de cada palavra do texto para serem eficazes.
(__) O 'Scanning' é cognitivamente menos exigente que a leitura intensiva, pois ignora detalhes irrelevantes.
Após análise, assinale a alternativa que apresenta a sequência CORRETA dos itens acima, de cima para baixo:

Source: GLASBERGEN, Randy. Education Cartoons. Glasbergen Cartoon Service, [s.d.]. Disponível em: https://www.glasbergen.com/education-cartoons/. Acesso em: 10 mar. 2026.
In the cartoon, the student tells Mr. Smith that she is an “Abstract-Sequential learner.” What is the primary source of humor in this interaction?

Source: KIRKMAN, Rick; SCOTT, Jerry. Baby Blues. GoComics, 12 fev. 2024. Disponível em: www.gocomics.com. Acesso em: 10 mar. 2026.

Source: KIRKMAN, Rick; SCOTT, Jerry. Baby Blues. GoComics, 12 fev. 2024. Disponível em: www.gocomics.com. Acesso em: 10 mar. 2026.
What primarily motivates the man to suddenly run toward the garage at the end of the comic strip?
Based on the information in the text, what can be inferred about the role of technology in English-language teaching?
According to the text, what is one key benefit of integrating digital technologies into English-language teaching?
Perisylvian polymicrogyria (PMG) is a malformation of cortical development in which the cortex around the Sylvian fissures shows excessive small gyri and abnormal cortical lamination. This regional form of PMG is among the commonest patterns seen on MRI and may vary from focal posterior perisylvian involvement to extensive bilateral disease that (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) extends beyond the perisylvian region. Imaging typically demonstrates a thickened, irregular cortical ribbon with shallow sulci and an irregular gray–white matter junction, which is best characterized using high-resolution MRI.
Clinically, perisylvian PMG—especially when bilateral—is frequently associated with oromotor dysfunction (dysarthria, feeding and swallowing difficulties), language impairments, cognitive delay, and epilepsy; severity correlates with the extent and symmetry of cortical involvement. The condition is genetically and etiologically heterogeneous: cases may be sporadic, associated with prenatal injury (for example infectious or vascular insults), or linked to chromosomal and single-gene variants in some familial forms. Management focuses on symptomatic therapies (speech/feeding therapy, epilepsy control) and genetic/neurological evaluation when appropriate.
Source: Barkovich, A. J., Guerrini, R., Kuzniecky, R. I., Jackson, G. D., & Dobyns, W. B. (2010). Current concepts of polymicrogyria. Neuroradiology. Leventer, R. J., Jansen, A., Pilz, D. T., et al. (2010). Clinical and imaging heterogeneity of polymicrogyria. Brain.
Perisylvian polymicrogyria (PMG) is a malformation of cortical development in which the cortex around the Sylvian fissures shows excessive small gyri and abnormal cortical lamination. This regional form of PMG is among the commonest patterns seen on MRI and may vary from focal posterior perisylvian involvement to extensive bilateral disease that (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) extends beyond the perisylvian region. Imaging typically demonstrates a thickened, irregular cortical ribbon with shallow sulci and an irregular gray–white matter junction, which is best characterized using high-resolution MRI.
Clinically, perisylvian PMG—especially when bilateral—is frequently associated with oromotor dysfunction (dysarthria, feeding and swallowing difficulties), language impairments, cognitive delay, and epilepsy; severity correlates with the extent and symmetry of cortical involvement. The condition is genetically and etiologically heterogeneous: cases may be sporadic, associated with prenatal injury (for example infectious or vascular insults), or linked to chromosomal and single-gene variants in some familial forms. Management focuses on symptomatic therapies (speech/feeding therapy, epilepsy control) and genetic/neurological evaluation when appropriate.
Source: Barkovich, A. J., Guerrini, R., Kuzniecky, R. I., Jackson, G. D., & Dobyns, W. B. (2010). Current concepts of polymicrogyria. Neuroradiology. Leventer, R. J., Jansen, A., Pilz, D. T., et al. (2010). Clinical and imaging heterogeneity of polymicrogyria. Brain.
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The Decolonial Option in English Teaching: Can the Subaltern Act?
In this reflective article that straddles the personal and the professional, the author shares his critical thoughts on the impact of the steady stream of discourse on the native speaker/nonnative speaker (NS/NNS) inequity in the field of TESOL. His contention is that more than a quarter century of the discoursal output has not in any significant way altered the ground reality of NNS subordination. Therefore, he further contends, it is legitimate to ask what the discourse has achieved, where it has fallen short, why it has fallen short, and what needs to be done. Drawing insights from the works of Gramsci (1971) on hegemony and subalternity, and Mignolo (2010) on decoloniality, the author characterizes the NNS community as a subaltern community and argues that, if it wishes to effectively disrupt the hegemonic power structure, the only option open to it is a decolonial option which demands resultoriented action, not just “intellectual elaboration.” Accordingly, he presents the contours of a five-point plan of action for the consideration of the subaltern community. He claims that only a collective, concerted, and coordinated set of actions carries the potential to shake the foundation of the hegemonic power structure and move the subaltern community forward.
Excerpt extracted and adapted from: KUMARAVADIVELU, Bala. The decolonial option in English teaching: Can the subaltern act? TESOL Quarterly, [S.l.], v. 50, n. 1, p. 66–85, 2016. DOI: 10.1002/tesq.202. Available in: https://doi.org/10.1002/tesq.202.
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The Decolonial Option in English Teaching: Can the Subaltern Act?
In this reflective article that straddles the personal and the professional, the author shares his critical thoughts on the impact of the steady stream of discourse on the native speaker/nonnative speaker (NS/NNS) inequity in the field of TESOL. His contention is that more than a quarter century of the discoursal output has not in any significant way altered the ground reality of NNS subordination. Therefore, he further contends, it is legitimate to ask what the discourse has achieved, where it has fallen short, why it has fallen short, and what needs to be done. Drawing insights from the works of Gramsci (1971) on hegemony and subalternity, and Mignolo (2010) on decoloniality, the author characterizes the NNS community as a subaltern community and argues that, if it wishes to effectively disrupt the hegemonic power structure, the only option open to it is a decolonial option which demands resultoriented action, not just “intellectual elaboration.” Accordingly, he presents the contours of a five-point plan of action for the consideration of the subaltern community. He claims that only a collective, concerted, and coordinated set of actions carries the potential to shake the foundation of the hegemonic power structure and move the subaltern community forward.
Excerpt extracted and adapted from: KUMARAVADIVELU, Bala. The decolonial option in English teaching: Can the subaltern act? TESOL Quarterly, [S.l.], v. 50, n. 1, p. 66–85, 2016. DOI: 10.1002/tesq.202. Available in: https://doi.org/10.1002/tesq.202.
TEXT 1
The Decolonial Option in English Teaching: Can the Subaltern Act?
In this reflective article that straddles the personal and the professional, the author shares his critical thoughts on the impact of the steady stream of discourse on the native speaker/nonnative speaker (NS/NNS) inequity in the field of TESOL. His contention is that more than a quarter century of the discoursal output has not in any significant way altered the ground reality of NNS subordination. Therefore, he further contends, it is legitimate to ask what the discourse has achieved, where it has fallen short, why it has fallen short, and what needs to be done. Drawing insights from the works of Gramsci (1971) on hegemony and subalternity, and Mignolo (2010) on decoloniality, the author characterizes the NNS community as a subaltern community and argues that, if it wishes to effectively disrupt the hegemonic power structure, the only option open to it is a decolonial option which demands resultoriented action, not just “intellectual elaboration.” Accordingly, he presents the contours of a five-point plan of action for the consideration of the subaltern community. He claims that only a collective, concerted, and coordinated set of actions carries the potential to shake the foundation of the hegemonic power structure and move the subaltern community forward.
Excerpt extracted and adapted from: KUMARAVADIVELU, Bala. The decolonial option in English teaching: Can the subaltern act? TESOL Quarterly, [S.l.], v. 50, n. 1, p. 66–85, 2016. DOI: 10.1002/tesq.202. Available in: https://doi.org/10.1002/tesq.202.
I. NS are considered a subaltern professional group in comparison with NNS.
II. NNS could be considered an emerging elite within TESOL.
III. NNS are usually seen as a marginalized or subaltern community.
IV. NNS are a group resistant to change. V. The inequity between NS and NNS is a temporary phenomenon in education.
Now, select the CORRECT alternative, whose statement(s) is/are true: