O acento gráfico: uma análise acerca da aplicação do algoritmo de acentuação gráfica e do protocolo de parcimônia no ensino médio

Abstract

The mastery of graphical accentuation has been a challenge for students. Given this, several researchers have been interested in this field of study, these are mainly based on current honological studies and propose new alternatives for the teaching and learning of accentuation. Considering this problem, the present master's thesis is based on the research hypothesis that the greatest challenge in the teaching and learning process of accentuation is the number of rules defined by the prescriptive grammar that must be taught to the students. Associated with this, it is also observed that keeping the systematic teaching only in the prescriptive rules is not a significant proposal. Thus, this paper analyzes the results of applying the Portuguese accentuation algorithm and the parsimony protocol, both proposed by Pacheco and Oliveira (2021), in tenth-grade classes, to make the teaching and learning of the rules of accentuation more meaningful and optimized. Therefore, this research is characterized as field research, materialized in experimental research of qualitative and quantitative nature, and has an explanatory approach, based on basic theorists such as Bisol (1989, 1992, 1999, 2013); Câmara Jr ([1970] 1999); Collischonn (2007, 2014); Cagliari and Massini-Cagliari (1998); Seara, Nunes, and Lazzaratto-Volcão (2019); Alves (2017); Mendonça (2003); Magalhães and Battisti (2017); Matzenauer (2014); Pacheco and Oliveira (2021); Bechara (2019), among other important researchers. Data collection was carried out in two tenth-grade classes from a state public school, located in the urban area of Parnaíba – PI, through the application of an initial diagnostic assessment (AVD1) and a final diagnostic assessment (AVD2), which constituted the research corpus. In this context, it was applied a workshop proposal on accentuation, structured and developed in two stages depending on the two groups - the experimental group (workshops on teaching accentuation based on the algorithm and the parsimony protocol) and the control group (workshops on teaching accentuation based on prescriptive grammar rules). The data analysis was carried out qualitatively and quantitatively, with the presentation of the data in tables and graphs organized according to the analysis categories. The results obtained allowed us to verify that the work with the proposal of the Portuguese accentuation algorithm, as well as the parsimony protocol, proposed by Pacheco and Oliveira (2021), promote a significant apprehension of graphical accentuation, with great potential to undo the doubts and difficulties regarding the mastery of graphical accentuation.