A contribuição do conto infantil “Branca de Neve”, no processo de construção de conhecimentos em língua inglesa

Abstract

This study/work deals with the genre of children's literature known as "fairy tales", based on Alexandre Callari's approach of classic Snow White tale – entitled Snow White - The Classic Tales, published in 2012, in order to contribute to the understanding about the importance of fairy tales in the possibility of providing/giving the listener/reader the perception for different situations, enriching the vocabulary and the development of the imagination and adaptation in the social context. In this search, it was tried to know the origin of the genre fairy tales; characterize them and verify their role in acquiring and building of knowledges of teaching of English Language (LI). The work was carried out through a bibliographical research, books and scientific articles, of authors like Coelho (2008), Merege (2010), Silva (2013), Falconi and Farago (2015), among other researchers and scholars related to the subject, and Callari (2012). In accordance with the proposed goals, the results showed that, of oral origin, the fairy tale is one of the most popular genres of children's literature and that the use of classic tales such as Snow White, for example, in the classroom can assisting in the acquisition and construction of knowledges in LI.