Ensino do léxico de língua Inglesa com carga cultural compartilhada : uma abordagem baseada em corpus

Abstract

Intercultural interaction requires knowledge of sociopragmatic aspects, which are outside the structural field of language. In teaching English, it is necessary to expose and practice common cultural elements recognized by native speakers. In the light of discussions involving lexicon and culture, we resort to the theoretical-methodological foundation of Lexicology (BIDERMAN, 1998a, 1998b), Interculturality (KRAMSH, 2013; SILVA, 2018) and Corpus Linguistics (BERBER SARDINHA, 2004, 2012). In this context, the present research aims to discuss the Shared Cultural Load present in the lexicon of the English language, more precisely in the North American variety. The specific objectives are the following: 1) to create a list, based on the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary (CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2008), containing culturally marked words in the North American variety of English; 2) highlight the relationship between linguistic sociopragmatism and sociocultural competences and 3) present a didactic sequence that addresses the words with high Shared Cultural Load selected from the list. Regarding the research materials, we used the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary, Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA) and the ‘Documento Curricular para Goiás’ (GOIÁS, 2019). The methodological procedures involved reading the Curriculum Document, searching the words in COCA, selecting the words and, finally, the phase related to the elaboration of the didactic sequence. We hope to contribute to a teaching aimed also at elements with potential for enrichment in the linguistic, social and cultural spheres.