Ensinar português no contexto angolano. Os clíticos pronominais: entre a norma gramatical europeia e a variedade angolana

Abstract

In this study we reflect on the teaching of Portuguese language in the Angolan schools. We assessed primary and secondary students knowledge at the end of their high school, regarding the processing and use of pronominal clitics. We seek to understand the teachers attitude throughout the development of their classes and their influence on student learning. Therefore, we administered a grammar judgment test, a correction of sentences and pronominalization, two questionnaires (one to 62 students and one to 10 Portuguese language teachers) and we observed 10 classes. As a result, it was found that more than a half of the students are unaware of the standard form of pronominal clitics placement and have greater difficulty in processing the mesoclisis, in recognizing elements that favour the occurrence of the proclisis, and in replacing terms with pronouns, in sentences where the verbal form ends in consonant. Even though, teachers use the European grammar model in their lessons as regulated, which further inhibits students’ willingness to participate in classroom discussions. As a methodological suggestion, we use the grammar workshop method proposed by Duarte (1991, 1997, 2008), with the respective adaptations.