An overview of studies within applied linguistics in Brazilian graduation programs between 2017 and 2020

This study aims at investigating recurrent topics and the place of languages in doctoral dissertations and master theses within the area of Applied Linguistics (AL), defended in graduate programs (GP) and evaluated by the Brazilian Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPE...

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Autor: Jacumasso, Tadinei Daniel
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:Brasil
Recursos:Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)
Repositorio:Entrepalavras
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.localhost:article/1961
Acesso em linha:http://www.entrepalavras.ufc.br/revista/index.php/Revista/article/view/1961
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Applied linguistics. Dissertations and theses. Graduate programs.
Linguística aplicada. Teses e dissertações. Programas de pós-graduação de excelência.
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Resumo:This study aims at investigating recurrent topics and the place of languages in doctoral dissertations and master theses within the area of Applied Linguistics (AL), defended in graduate programs (GP) and evaluated by the Brazilian Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES) with scores six or seven, between the years of 2017 and 2020 in order to unveil the intersections between different areas in AL research. The theoretical background comes from studies that relate AL to other areas of knowledge. As a methodological procedure, we conducted searches for studies that embodied in their titles or keywords the combination of the terms “applied linguistics” in dissertation and thesis databases. The results show that, among the fifteen studies that were researched, most of them prioritized aspects related to the English language as object of study. Moreover, we noticed that some topics, such as Distance Education, Brazilian Sign Language (Libras) and Portuguese as an additional language have gained space in the area of AL.