Challenges in English teaching at Antônio Tozetti School during the pandemic period

Resumo

The COVID-19 pandemic imposed changes in several segments in Brazil and around the world. With social isolation, one of the most affected areas was Education. Blended Learning has provoked teachers to adopt new teaching strategies in order to keep students motivated. The  objective of this paper is to discuss the challenges in English teaching at Antônio Tozetti Municipal School, located in Pacajá, Pará, during the pandemic period, connecting these issues with aspects related to Blended Learning and Motivation. To this end, qualitative research was carried out with bibliographic approach and a questionnaire was answered by the teacher responsible for the school subject in the seventh year of Middle School, constituted, at the time, of 28 students. When it comes to the students, it was verified from the survey carried out that the absence of technological devices and training for their use hindered the teaching-learning process. Also, despite the teacher’s attempt to include games and maintain contact with students, answering students’ doubts collectively and individually, their lack of technological structure and mastery of the tools necessary for the implementation and efficiency of Remote Teaching contributed to the lack of motivation and little participation of the class in the activities.