Debora CRISTOFOLINI and Cyntia BAILER
Rev. EntreLinguas, Araraquara, v. 10, n. esp. 1, e024022, 2024. e-ISSN: 2447-3529
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29051/el.v10iesp.1.18797 13
IsF course plans aims to improve listening, expand grammar, enlarge vocabulary, and refine
pronunciation, as well as make the space more enjoyable, motivating students to participate in
the activities proposed. An example of this practice can be observed in excerpt 6:
During the explanation, a karaoke activity was carried out with the song “Mamma Mia” by ABBA. The
website "lyricstraining" (ABBA - Mamma Mia | Music Video, Song Lyrics and Karaoke
(lyricstraining.com)) was used, which allows learning English and other languages in a fun way intended
to motivate the students.
Excerpt 6, field diary (12.03.2023).
Another resource used to engage students during the class was Mentimeter, which
allows the creation of presentations that enable real-time audience interaction through quizzes,
polls, Q&A sessions, and word clouds. During both in-person and remote presentations, the
audience can interact using an access code on their mobile device, smartphone, or web browser,
without needing to log in or register on the platform.
According to excerpt 7, it was used to survey the tools students most commonly utilized
to present their academic work. The instructor in training used the Word Cloud function, which
is a visual representation of the words that were mentioned most frequently during the poll. The
visualization of responses occurs simultaneously and, with agility, it is possible to access data
highlighted by frequency. This feature is also used to break the ice, conduct brainstorming
sessions, collect ideas, and promote team reflections.
Subsequently, the instructor continued to explain the content of the presenting work, such as the
information that should be included in the visual material, images of presentations that should be
avoided, and the structure of a good presentation. She posed some questions about the examples shown,
giving the students an opportunity to express their prior knowledge on the subject. At this point, she
used the website www.menti.com to learn about the presentation tools the students use most. The digital
resource PowerPoint was highlighted in the word cloud. Consequently, she shared a list with the names
of other interesting resources that can be used for presenting work, such as Canva, Slidesgo, Prezi,
Powtoon, Mentimeter, and Jamboard. To prepare the students for presenting assignments, both as a
current course activity and in their academic life, Thayana explained the structure of an oral presentation.
She also detailed each of the topics (introduction, body, conclusion, and question-and-answer),
providing ideas for important information for each.
Excerpt 7, field diary (04.02.2022).
In the practice described in excerpt 7, the word that stood out most in the cloud was
PowerPoint; however, other tools such as Canva, Slidesgo, Prezi, Powtoon, Mentimeter, and
Jamboard were also mentioned. This was followed by a socialization session about these other
visual resources, which can be relevant and make presentations more creative. This dialogue