The maker culture and the CEFR: an action-research articulating these concepts

Abstract

The present text exposes the analysis of an action-research carried out throughout the year of 2022, which resulted in the production of a travel website in English that is part of a dissertation defended in the master's program in basic education (PPGEB) of Uniarp, from Caçador-SC, Brazil. In addition, it intends to establish some common points between the maker culture and the Action-oriented Approach- AoA. Maker culture combines the use of technological resources with education to create educational products and the idea of “making together”. The AoA, adopted by the CEFR, proclaims that “[...] learning a language should be directed towards enabling the student to act, in real everyday situations, expressing himself and performing tasks of different natures” (Council of Europe, 2020, p. 29). In the classroom, implementing the AoA means involving the student in the learning process, placing education between the social and the individual through collaborative interaction in the classroom (Council of Europe 2020). Based on the results obtained during the research, associated with the theoretical basis of the maker culture and the CEFR, this article aims to articulate these points and open paths for a transformation in the classroom, in which the true protagonists are the students themselves.