The Collaborative Presence of University for English Teacher Education with and in the School

Abstract: This paper addresses the possible implications of the approximation between the university and the school based on the notion of “coming into presence” (Biesta, 2017), that is, when higher education becomes present in the school context. This qualitative study introduces a community outrea...

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Main Authors: Valdeni da Silva Reis, Isabela de Oliveira Campos
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Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais 2025-08-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Linguística Aplicada
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description Abstract: This paper addresses the possible implications of the approximation between the university and the school based on the notion of “coming into presence” (Biesta, 2017), that is, when higher education becomes present in the school context. This qualitative study introduces a community outreach project for English teacher education called UNISALE University-School Partnership Project and focuses on the events revolving around the presence of a member of this project in the school environment. Supported by Discourse Analysis principles and procedures, we analyzed interviews and narratives generated by the participating English teacher and the researcher’s field notes. We found contradictory discourses that shift between qualification (admiration) and disqualification (skepticism) of the university’s existence and production, unveiling a distant and fruitless relationship between regular schools and the university. At the same time, we captured possibilities of rehistoricizing (Reis et al., 2019) these discourses, relationships, and representations through the university’s physical presence at the school and, most importantly, how this collaborative presence might strengthen English teacher education with and in schools.
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spelling doaj-art-40e32b2b9fb8402db99e64442a22ea592025-08-20T03:45:07ZengUniversidade Federal de Minas GeraisRevista Brasileira de Linguística Aplicada1984-63982025-08-0125310.1590/1984-6398202546039The Collaborative Presence of University for English Teacher Education with and in the SchoolValdeni da Silva Reishttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1497-6800Isabela de Oliveira Camposhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3480-7972Abstract: This paper addresses the possible implications of the approximation between the university and the school based on the notion of “coming into presence” (Biesta, 2017), that is, when higher education becomes present in the school context. This qualitative study introduces a community outreach project for English teacher education called UNISALE University-School Partnership Project and focuses on the events revolving around the presence of a member of this project in the school environment. Supported by Discourse Analysis principles and procedures, we analyzed interviews and narratives generated by the participating English teacher and the researcher’s field notes. We found contradictory discourses that shift between qualification (admiration) and disqualification (skepticism) of the university’s existence and production, unveiling a distant and fruitless relationship between regular schools and the university. At the same time, we captured possibilities of rehistoricizing (Reis et al., 2019) these discourses, relationships, and representations through the university’s physical presence at the school and, most importantly, how this collaborative presence might strengthen English teacher education with and in schools.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-63982025000300400&lng=en&tlng=enuniversity-school partnershipcollaborative workEnglish teacher educationresearch-teaching-community outreach programs
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title The Collaborative Presence of University for English Teacher Education with and in the School
title_full The Collaborative Presence of University for English Teacher Education with and in the School
title_fullStr The Collaborative Presence of University for English Teacher Education with and in the School
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title_short The Collaborative Presence of University for English Teacher Education with and in the School
title_sort collaborative presence of university for english teacher education with and in the school
topic university-school partnership
collaborative work
English teacher education
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