“UMA EXPERIÊNCIA DE ARREPIAR”: O PODCAST COMO FERRAMENTA PARA APROXIMAÇÃO À LEITURA LITERÁRIA E À PRODUÇÃO DE TEXTOS

"A SPINE-CHILLING EXPERIENCE": PODCAST AS A TOOL FOR APPROACHING LITERARY READING AND TEXT PRODUCTION

Abstract

This paper aims to reflect on the importance of integrating digital technologies into the process of fostering readers in today's context. Technological advancements have brought significant changes to our relationship with books, which are now also influenced by the immediacy of modern times, characterized by short videos circulated through various social media platforms. Given this scenario, it is understood as necessary to implement these tools in the school environment, starting from the understanding that they can play an important role in strengthening and engaging students in literary reading. To this end, the experiences reported by second-year high school students are investigated based on a group activity that proposed the creation of podcasts, drawing on Gothic tales from the Romantic literature movement, in Portuguese language and Brazilian literature classes. The students' feedback showed that the environment created, combining literary texts with the use of technology, promoted autonomy, bolstered self-confidence, fostered creativity, and encouraged collaboration among peers, enabling them to take on a leading role by producing content after the readings done in class. The theoretical reflections proposed here draw on the contributions of scholars who reflect on both the use of technology in the school environment and the importance of literary reading and its social role.