Portuguese teachers in Venezuela are doing an “extraordinary job” teaching Portuguese that is still relevant. moving forward despite frequent power outages and internet disruptions, This Wednesday was assessed by Portuguese professor Adelina Moura.

“What coordinates the teaching of Portuguese in Venezuela is very important. It’s incredible, ”said Adelina Moura to Agencia Luce.

The professor, who participated in the IX Trips of Portuguese Teachers to Venezuela, gave during three days: virtual training on the topic “Between analog and digital”more than a hundred Portuguese teachers.

Adelina Moura began by explaining that already in 2016 (in person) and 2020 (remotely) she had trained teachers from this Latin American country and that she was leading the ongoing training “in view of the difficulties that teachers in Venezuela have access to the Internet due to lack ofsometimes electricity and computer equipment for students. “

It was necessary “in Venezuela, students often use cell phones instead of computers.“But that“ today there are already many applications that we can use that benefit students using their smartphones for learning. ”

“I called it Between Analog and Digital, because until the pandemic frees us, we will continue to live in these hybrid situations at a distance and in person (…) In Venezuela’s teachers, I see that there was an urgent need to continue educational practice with the use of technology, and this was very important for many teachers, who were not very versed in technology, and also did not really believe in its power, ”the professor explained.

According to Adelina Moura, with the pandemic, teachers had to do “everything possible and impossible” to not leave local students behind, and therefore “gigantic steps have been taken in technological terms”, Which allowed us to“ open our eyes ”to the vision of digital technologies in education, despite the fact that teachers have been trained in this area for many years.

“What we have to do is not to lose the fantastic enthusiasm that has been created for Venezuela. Last year, I felt that the teachers were very alarmed, alarmed. There was tremendous uncertainty and anxiety about what was about to happen (…) Today I see teachers saying that they are already using some platforms and sharing their practices and experiences, and we must continue to support them because it is no longer a matter of knowledge through the path., but to deepen knowledge of the improvement of digital technologies in education, ”he explained.

During training Manipulative materials have been explored in which students can interact with platforms as well as create their own materials.…

Also the creation of educational and interactive, virtual and analog games focused on literature, and the creation of dynamic and interactive presentations.

“We also presented a new platform called Milage Aprender +, coordinated and developed by the University of the Algarve in Portugal, and (…) ideas for new pedagogical strategies and practices,” explained the professor.

Adelina Moura explained that in addition to teachers from Venezuela, teachers from Brazil, Italy, Austria, USA, Spain, Paraguay, Germany, Indonesia, Argentina, Australia, Timor Leste, Mexico, Portugal, Colombia, Peru, Guinea-Bissau and Angola.

“Thus, it was not only Venezuelan teachers, it was possible to cover a very diverse group of teachers who are associated with teaching Portuguese as a foreign language in the world,” he stressed.

According to the Portuguese Embassy in Venezuela, in December 2020, almost 5,500 Venezuelan students studied Portuguese in the official Venezuelan system.