Tutors' Activities in Distance Education: analyzing their educational roles

Authors

  • Annie Rose dos Santos

Keywords:

EaD, Tutor, ISD

Abstract

Tutors´ role in Distance Education is investigated by analyzing and identifying representations built on their work and expressed in their discourses in half-structured interviews (BULEA, 2010). The theoretical and methodological framework is based on Social-Discursive Interactionism (SDI) within its most didactic pathway (BRONCKART, 2003; 2005), Social Interactionism (SI) (BAKHTIN, 1993; 2003). Current paper comprises (a) a synthesis of theoretical and methodological guidelines on the theoretical framework of SDI and on the procedures of human action represented in texts for the construction of a broader perception on tutors´ educational work; (b) theoretical guidelines for a research interview to foreground the better use of such a tool; (c) tutors´ discourse. Data produced in a public university in the state of Paraná, Brazil, are given in the Methodology section. They comprise half-structured interviews with tutors of the Language & Literature Distance Education course. Results of tutors´ deposition evidence the relevance of the tutor in distance education modality in Brazil.

 

Published

11/09/2014

Issue

Section

DOSSIÊ TEMÁTICO: LINGUAGEM, SOCIEDADE E FORMAÇÃO DE PROFESSORES: MANIFESTAÇÕES NA DIVERSIDADE

How to Cite

DOS SANTOS, Annie Rose. Tutors’ Activities in Distance Education: analyzing their educational roles. Línguas & Letras, [S. l.], v. 15, n. 28, 2014. Disponível em: https://e-revista.unioeste.br/index.php/linguaseletras/article/view/9304. Acesso em: 17 oct. 2026.