Influences of the Brazilian educational context on Haitian immigrant students linguistic identity

Abstract

The objective of this text is to understand the construction of the linguistic identity of Haitian children enrolled in Elementary School in three municipal schools in Sinop, Mato Grosso, Brazil, from the voices of the educational team, parents and students. It is an interpretive qualitative research, developed with 6 (six) children, 8 (eight) teachers, 3 pedagogical coordinators and 4 (four) parents. For data collection, semi-structured interviews, participant observation and records in a reflective diary were carried out. Data show that it takes a lot of effort from teachers to integrate students into school activities related to learning the Portuguese language. They also show that children have a linguistic plurality typical of their people, which directly influences the process of building their identity.