LITERARY AND PHILOSOFICAL REFLECTIONS ON “THE SPEECH GENRES’” CORE: CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE TEACHING OF WRITING

ABSTRACT

The aim of this paper is to reflect on the literary and philosophical aspects that are the basis of Bakhtin’s essay “Speech genres”. This reflection is appropriate for this moment, since 20 years after the release of the “National Curricular Parameters: third and fourth cycles: Portuguese” (BRASIL, 1998), the Bakhtinian text that is on its basis continues fostering official documents and public policies for the teaching of writing in Brazil. Thus, outlining aspects yet under-explored of the Bakhtinian reflection may lead us to reassess speech genres and, consequently, its teaching.

Keywords:
speech genres; teaching; writing