English language teaching: reflections and possibilities to the learning and teaching of rural and urban students

Abstract

Language is a powerful tool to express emotions, feelings and ideas. Learning a language enables the communication and bring people together. Thus, as an international language, the English language has an important role in the people’s integral education. This paper aims to discussthe teachingof English as an additional language in Youth and Adult Education (YAE). This way, we reflect on the profile of students in this education segment, the learning of rural and urban students in the same learning environment, as well as the absence of these students in formal teaching environments. To do so, the methodological approach chosen for this investigation was the qualitative research and the methods for data collection were the bibliographic and documentary research. We conclude that English language learning cannot be something unachievable; this learning must be effective and with purpose, based on practical knowledge, in order to promote knowledge that contributes in an effective way with people’s development and their social, political and economic improvement.