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This article aims on reflecting on the teaching process of the English language in Brazil starting from a perspective that contemplates the sociocultural factors and also the linguistic factors that might influence the learning of a foreign language. Weinreich, Labov and Herzog (2006 [1968]) see any linguistic changes as the result of a process of linguistic fit between variables internal to the linguistic system and those external to it (i.e. socioeconomic factors). Issues such as the Brazilian basic education system, proficiency evaluation, use of English with other speakers, and literacy issues can be considered as extralinguistic factors (external to the language, but which exert influence in it) that along with linguistic system factors, such as Interlanguage, can lead Brazilian speakers to develop a "Brazilian English" (in comparison toterms known as "British English" or "American English"), or to use this language as "lingua franca", to ensure that the purpose of any message is passed on.

O presente trabalho aborda como as novas tecnologias de informação e comunicação podem promover a autonomia de aprendizes de língua inglesa. Nesse sentindo, o papel desempenhado por alunos e professores adquire um novo significado. Expressões como "aprendizagem colaborativa" e "construção de conhecimento" são empregadas de modo a esclarecer ao leitor a importância de recursos da Web que privilegiem a visão dialógica. Desse modo, alunos tornam-se protagonistas na construção do conhecimento. O estudo finaliza atentando para a formação do sujeito social e a potencialização de suas múltiplas inteligências através do contexto digital.

The English atheist in the 17th century is characterized by a polyphony of meanings. But, how would you say the atheist would be in this period? What is the image of the atheist? What is the criterion for specifying the atheist's modus operandi? How to attribute the legal status of someone who is accused of atheism? These are some questions that this text intends to answer, aiming at mapping the various meanings of what is meant by an atheist in the seventeenth century English, in an attempt to extract a concept.