Portuguese teachers’ perception about sexuality in their high school classes

Abstract

The present study was carried out in 2017 and presented as Conclusion Work for the Specialization Course in Human Rights, offered by the Federal University of Espírito Santo (Ufes) between the years 2016 and 2017. The same is configured in the analysis of teachers. 'perceptions of high school students of Portuguese language, who worked in Ecoporanga / ES, and the educational process on sexuality through this discipline. The research in question tends to perceive the teaching of the transversal theme of sexuality in the school discipline of the Portuguese language. The production of information occurred through the focus group strategy and a theoretical contribution that comprises the concepts of curriculum, teaching on sexuality and the importance of language in the lives of the subjects. It is a text that emphasizes the experiences of mother tongue professionals in the classroom, exposing their anxieties about teaching sexuality in schools.