IMPACTS GENERATED BY THE ENGLISH FOR INNOVATION & CIRCULAR ECONOMY PROJECT

Abstract

The research theme refers to the impact and importance of the activities of the English for Innovation & Circular Economy (EICE) workshop, linked to the Circular Economy, Innovation and Sustainability Program. Bearing in mind that learning a foreign language and the circular economy within the scope of higher education is of paramount importance in preparing future graduates for their development and insertion in the labor market. The research aimed to identify the impact that the course activities have on the development of English language learning and the adoption of practices related to the Circular Economy in its participants, in addition to measuring the initial knowledge in a foreign language, its development during the course and possible improvements in learning and has as a research problem: Can EICE help its participants to improve their knowledge of the English language and increase their perception of the use of the Circular Economy in the São Francisco Valley?. In view of the data presented, it was possible to observe the impacts that the EICE course has on its participants, given that they reported good development in the domain of the English language, in addition to significant behavioral changes resulting from knowledge of the Circular Economy.