ALGUMAS REFLEXÕES ACERCA DOS ESTUDOS DE LETRAMENTO E GÊNEROS TEXTUAIS/DISCURSIVOS COMO POSSIBILIDADES PARA A FORMAÇÃO DO PROFESSOR DE LÍNGUA SOME REFLECTIONS ABOUT LITERACY AND TEXTUAL/DISCURSIVE GENRES STUDIES AS POSSIBILITIES FOR LANGUAGE TEACHER FORMATION

The processes of literacy are social practices that involve reading and writing of different kinds of textual / discursive genres, from its functionality in every culture and occurs informally in familiar surroundings, as well as anywhere in society, and formally in school and university. With the spread of literacy studies about textual genres through official documents (PCN, Documents of State and Municipal Secretaries), the language teacher is faced with a new reality entering the schools. From these references, it would be up to organize his/her work around literacy practices in order to form readers and writers able to act in society and reflect on the language in