O Exame Nacional do Ensino Médio e a Metalinguagem em uma perspectiva histórica

Marcus Vinicius de Paula; Mônica de Souza Serafim

doi:10.12957/soletras.2025.89406

The National High School Exam (ENEM) and Metalanguage in a historical perspective

Authors

Marcus Vinicius de Paula Universidade Federal do Ceará https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1628-0287
Mônica de Souza Serafim Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC) https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1518-3009

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12957/soletras.2025.89406

Keywords:

National High School Exam, Metalanguage , Historical Perspective

Abstract

This paper deliberates on metalanguage in the National High School Exam (ENEM), starting from its implementation in 1998 up to the 2024 edition. To this end, we will base ourselves on the theoretical assumptions of Bechara, Leite, Neves and Possenti. Methodologically, we organized the data from the PDF tests available on the ENEM website, from 1998 to 2024. The data revealed that metalanguage questions has decreased over the editions: from 1998 to 2008, the percentage of metalanguage questions in the language test in the Portuguese Language curricular component was 14.54%, in the editions from 2009 to 2024, this percentage is 9.45%. These results allow us to conclude that the exclusion of questions related to metalanguage should not be interpreted as a lack of interest in this subject, but as a necessary choice in order to create space for other skills to be tested in ENEM, so that the diversity of linguistic skills can be assessed.

Author Biographies

Marcus Vinicius de Paula, Universidade Federal do Ceará

Professor do Instituto Federal de Educação do Ceará (IFCE). Doutorando em Linguística pela Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC). Mestre em Linguística Aplicada pela Universidade de Taubaté (UNITAU).

Mônica de Souza Serafim, Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)

Professora do Curso de Letras e do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Linguística da Universidade Federal do Ceará. Mestra e Doutora em Linguística na Universidade Federal do Ceará.

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Published

2025-04-30

Issue

No. 51 (2025): Historical Perspectives in Linguistic-Grammatical Studies

Section

Dossiê 51: Perspectivas históricas nos estudos linguístico-gramaticais

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