The radio in education: exploring radio language in the study of the arts

Abstract

The Brazilian experience shows that, despite the presence of radio in elementary
schools, the potential for education of this medium is under‑utilized by educators
who do not hold in‑depth knowledge about the structure of the language of the radio (which consists of words, music, sound effects and silence), especially in three central aspects: orality, interactivity and media education. Thus, based on empirical knowledge of the authors and in specialized literature, the potential of radio language is analyzed, due to the fact that this language is considered the foundation for the educational use of radio, both in analog and in digital supports. Aiming to awake the sensitivity and the creativity in primary schools’ students and focusing on the promotion of their artistic and cultural diversity, we present a proposal for arts education in line with the National Curriculum’s Parameters, to be developed with the aid of virtual media.