This paper is an excerpt from a Master s thesis entitled The use of the filmic text during English Language classes an interface with secondary-graders emotions and focus on presenting the contributions resulting from the use of a filmic text in English classes and how the students emotions can interfere in the learning process The research was conducted in a second grade of a public high school in city of Aragua na - northern Brazil It was an interventionist research with qualitative basis and interpretative nature Considering the use of filmic text in English classes we will present the significant advances of the students in their learning with regard to the practices aimed at listening comprehension pronunciation reading and writing in English Hence these activities helped students to overcome shyness shame nervousness and fear besides contributing for elicit positive emotions such as joy and interest during the classe
