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The future of education

7 min read · frases clivadas (é a tecnologia que vai mudar...) · futuro composto (teremos implementado)

Vocabulary

ensinoteaching/education
aprendizagemlearning
competênciaskill/competence
inovaçãoinnovation
currículocurriculum
pedagogopedagogue/educator
digitalizaçãodigitalisation
autonomiaautonomy
formaçãotraining
pensamento críticocritical thinking
alfabetização digitaldigital literacy
ensino à distânciadistance learning

Discussing the future of education in Portuguese introduces cleft sentences and the compound future for emphasis and prediction.

Cleft sentences (frases clivadas) Emphasise a specific element: É a tecnologia que vai mudar a educação. (It is technology that will change education.) Structure: É + focus + que + rest of sentence. This highlights what matters most.

The compound future (futuro composto) Expresses what will have been completed: Até 2030, teremos implementado novas metodologias. (By 2030, we will have implemented new methodologies.) Formed with ter in the future + past participle.

Expressing opinions about the future Acredito que a educação vai... (I believe education will...), É provável que as escolas venham a... (It is likely that schools will...). Note: é provável que triggers the subjunctive.

Contrasting present and future Atualmente... no entanto, no futuro... (Currently... however, in the future...). Se compararmos o ensino de hoje com o de amanhã... (If we compare today's teaching with tomorrow's...).

Expressions

É a tecnologia que vai mudar...Cleft sentence for emphasis
Teremos implementado até 2030Compound future for deadlines
É provável que venham a...Likelihood with subjunctive
Se compararmos o ensino de hojeFuture subjunctive comparison
A aprendizagem ao longo da vidaLifelong learning concept
Acredito que a educação vai...Expressing future belief

Common mistakes

~~Teremos implementar~~
Teremos implementado
The compound future uses the past participle (implementado), not the infinitive.
~~É provável que as escolas vão mudar.~~
É provável que as escolas venham a mudar.
'É provável que' triggers the subjunctive; periphrastic future needs 'venham a' + infinitive, not indicative 'vão'.
~~Se comparamos o ensino~~
Se compararmos o ensino
After se for future reference, use the future subjunctive: compararmos.
~~A educação do futuro será mais melhor~~
A educação do futuro será melhor
Melhor is already comparative. Do not add mais before it.

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