Uma análise discursiva das representações de língua e classe social no livro didático de língua inglesa

Abstract

Social class studies have been represented in the foreign language teaching materials, as evidenced by recent studies in Applied Linguistics. This work aims to observe how language and social classes are represented in a textbook approved by PNLD in 2021. The theoretical framework used in this work is based on theoretical-methodological propositions of Discourse Analysis (AD) in order to answer the initial hypothesis, which presupposes teaching materials available in public schools represent a different reality from the public context. Regarding the proposed objective, we worked in a qualitative method which allows a critical perspective by the researcher. Through this analysis, we concluded that materials used in this work assume an elite and privileged view of English speakers. This research contributes to discussions in the context of teacher training in order to help education professionals.