Análise dos elementos culturais presentes em um livro didático para o ensino de língua inglesa para jovens

Nowadays, a great part of English language teaching is based on textbooks, mainly those produced by large publishing companies and distributed worldwide. Bearing in mind that teachers constantly interact in the classroom with the way a textbook represents its view of culture, there should be a critical stance in its implementation. In this article, we analyze how culture is treated in a textbook for teenagers, Got it! Starter (2011), generally used for beginners in language schools, based on contemporary theoretical underpinnings of culture and interculturality in foreign language classrooms. The results indicate the need of critical analysis from the teacher on the cultural products and practices presented and of transgression strategies in the classroom in order to develop intercultural critical skills through reflection about the content, not thoughtless and passive acceptance.