American cultural events presented in two english textbooks made in Brazil

Abstract

This study analyses two English textbooks written in Brazil; “Take Your Time” (1993), and “Hello” (2003) for high school, both are for 9 º grade in Brazilian Education context. This research aims to present how American cultural events are presented in your country by these books. Theories presented by Hall, Government Documents (Proposta Curricular de Santa Catarina (PCSC), Parâmetros Curriculares Nacionais (PCN’s), and others were used to ground this research. The results show that although the books present pictures and songs many other cultural aspects of American culture are not mentioned by these textbooks.