Foreign textbooks’ analysis under the implications of BNCC: focus on multiliteracies and english as a lingua franca

Abstract

This research aims to analyze two foreign English textbooks, Wide Angle 4 and Wide Angle 6, from the directives of the Brazilian curriculum in BNCC (Base Nacional Comum Curricular), especially concerning multiliteracy and English as a lingua franca. Through an exploratory content analysis using Bardin’s methodology, this study investigates the number of accents, text genres, and multimodality. The findings reveal a predominance of American English and a limited representation of other accents, a notable focus on academic and formal texts, and unsatisfactory attempts to present multimodality. The conclusion suggests the need for reevaluation of foreign textbooks, emphasizing the existence of better options that align with BNCC and the Brazilian context. In addition to that, this paper proposes future analyses, considering more than the factors presented, to better inform the ones responsible for choosing students' materials.