Having fun? Problematizando a neutralidade e a ideologia neoliberal em um livro didático de inglês
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Based on the assumption presented by Holborow (2014) that neoliberal ideology has permeated all spheres of human life since its emergence in the late 1970s, including English teaching materials (BLOCK, 2017), this article aims to identify and problematize neoliberal aspects present in two sections of a unit in the book Hello! Teens: Stage 8 (MORINO; DE FARIA, 2019). In order to achieve such goal, I rely on academic praxiologies that question the neutrality of English textbooks and problematize the exacerbated presence of neoliberal ideology. The analyzed data suggest that neoliberal ideology contributes to the construction of an idealized and homogeneous view of society, positioning learners as consumerist subjects who practice self-care (BLOCK, 2017). Methodologically, this study is understood as a qualitative documentary research (FLICK, 2009) with an interpretivist approach (WILLIG, 2014).
Authors: Carlos Eduardo Alves Lopes, Neuda Alves do Lago
Institution: Universidade Federal de Goiás
Language: Portuguese
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7047439676