The interaction between foreign language textbooks and the citizenship education suggerted by the national curriculum guidelines

Abstract

Abstract:

This article sets out to investigate the way citizenship education is tackled in two textbooks, which were made available by the Federal Government for the teaching and learning of English as a Foreign Language in 2011. The principles supporting this research are the ones guiding the National Curriculum Guidelines for foreign language in elementary school. The analysis of the data gathered through the use of two ckecklists showed that (1) both books include the topic and (2) their activities trigger, in different levels, the discursive engagement of students. It seems to be up to the teachers and schools to take actions and pedagogical practices towards the optimization of those activities in order to offer a more complete education for active citizenship.