Os livros de inglês distribuídos pelo MEC para as escolas públicas e as questões do ENEM para as provas de língua inglesa- Uma análise comparativa quanto aos níveis de exigência

Abstract

In spite of the obligation of teaching and learning a modern foreign language (in our case, English Language) to be present in the Educational Laws of Directives and Basis from 1998, its evaluation began to be charged in 2010 by ENEM test. The textbook is the teachers ́ main material for consultation and pedagogical support to their classes. It is also the main learning use for Brazilian students. The main objective of our research was to compare the levels between the English textbooks distributed by the Ministry of Education in Public High schools and the level of the last six ENEM tests, also in English Language, in order to verify if the determinations established by PCN (2000), High school PCN +, The Reference Matrix for the ENEM test 2009, and the official announcement of PNLD 2011 are being promptly met by the textbook activities. Our analyses were based, specially, on the following theorists: Romanatto (2004), Lajoloa (1996), Xavier, Freire & Morais (2006). Two types of research were used in this study – an exploratory and a descriptive research with a quantitative approach. After analyzing the data, we find out that the textbooks provided by the Ministry of Education to students in Public High schools can prepare the students to achieve an excellent performance in ENEM English Language tests.