[pt] Essa pesquisa consiste na investigação dos aspectos de um livro didático de inglês que os alunos apreciam e acham motivadores. O livro- texto selecionado é uma série didática de inglês desenvolvida especialmente para (pré)adolecentes brasileiros de um curso livre de língua inglesa. Através de pesquisas com os alunos usuários da série selecionada, descobriram-se as três principais características que eles aprovam nesse material: os textos trabalhados, o seu layout e a sua abordagem gramatical. Posteriormente, esses aspectos do livro didático-alvo foram analisados cuidadosamente sob a ótica de teorias relacionadas a eles: a teoria de gêneros discursivos, a teoria de multimodalidade e teorias sobre o processo ensino/aprendizagem de gramática da língua estrangeira. A análise do material ajudou-nos a compreender a razão pela qual os alunos aprovam esses aspectos e corroborou com a sua escolha. / [en] This study consists of an investigation of the aspects of an English textbook which the students like and consider motivating. The course book chosen is an English series especially developed for Brazilian tweens and teenagers who study at a private English institute. The students using the material were heard and they pointed out three aspects which they considered positive and approved of: the texts the material makes use of, its layout and its approach to the teaching of grammar. Resorting to relevant theories, i.e., the genre theory, the multimodality theory and theories related to the teaching of a foreign language, the material was thoroughly analysed. The insights brought about by this analysis helped us understand the reasons why the students approved of these aspects and corroborate their choice.

[pt] O objetivo desta Tese é analisar como atuação de Euclides Roxo e suas propostas para o ensino da matemática escolar em nível secundário, no período entre as décadas de 1920 e 1940, contribuíram para a constituição da Educação Matemática no Brasil. Este estudo foi separado em duas etapas. Num momento inicial, para compreender como um engenheiro, por profissão, propôs inovações para o ensino da matemática, a primeira parte desta investigação teve como objetivo apresentar a trajetória de vida de Euclides Roxo, desde a sua entrada no Colégio Pedro II, como estudante, até os primeiros anos de atuação como professor nessa instituição e na Escola Normal. Na segunda parte, analisamos como sua proposta de mudança curricular, inicialmente limitada ao Colégio Pedro II, fundamentada em movimentos internacionais, atingiu a matemática escolar e alterou de maneira significativa elementos que constituem o ensino desta disciplina, como por exemplo, programas de ensino, livro didático e a formação do professor. Dessa forma, foram estabelecidas algumas características deste período a partir de etapas que envolveram as escolhas de Euclides Roxo, visto como um indivíduo inserido numa rede de relações interdependentes. A base documental desta pesquisa foi composta a partir do Arquivo Pessoal de Euclides Roxo, de documentos do Centro de Memória do Instituto Superior de Educação do Rio de Janeiro, de livros didáticos editados no Brasil, e de pesquisas já realizadas sobre a temática. Esta Tese insere-se no conjunto das pesquisas sobre História da Educação Matemática no Brasil, contribuindo com uma análise mais detalhada de sua origem. / [en] The purpose of this thesis is to investigate how Euclides Roxos´s role in the reform of secondary mathematics teaching in Brazil, during the 1920´s and 1930´s contributed to the establishment of mathematics education in Brazil. This study has two parts. Initially, in order to understand how an engineer could propose innovations in the teaching of mathematics it was necessary to study his life, since he entered the Colégio Pedro II as a student through his first years as a teacher in this institution and at the Escola Normal. After this, we analyze how the curricular changes proposed by Euyclides Roxo, at first just for the Colégio Pedro II and based on the international reform movements, altered significantly the teaching of this subject, as for example, the curricula, textbooks, and teacher education. Thus, we were able to establish some characteristics of this period, starting with Euclides Roxo viewed as an individual in a mesh of interdependent relations. The documentary basis for this research was composed of material from the Arquivo Pessoal Euclides Roxo, Centro de Memória do Instituto Superior de Educação do Rio de Janeiro, mathematics text-books used in Brazil, and of past researches on the subject of the thesis, which belong to the area of the History of mathematics education in Brazil, with the intention to offer some relevant contributions to this area.

The aim of this essay is to examine how digital media are used during English teaching in Sweden for students in grades 4-6. The reason is that students in those grades practice a lot of English out of class, especially when they use different digital medias such as computer games, TV-shows, YouTube etcetera. Activities with digital medias is something students does for pleasure, driven by intrinsic motivation. Intrinsic motivation is reached when three basic psychological needs are fulfilled; autonomy, competence and relatedness. For this reason, a text analysis has been done on tasks in English coursebooks and also interviews with teachers in grades 4-6 to find out in what extent students have the opportunity to work with digital medias and how these fulfills the psychological needs that lead to intrinsic motivation. The results shows that tasks in the examined coursebooks rarely deals with use of digital medias. When digital medias are included, the tasks can fulfill the psychological needs. The interviews indicates that teachers include digital media in teaching, but there is often a lack of autonomy for students.

In almost all teaching, in all of the school subjects, teachers use materials to help them conduct their work. But how do coursebooks that are designed for the subject of English in Sweden tackle the subject? This study aims to investigate how coursebooks for the subject of English at Swedish upper-secondary school take account of the subject area of grammar. To cover this aim two research questions were formulated, namely:    In what ways do coursebooks for the subject of English at upper-secondary school take account of grammar? In what ways do coursebooks for the subject of English take account of grammar in relation to what is said in the syllabus?    The method of this essay consists of a content analysis of three coursebooks used at upper-secondary school. To support the analysis, the concepts of deductive and inductive approach to grammar teaching were used to categorize the books. The results show that grammar is featured in connection with a text or a theme to various degrees in the books. One of the books has a clear deductive approach to grammar presentation. The other two have either a clear inductive approach or a mix of both of them. All of the books examined can be considered to adhere to what the syllabus says regarding grammar. Based on the results one can say that it is important for teachers to reflect on the material they use.

The aim of this study is to investigate teachers’ opinions and experiences using analogue coursebooks in lower secondary school English teaching. The study was conducted using written interviews, interviewing 7 currently active teachers teaching English in the Swedish school system, with the participants’ answers being the material. Thematic Analysis was a method used to structure the results, and Sociocultural Theory was the theoretical perspective. The themes that were identified were: analogue coursebooks; digital coursebooks; more or less suitable activities for coursebook usage; the future of coursebook usage; and desirable qualities of a coursebook. The results of the study reveal that the participants have a positive outlook on using analogue coursebooks in the English classroom as a way of maintaining a certain level of difficulty and quality in the teaching, whilst also having something to fall back on as a source with varied content that can be used. There were no noticeable differences in the teachers’ opinion of what they could be used for but the extent to which they used them varied depending on their experience in the profession. Finally, the cost of coursebooks was mentioned as a key aspect in the process of selecting coursebooks, together with user-friendliness and flexibility.

The diploma thesis focuses on teaching grammar in the context of in-company language courses. What needs to be taken into consideration are both the psychological aspects of adult learners and the sociological characteristics of a typical course participant, their position of a client which is connected to high expectations of the service provided - language tuition. The role of the teacher in an in-company course is much less authoritative than in a traditional course and teachers become rather partners or coaches for the learners. The pedagogical research conducted among 172 Czech in-company learners with the help of an electronic questionnaire shows that the main aim of in-company students is to be able to communicate efficiently in real-life situations from their private and working lives. It is the role of the teacher, or the coursebook author, to choose which grammar structures are necessary to succeed in the respective situations. Therefore, the most suitable method for teaching grammar in the context of in-company courses is the Engage, Study, Activate method combined with the eclectic method.