In order to meet the determinations of the Law of
Directives and Bases (LDB – 9394/96), debates have
been held over the last few years around definitions to
guide the construction of an Elementary Education
syllabus in Brazilian schools. The Common National
Curriculum Base (BNCC), which has been designed and
recently approved, presents traditions and also some
changes in relation to what has historically been
produced in our country regarding curricular discussions.
That is to say that in English classrooms, the English
language has been regarded different statuses throughout
the years. When it comes to the teaching and learning of
English in Brazilian regular schools, from the National
Curriculum Parameters (PCNs – 1998) to the National
Common Curricular Base (BNCC – 2017), one of the
biggest changes in terms of language teaching in recent
years concerns to the status the English language has
been regarded within language practices inside and
outside the classroom. With that said, considering the
status of English language in the National Common
Curricular Base, it is correct to say that English has been
assumed as: