As representações socioculturais do indígena num livro didático de PLH: cristalizações e mudanças

The aim of this study is to analyse the sociocultural representations of indigenous people contained in the PLH1 teaching manual Brasileirinho: português para crianças e pré-adolescentes by Claudenir Gonçalves (2017). The work falls within the framework of language didactics studies, particularly of Brazilian Portuguese as a Heritage Language, and those related to social representations. The analysis aims to consider the different approaches adopted by the author to the transmission of the indigenous figure and his culture and, at the same time, highlights any existence of prejudices and stereotypes.