Geomorphology in the textbook: clarity, language and conception in Sene and Moreira (2018), 6th grade

Abstract

Works that deal with the teaching of the physical and natural components of the landscape are still not very expressive on the national scene, if compared to the demand produced in other subfields of Geography. Thus, aiming to contribute to the discussion, more precisely with the teaching of Geomorphology in the textbook, this research seeks to i) analyze the clarity and adequacy of the language of the geomorphological content in the textbook by Sene and Moreira (2018) component curriculum of the 6th year of elementary school and ii) reflect on the concept of Geomorphology present in that book. It is, therefore, theoretical research of qualitative nature of the descriptive type, the research was divided into three stages: i) choice of the textbook to be analyzed; ii) survey of the contents that deal with Geomorphology and iii) writing of the work. The results reveal that the language and clarity used in Sene and Moreira's book (2018) is adequate for the year it is intended to attend, but that small adjustments are necessary in the images and in the correlation of the geomorphological contents with the place of students' lives. From the analysis made on the conception of Geomorphology, it is concluded that the author sometimes treats it as articulated to society, sometimes discusses it as an externality to it, that is, without connection.