The National Common Curricular Base (BNCC) defines the status of the English language in the Brazilian curriculum not merely as a foreign language, but as a Lingua Franca. This perspective implies that the primary goal of teaching English in Brazil is to:
Prepare students solely for standardized international proficiency tests, disregarding the use of the language in local contexts.
Enable students to engage in social practices and access knowledge in a globalized world, valuing their own identity while interacting with others.
Force students to adopt the cultural values and social norms of the United States and the United Kingdom as their own.
Ensure that all students achieve a native-like pronunciation, eliminating any trace of their Brazilian accent to facilitate communication.
Focus exclusively on the memorization of grammatical rules and the translation of literary classics to preserve the formal standard of the language.