Gicele Vergine VIEIRA and Alana Motta GERLACH
Rev. EntreLinguas, Araraquara, v. 10, n. esp. 1, e024011, 2024. e-ISSN: 2447-3529
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29051/el.v10iesp.1.18781 13
Unit 2 of this volume in the series addresses aspects related to Internet safety. The genre
in focus in this unit is the Poster. The proposed activity for developing this genre is presented
on pages 36 and 37 and requires the student to create a poster about web security. The activity
appears to properly explore the genre since the instructional material provides a prior
description of it, examples of posters, their characteristics, types of information (verbal and
non-verbal), the genre's objective and target audience, as well as clarifying how to organize,
draft, edit, and publish what is produced.
The book suggests using RTD Glogster to create free interactive posters and flyers,
enabling the use of text, images, music, and video. The use of this RTD appears suitable for
working with the chosen genre, as it allows students to apply the knowledge studied in the unit
regarding the structure of a poster. Moreover, the RTD enables the inclusion of other types of
media in the genre, such as sounds and videos, which is not possible when the genre is produced
outside the digital environment. This resource seems to expand and redefine the genre,
incorporating new characteristics into it. Although it appears to be an RTD of great relevance
for producing the Poster genre, the option to use this resource is only presented in the teacher’s
book, which, in some ways, could complicate matters if consulting this item from the collection
is not part of the everyday teaching practice.
Unit 3 addresses the general theme of the musical universe and its music industry. On
pages 52 and 53, the main activity proposed to explore the chosen genre: Interview, is found.
The book proposes that the student interview an older person and question them about the
history of the radio. For formulating the interview questions, the teaching material provides a
prior description of what the genre is, according to the Macmillan Dictionary, tips on how to
conduct an interview like a journalist (taken from sparkminute.com), typical grammar patterns,
keywords, and vocabulary that can be used, instructions on the genre structure, and a step-by-
step guide including the organization of the interview script, its preparation, editing, and
publication, as well as purpose, tone, and audience to be reached. It can be argued, from the
guidance and information in the book about the genre, that it seems to be appropriately
explored.
However, the RTD suggested for the activity in question, Wikispaces, is justified only
as a useful resource for publishing the interview once it is finalized. In this sense, the textbook
misses the opportunity to expand the scope of the genre and incorporate into it new
characteristics that are inherent to the digital environment, such as music and sounds, through
the editing of the produced audio material. Currently, free online audio editors are available for