This paper discusses the relationship that Brazilian teachers of English from basic schools and private language courses establish with the English textbook and the teacher’s manual, as well as their criteria for textbook selection and evaluation. 30 teachers from Caçador, SC answered a questionnaire which enabled the researchers to investigate the level of influence of these resources on their practice. The data show more or less flexibility in this relationship depending on the educational context. The criteria for textbook selection and evaluation involve the instructional content, the exercises, the texts, the grammar and the layout.
english textbook; influences on teaching practice; textbook selection and evaluation