Abstract
When topics of Landeskunde are treated in German as a Foreign Language (GFL) classrooms, this increasingly happens under the perspective of heterogeneous cultures that are present in German speaking countries. Following the question about the representativity of countries whose official language is German in German teaching materials, the authors decided to realize a compilation and analysis of Austrian presence in the textbook DaF kompakt neu (edited in 2016), which is used in the major part of undergraduate teacher training courses in Brazil. The data was collected and analyzed in order to detect implicit and explicit mentions about Austria, and their potential to stimulate discussions in German classes. The results show that the textbook contains useful information, and that both quantity and complexity grow according to the language level. We conclude, however, that despite a visible representativity in the didactic materials, other elements must be considered to approach the DACH-Prinzip, such as teacher training and disposition, as well es material supplements.
Keywords:
Austria; Teaching materials; DACH-Prinzip; German as a Foreign Language (GFL)