“English is to speak to the world, is the world” Teacher’s representations of English language in Santarém, Pará.

In this study we investigate the representations that constitute the teaching culture of eleven English (as an additional language) teachers in Santarém, Pará. Following a qualitative paradigm based on interpretation, we could identify twelve representations that allowed the possibility to affirm that, besides the feelings of accomplished regarding their profession, the teachers hold the need to always seek for improvement.