Throughout time, the predominant use of certain languages has allowed some nations to take control over others and assure for them a privileged position. This study unveiled how certain practices and ideologies in regard to bilingualism have influenced teachers' professional development. Data were collected through discussion group sessions, reflective journals, and protocols from five teachers from a private K-11 school in Bogota. Analysis indicated participants' discourses drew on hegemonic, colonial, and manipulative ideas. Nevertheless, when dialoguing and peer coaching, a discourse of resistance was constituted. The study suggested further research into teachers' professional growth, bilingualism, and bilingual education in monolingual contexts as the Colombian one.Key words: Bilingualism, bilingual curriculum, discourses, teacher's professional development.A lo largo de la historia, el uso predominante de ciertos idiomas ha permitido a algunas naciones tomar el control sobre otras y asegurar una posición privilegiada. Este estudio reveló cómo ciertas prácticas e ideologías con respecto al bilingüismo han influido en el desarrollo profesional docente. Los datos fueron recolectados a través de sesiones de grupos de discusión, diarios reflexivos y protocolos de cinco profesores de un colegio privado (K-11) en Bogotá. El análisis indicó que los discursos de los participantes se basan en ideas hegemónicas, coloniales y de manipulación. Sin embargo, al dialogar y guiarse mutuamente, un discurso de resistencia se constituyó. El estudio sugiere una investigación más profunda sobre desarrollo profesional docente, bilingüismo y educación bilingüe en contextos monolingües como el colombiano.Palabras clave: bilingüismo, currículo bilingüe, desarrollo profesional docente, discursos.

The increase in academic mobility in Europe has inspired many to contribute to the special literature regarding internationalization. This contribution is quite timely, as the need to understand the ties between higher education and internationalization is great. Considering that mobility has predominantly occurred in Western Europe, special attention must be focused on Eastern Europe’s Higher Educational endeavors. This study focuses on the Central European country of Hungary, and therein more specifically on its second largest city, Debrecen. The University of Debrecen currently hosts around 7000 international students, and every year this number increases. With such promising and ever-increasing numbers, it is a constant mission of the university to research and report on the life experiences of its international students, regarding their academic, social, and cultural aspects. In this present study the focus will be the social aspect of students whose nationality is represented by more than one hundred persons at the university. Content analysis was employed to analyze structured interviews to identify categories. The findings reveal four main categories to be relevant in their social adaptation: (1) the university, (2) networks students build, (3) language barriers, and (4) healthcare.