Internationalization and Language Policies in Brazil: What is the Relationship?

2021

Trab. linguist. apl.

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RÉSUMÉ Cette étude vise à examiner l'approche d'intercompréhension (AI) comme une occasion de promouvoir la langue française dans le contexte de l'internationalisation des universités brésiliennes, compte tenu des réformes récentes en matière d'éducation (en général) et d'enseignement des langues (en particulier) qui entravent l'enseignement, l'apprentissage et l'utilisation de langues autres que l'anglais au Brésil. À cette fin, l'auteur a effectué une recherche bibliographique pour identifier les rapports entre les études de langues étrangères et internationalisation, ainsi qu'une recherche documentaire pour identifier les textes relatifs aux réformes éducatives et politiques linguistiques au Brésil qui affectent l'utilisation du français. Il est conclu que des approches innovantes telles que l'AI sont nécessaires pour promouvoir l'enseignement du français (et d'autres langues) en milieu universitaire, avec le support des technologies de l'information et de la communication (TICs), en faveur d'un enseignement supérieur plus diversifié et multilingue.

Section: Internationalisationunclassified

L’intercompréhension Pour La Promotion De La Langue Française Dans L’internationalisation Des Universités Brésiliennes

2021

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“…Concerning (e), English can encourage the circulation of academic production and scientific information with the creation of digital databases of studies in that language, when it is used as an academic lingua franca (Finardi & França, 2016). Regarding (f), it can support internationalization in various forms, as discussed by Guimarães, Finardi and Casotti (2019).…”

Section: Internationalization and Languagesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This increasing adoption of EMI may be motivated by the fact that higher education institutions wish to become more attractive for international students (e.g. Guimarães, Finardi & Casotti, 2019;Finardi & Rojo, 2015), in order to expand their revenue.…”

Section: English As a Medium Of Instructionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Adopting English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) in Brazil and Flanders (Belgium): a comparative study

Kremer

2020

Ilha do Desterro

The objective of this study is to discuss the adoption of English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) in the Brazilian and Flemish contexts, considering the influence of globalization and internationalization on the languages in higher education. To reach this goal, a bibliographic research was carried out, in order to analyze documents related to language teaching/learning, including books, journals, government documents, official websites and reports from international organizations. Information collected comprised the data retrieved in Brazil and in Flanders, in order to generate discussions around challenges and opportunities for adopting EMI in these contexts. The study concludes that some actions are necessary for overcoming some challenges identified, such as the creation of local support units (for languages) at universities, for the preparation and implementation of EMI courses.

“…In the Brazilian context, despite national efforts in the form of public programs and calls such as the Science without Borders [SwB] 6 , the English without Borders [EwB], the Languages without Borders [LwB] 7 (Finardi & Archanjo, 2018) and, more recently, the CAPES PrInt Call [CPC] 8 (Guimarães, Finardi, & Casotti, 2019), internationalization is an incipient process (Nicolaides & Tilio, 2013;.…”

Section: Simon Fraser University Educational Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Internationalization at Home, COIL and Intercomprehension

Mendes

Rodrigues

et al. 2019

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This study aims to explore the concept, benefits, challenges and activities related to Internationalization at Home (IaH), defined as the integration of international/intercultural dimensions into the formal/informal curriculum in domestic learning environments (Beelen & Jones, 2015), as an alternative for more inclusive activities in higher education, within the process of internationalization. The study also offers a review of studies carried out mainly in Brazil by a Brazilian research group. Considering the importance of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in current practices of education and international exchange, this study explores possibilities of approaches such as COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning), allied with the Intercomprehension approach (IA) to suggest the development of more multilingual and inclusive activities, which foster IaH as an alternative to current and hegemonic internationalization practices. The paper concludes with some suggestions for the incorporation of such approaches, assuming that IaH should be prioritized in the internationalization agenda once it caters for a larger audience and, as such, is more inclusive and democratic.