Language and internationalization in Brazilian Higher Education: From policy to practice

Internationalization (in general) and Englishization (in particular) are processes currently at work in a number of Brazilian universities. This article provides an account of ethnographic research into language policy processes unfolding in one federal university. Firstly, an analysis of the univer...

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Published inRevista Brasileira de Linguística Aplicada Vol. 23; no. 4; p. 1
Main Author de Souza, Ana Beatriz Barbosa
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Belo Horizonte Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Faculdade de Letras, Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Estudos Literarios 2023
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
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Brazil, language policy-making
Education policy
Englishization
Globalization
Higher Education
Internationalization
Language policy
Brazil
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Summary:Internationalization (in general) and Englishization (in particular) are processes currently at work in a number of Brazilian universities. This article provides an account of ethnographic research into language policy processes unfolding in one federal university. Firstly, an analysis of the university's internationalization plan is presented. This documentary analysis is then accompanied by an interpretation of the perspectives of key social actors on how the policy has been implemented in their context. I conclude by highlighting the need for there to be wider engagement between senior management teams and university personnel on different scales relating to the development and implementation of internationalization plans.
ISSN:1676-0786
1984-6398
DOI:10.1590/1984-6398202322152