Abstract

GUIMARAES, Felipe Furtado  and  FINARDI, Kyria. Internationalization and Portuguese as a Foreign Language (PFL): Survey and Discussion. Rev. Int. Educ. Super. [online]. 2022, vol.8, e022003.  Epub Aug 12, 2022. ISSN 2446-9424.  https://doi.org/10.20396/riesup.v7i0.8663449.

This study aimed to survey the offer of courses of Portuguese as a Foreign Language (PFL) in Brazilian higher education institutions (HEIs), discussing the offer of these courses in relation to the process of internationalization. With that aim, data from 60 Brazilian HEIs were collected through an online questionnaire, in order to support the discussion of the relationship between PFL and internationalization, based on the literature reviewed and data collected. Results indicate that most institutions offer PFL courses, the Southern region has the greatest representativeness in the offer of PFL courses, the departments of Languages and international relations (taken together) are responsible for great part of this offer. The discussion of results suggests a relevant connection between PFL and Internationalization at Home (IaH). Conclusions suggest that, despite the efforts of HEIs to offer PFL, more investment is necessary to develop IaH, in order to promote social justice.

Keywords : International education; Portuguese; Social justice.

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