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Internationalization at Unioeste: An analysis of the university’s English proficiency
| Resumo: | The present research has as its theme the analysis of the proficiency level in English of the academic community from Western Paraná State University (Unioeste), by studying the score results from TOEFL ITP exams, which have been applied between 2013 and 2018, when the program Languages Without Borders (LwB) promoted this kind of activity. It is aimed to analyse how university professors, students and employees understand the language considered as a current lingua franca, which also plays an important role in internationalization. This process has been strengthened by government initiatives, such as the implementation of language teaching programs throughout the country, focusing at enabling higher education institutions to deal with international situations. Unioeste, facing this reality, has sought to intensify its internationalization process and requires, among the most varied actions, to verify the languages proficiency. In order to do so, the score results at TOEFL ITP were quantified and interpreted, provided by the LwB to the Language Center general coordination, in reports indicating the performance of the institution. Thus, the research is characterized as quantitative and qualitative. The study, finally, has contributions from authors such as Crystal (2003), Jenkins (2014), British Council (2018), Abreu-e-Lima et al (2016), among others. From the results, it was possible to identify a long path towards proficiency in English at the university, which shows, mostly, B1 and A2 scores. |
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| Autores principais: | Boveto, Andressa Caroline Flamia |
| Outros Autores: | Schmitt, Larissa Giordani |
| Assunto: | Internacionalização Língua inglesa proficiência em línguas Unioeste Internationalization English Language Language-proficiency Unioeste |
| Ano: | 2022 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Tipo de acesso: | unknown |
| Instituição associada: | IBICT |
| Idioma: | português |
| Origem: | Oasisbr |
| Resumo: | The present research has as its theme the analysis of the proficiency level in English of the academic community from Western Paraná State University (Unioeste), by studying the score results from TOEFL ITP exams, which have been applied between 2013 and 2018, when the program Languages Without Borders (LwB) promoted this kind of activity. It is aimed to analyse how university professors, students and employees understand the language considered as a current lingua franca, which also plays an important role in internationalization. This process has been strengthened by government initiatives, such as the implementation of language teaching programs throughout the country, focusing at enabling higher education institutions to deal with international situations. Unioeste, facing this reality, has sought to intensify its internationalization process and requires, among the most varied actions, to verify the languages proficiency. In order to do so, the score results at TOEFL ITP were quantified and interpreted, provided by the LwB to the Language Center general coordination, in reports indicating the performance of the institution. Thus, the research is characterized as quantitative and qualitative. The study, finally, has contributions from authors such as Crystal (2003), Jenkins (2014), British Council (2018), Abreu-e-Lima et al (2016), among others. From the results, it was possible to identify a long path towards proficiency in English at the university, which shows, mostly, B1 and A2 scores. |
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