The Slaughter of Kachru’s Five Sacred Cows in Brazil: Affordances of the Use of English as an International Language

Finardi, Kyria Rebeca

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“…Finardi & Tyler, 2015), 3) social inclusion (e.g. Warschauer, 2004) commodification of education as seen in the abundant offer of private English courses in Brazil (Finardi, 2014).…”

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“…Leffa (2013) warns Brazilians against the danger of linguistic isolation in a country where the 'only' national language is Portuguese and where Brazilians face many challenges to learn foreign languages, be them the language of their parents (heritage languages), the language of their neighbors (Spanish), the international language (English) or even appropriations of English such as Brazilian English, whatever that may be (Finardi, 2014;Finardi & Ferrari, 2008).…”

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“…11 According to an organization called The Foreigner (www.oestrangeiro.org), there were 940,000 foreigners in Brazil in 2013 (less than 1% of the population of more than 200.000,000) and more than 3 million Brazilians abroad (around 1.5% of the Brazilian population) according to a report retrieved from http://www.brasileirosnomundo.itamaraty.gov.br/a-comunidade/estimativaspopulacionais-das-comunidades/estimativas-populacionais-brasileiras-mundo-2014/Estimativas-RCN2014.pdf As a de fato multilingual country (with only one recognized official language), Brazilians must learn the language of their neighbors, but also heritage languages in immigrant and indigenous communities, fighting against ideological obstacles to learn English as an international language (Finardi, 2014). Because Jenkins (2015) proposal of English as a multilingua franca refers to multilingual contexts where English is known by everyone and as such, is always potentially in the mix, I will use Finardi's (2014) notion of English as an international language, since most people in Brazil do not know English, as the study will show.…”

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<b>What can Brazil learn from multilingual Switzerland and its use of English as a multilingua franca

Finardi

2017

Acta Sci. Lang. Cult.

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ABSTRACT. The paper describes results of a study whose main aim was to analyze the role of English in the internationalization process of the University of Geneva in particular and in Switzerland in general, drawing some considerations regarding possible lessons for the Brazilian scenario in regards to the development of multilingualism.The theoretical background includes the review of the role of languages in general and of English in particular in the globalized scenario and the review of a language teaching approach, the intercomprehension approach, with some implications for the teaching of foreign languages in Brazil. The study concludes with some considerations regarding the role of English in Brazil and some suggestions to boost multilingualism there through the review of language policies and the use of the intercomprehension approach.Keywords: Multilingualism, the role of English, internationalization.O que o Brasil pode aprender da Suíça multilíngue e de seu uso do inglês como multilíngua franca RESUMO. O artigo descreve os resultados de um estudo que teve como objetivo principal analisar o papel do inglês no processo de internacionalização da Universidade de Genebra, em particular, e na Suíça, em geral, tecendo algumas considerações sobre possíveis lições para o cenário brasileiro no tocante ao desenvolvimento do multilinguismo. O arcabouço teórico inclui a revisão do papel das línguas, em geral, e do inglês, em particular, no cenário globalizado e a revisão de uma abordagem de ensino de línguas, a abordagem de intercompreensão, com algumas implicações para o ensino de línguas estrangeiras no Brasil. O estudo conclui com algumas considerações sobre o papel do inglês no Brasil e algumas sugestões para impulsionar o multilinguismo neste país por meio da revisão de políticas linguísticas e da abordagem de intercompreensão.Palavras-chave: Multilinguismo, o papel do inglês, internacionalização.

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“…Finardi & Tyler, 2015), 3) social inclusion (e.g. Warschauer, 2004) commodification of education as seen in the abundant offer of private English courses in Brazil (Finardi, 2014).…”

Section: Setting the Scenementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Swiss Lessons For Brazilmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Swiss Lessons For Brazilmentioning

confidence: 99%

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<b>What can Brazil learn from multilingual Switzerland and its use of English as a multilingua franca

Finardi

2017

Acta Sci. Lang. Cult.

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“…Segundo Sharma (2010), a abordagem híbrida combina a instrução presencial com a aprendizagem online (GRAHAM, 2006;FADINI;FINARDI, 2015a;2015b;SCHMITT, 2016;FINARDI, 2012;FINARDI, 2014;VIEIRA;FINARDI, 2014;CARDOSO, 2015;FINARDI, 2015).…”

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“…Nas fronteiras cada vez mais apagadas/questionadas do mundo globalizado, o ensino/uso de L2 e a formação de professores de L2 enfrentam vários desafios que se materializam em tensões globais/locais que vão desde a promoção de políticas linguísticas e educacionais, (FINARDI; ARCHANJO, 2015;80 GRIN, 2003;PINHEIRO;FINARDI, 2014;FINARDI, 2014;NICOLAIDES;TILIO, 2013) até o investimento na educação inicial e continuada de professores de línguas, (ALENCAR, 2016;FADINI, 2016;TILIO, 2014;DALVI, 2012;.…”

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Abordagens Híbridas E Inclusivas E Formação De Professores De Línguas Do E Para O Século Xxi

Finardi

2017

Atos Pesq. Educ.

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RESUMO O estudo revisa tendências e abordagens contemporâneas no ensino de línguas adicionais (L2) 1 tecendo considerações sobre a formação de professores do e para o século XXI. Para tanto, o estudo revisa abordagens inclusivas e híbridas que combinam o ensino tradicional presencial com o ensino a distância, com uso de tecnologias que podem promover o desenvolvimento da autonomia do educando e sua inclusão social por meio da mediação da língua e da tecnologia. O trabalho conclui com algumas considerações sobre a formação de professores de língua do e para o século XXI em relação ao uso de abordagens híbridas e inclusivas. Palavras-chave: Abordagens híbridas. Abordagens inclusivas. Formação e educação de professores de línguas.ABSTRAC The study reviews trends and contemporary approaches in the teaching of additional languages (L2) discussing teacher education for and in the twenty-first century. With that aim, the study reviews inclusive and hybrid approaches that combine traditional classroom teaching approaches with distance learning, using technologies that can promote the development of students' autonomy and social inclusion through the mediation of language and technology. The paper concludes with some considerations on language teacher education in and for the twenty-first century in relation to the use of hybrid and inclusive approaches. Keywords: Hybrid approaches. Inclusive approaches. Language teacher education. INTRODUÇÃOVários autores como por exemplo Blommaert, (2010); Bourdieu; Thompson, (1991);Casotti;Finardi, (2016);Finardi, (2015); Guimarães, (2016) 1 O termo língua adicional é usado aqui para se referir a qualquer língua exceto a língua materna e a fim de evitar terminologias problemáticas como língua estrangeira/segunda língua.

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Cultural Studies and the Development of Sustainable Relations for the Internationalization of Higher Education

Guimarães¹,

Amorim²,

Finardi³

2019

Handbook of Theory and Research in Cultural Studies and Education

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The Slaughter of Kachru’s Five Sacred Cows in Brazil: Affordances of the Use of English as an International Language

Abstract: This paper reflects about a change in paradigm regarding the role of English in Brazil relating it to KeywordsEnglish as an international language, language policies, Brazil

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<b>What can Brazil learn from multilingual Switzerland and its use of English as a multilingua franca

<b>What can Brazil learn from multilingual Switzerland and its use of English as a multilingua franca

Abordagens Híbridas E Inclusivas E Formação De Professores De Línguas Do E Para O Século Xxi

Cultural Studies and the Development of Sustainable Relations for the Internationalization of Higher Education

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