Institutional internationalisation through academic literacies in English: teaching and learning written genres in the Brazilian higher education context

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https://doi.org/10.23925/2318-7115.2019v40i2a5

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Internationalisation, Brazilian higher education context, Academic literacies, Written genres.

Abstract

This contribution delves into the process of internationalisation of Brazilian higher education institutions by focusing on academic literacies in English. We highlight initiatives carried out at the Federal University of Minas Gerais in Brazil as to the teaching and learning of an array of written genres. We also assess its impact on graduate and undergraduate students’ insertion in the various international academic/scientific communities. Drawing on references within the realm of English for Academic Purposes and Academic Literacies, this work also addresses course design and application of activities concerning academic writing. Students’ personal accounts regarding their own experiences in producing written material have also been presented and discussed against the backdrop of an institutional internationalisation scenario. We concluded that the teaching and learning of written academic genres across various domains of knowledge does enhance the university’s internationalisation process both at its “at home” and “abroad” strands.

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Author Biographies

Deise Prina Dutra, Federal University of Minas Gerais

Deise Prina Dutra is Associate Professor at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Her main research interests are English Language Teaching within Applied Linguistics and corpus-based studies within Applied and Theoretical Linguistics with a focus on learner corpora, specialised corpora, English for Academic Purposes and teacher training. Email: deisepdutra@gmail.com

Leonardo Pereira Nunes, Federal University of Minas Gerais

Leonardo Pereira Nunes is Adjunct Professor at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil. His main research interests are corpus-based studies within Applied and Theoretical Linguistics with a focus on corpus-based translation studies, specialised corpora and English for Academic Purposes. Email: leopereiranunes@gmail.com

Bárbara Malveira Orfanò, Federal University of Minas Gerais

Bárbara Malveira Orfanò is Adjunct Professor at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Her main research interests are corpus-based studies within Applied Linguistics with a focus on learner corpora, specialised corpora and English for Academic Purposes. Email: barbara.orfano@gmail.com

Climene Fernandes Brito Arruda, Federal University of Minas Gerais

Climene Fernandes Brito Arruda is Adjunct Professor at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Her main research interest is English Language Teaching within Applied Linguistics with a focus on English for Academic Purposes and teacher training. Email: climenearruda@gmail.com

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2019-12-10

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Dutra, D. P., Nunes, L. P., Orfanò, B. M., & Arruda, C. F. B. (2019). Institutional internationalisation through academic literacies in English: teaching and learning written genres in the Brazilian higher education context. The ESPecialist, 40(2). https://doi.org/10.23925/2318-7115.2019v40i2a5

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