The study proposes a reflection on the internationalization process of Brazilian universities through a case study carried out in a federal university in the southeast of Brazil to analyze the micro, meso and macro aspects of internationalization within three concentric spheres, namely: that of the academic community, that of the institution and that of the government. The analysis uses a mixed methods designwith quantitative and qualitative data triangulating (1) perceptions of students and teachers from a southeastern federal university on the impact of international actions in that university - micro level; (2) the internationalization actions implemented or under implementation in that institution - meso level; and (3) language policies and internationalization programs proposed by the government through the Science Without Borders (SwB), English Without Borders (EwB) and Languages without Borders (LwB) programs - macro level. Results of the macro analysis suggest that internationalization affects and is affected by globalization where English has a distinctive role in regards to other foreign languages. Results of the meso analysis suggest that the institution investigated aims at internationalization that is still incipient and marked by challenges. Finally, results of the micro analysis suggest that the academic community is interested in the process but not yet fully engaged, perhaps due to the lack of convergence between the three levels of policies and internationalization programs and actions. The study concludes that foreign languages in general and English in particular are essential for the full development of the internationalization process, as can be seen in the analysis of the SwB and the EwB programs which suggest that internationalization is still out of tune with linguistic and educational policies in the base.
Key words:
English; Language policies; Internationalization programs
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