“Português — Universidades”: a Portuguese teaching material for foreigners in the Brazilian university context

• Autor(a) principal: Oliveira, Dener Martins de
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Scripta
• Texto Completo: http://periodicos.pucminas.br/index.php/scripta/article/view/25741
• topic: Português para falantes de outras línguas (PFOL); Material didático; Contexto Universitário; Portal do Professor de Português Língua Estrangeira / Língua Não Materna (PPPLE)

The teaching of Portuguese for Speakers of Other Languages (PFOL) in Brazil has expanded in universities over recent years, with the increase in the number of international students enrolled in many universities around the country due to the increase in the number of agreements between institutions from many parts of the world. With the growth of foreigners in the Brazilian university environment, not only has the demand for PFOL courses within universities been growing, but also the elaboration of teaching materials that meet the demands of foreigner students in the university context, in order to promote their integration to the university community. With that aim, the need to prepare a teaching material in the university context came out, within the Professional Master’s in Foreign Languages (MEPLEM), at Londrina State University (UEL). From the point of view of the internationalization of the Higher Education, it is intended, in this paper, to present a brief overview of the PFOL teaching within Brazilian universities, as well as the role in integrating and adapting the foreign community in the Brazilian university environment. In addition, it is intended to present and describe this teaching material in university context, in order to elucidate the theoretical principles behind its activities and how they are focused on attending the students’ needs of learning.