The presence of PPGEL in the international arena occurs in different forms:
1. Participation of faculty/students in international research groups
| “Decolonial Mate,” coordinated by Kyria Finardi (UFES). Faculty: Telma Nunes Gimenez |
| “Protextos,” coordinated by Inês Cardoso (Polytechnic Institute of Santarém, Portugal) Faculty: Vera Lúcia Lopes Cristovão |
| GRAFE-PRISME – University of Geneva Faculty: Juliana R. A. Tonelli | access the collaborators’ page HERE. |
| EMITI Project (Education Multilingualism Internationalization Technology English) Faculty involved: Telma Nunes Gimenez and Michele El Kadri |
| Heritage Lexicon Treasure Project of Galician and Portuguese – University of Santiago de Compostela and University of Lisbon Faculty involved: Fabiane Cristina Altino and Vanderci Aguillera |
2. Agreements established by the program with international teaching/research institutions
| CAPES/COFECUB: Brazil-France, Brazilian Linguistic Atlas and Valextra Project Faculty involved: Fabiane Cristina Altino |
| Letter of Intent with Virginia Commonwealth University (USA) Faculty involved: Michele El Kadri |
| In processing/formalization: University of Turin (Italy) – Sound Linguistic Atlas Faculty involved: Fabiane Cristina Altino |
| In processing/formalization: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) – Sound Linguistic Atlas Faculty involved: Fabiane Cristina Altino |
3. Events organized by the program with guests from international institutions
| Lecture: Opening Lecture “Limits and Challenges of Teaching Portuguese as a Foreign Language (PLE) in France: The Case of Université Lumière Lyon 2 (ULL2)” Faculty: Profa. Dra. Maria da Conceição Correia Ferreira -Université Lumière Lyon 2 /ULL2- France Date: 28/08/2024 |
| Event: Opening Conference: 30 Years of the Linguistic Atlas (to be held) Faculty: Profa. Dra. Rosário Álvarez Blanco – Universidad de Santiago de Compostela – Spain Date: 05/12/2024 |
4.“Advanced Studies” courses taught by faculty from international institutions
| Course Title: Thinking about the Globalized World and Its Problems through Reading Brazilian Literature in a PLE Class Year: 2024 Professor: Prof. Dr. Maria da Conceição Correia Ferreira – Université Lumière Lyon 2 / ULL – France Enrolled students: 20 |
| Course Title: Validity and Classroom Language Assessment Year: 2023 Professor: Prof. Dr. Frank Giraldo – University of Caldas – Colombia Enrolled students: 20 |
| Course Title: Sociolinguistic Methodology Year: 2021 Professor: Prof. Dr. Ana Maria Cestero Mancera – University of Alcalá – Spain Enrolled students: 20 |
5. Faculty who completed postdoctoral fellowships at international universities in 2021-2024
| Faculty | Postdoc Period | University |
| Andréia da Cunha Malheiros Santana | 10/23 to 04/24 | Universidade Lumière- Lyon 2 |
| Sheila Oliveira Lima | 03/22 to 02/23 | University of Buenos Aires |
| Vera Lúcia Lopes Cristovão | 01/23 to 07/23 | University of Aveiro |
6. Students who undertook sandwich doctorates abroad
| Date | Student | Advisor | University | Co-advisor |
| 2025 (1st sem) | Dener Martins de Oliveira | Vera Lúcia Lopes Cristóvão | Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo | Luciana Manuela de Almeida Graça |
| 2024 (2nd sem) | Rafaela Cristine Merli | Andréia da Cunha M. Santana | University of Évora | Angela Maria Franco M. C. P. Balça |
| 2024 (1st sem) | Silvia Helena de Freitas Ruiz | Joyce Almeida | Polytechnic Institute of Porto | Ana Sucena Santos |
| Juliano Brambilla Neri | Juliana Reichert A Tonelli | Universidade de Georgetown | Kevin Donley | |
| Jefferson Lhamas dos Santos | Michele El Kadri | Virginia Commonwealth University | Luciana C. de Oliveira | |
| 2023 | Patrícia Cardoso Batista | Sheila O. Lima | University of Évora | Angela Maria Franco M. C. P. Balça |
| 2021 | Alex Alves Egido | Viviane Bagio Furtoso | Michigan State University (MSU) | Peter De Costa |
7. Foreign students enrolled at PPGEL
| Defense Date | Student | Advisor | Country of Origin |
| 2020 | Marjorie Ninoska Gomez Talavera | Telma Nunes Gimenez | Nicarágua |
| 2022 | Romina Leonor Toranzos | Dircel Aparecida Kailer | Argentina |
8. Committees abroad
| Level: Professional Doctorate Graduate: Deivis Poithin Title: Teachers’ Perceptions and Practices of the Use of Technology to Promote Language Development in Bilingual Students Institution: King’s College, London, 2021 Faculty: Telma Nunes Gimenez |
| Level: Doctorate Qualification Graduate: Francisco Javier Ramírez Title: Professional trajectories of English teachers in multilingual contexts: the case of Universidad Veracruzana Intercultural and Universidad Intercultural Maya de Quintana Roo Institution: Universidad Veracruzana, University of Texas, Austin, 2021 Faculty: Telma Nunes Gimenez |
| Level: Master’s Graduate: Anderson Pulgarin Title: English As A Lingua Franca And Pre-Service English Teachers: Challenging Beliefs In Language Teacher Education Institution: Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia, 2023 Faculty: Telma Nunes Gimenez |
| Level: Doctorate Graduate: Marta Isabel Barrientos Moncada Title: Colombian English language teachers enacting an ELF-aware praxis to challenge dominant social and educational discourses about their professionalism: the process of a professional learning group involved in a Participatory Action Learning and Action Research (PALAR) Project. Institution: Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia, 2024 Faculty: Telma Nunes Gimenez |
9. Others
| International award “Duolingo Doctoral Dissertation Award”: Alumna Isadora Teixeira de Moraes – only Brazilian awarded |
| Move La America: PPGEL is enrolled in the program |
| Program faculty participation at ARI (International Relations Advisory)/UEL: Director: Prof. Dr. Viviane Furtoso |
| Reviewer for journals ELT Journal; Árboles y Rizomas; Profile. Telma Nunes Gimenez. |
| Ad hoc reviewer for journals System and Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education, and the ENRICH Project – English as a Lingua Franca Practices for Inclusive Multilingual Classrooms. Telma Nunes Gimenez |
| Consultant for the Skills for Prosperity Project (British Council) 2021-2023, Telma Nunes Gimenez. |
| Member evaluator of Bachillerato en la Enseñanza del Inglés, Universidad Nacional, SINAES, Costa Rica, 2023. Telma Nunes Gimenez. |
| Reviewer for a Master’s proposal in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (Latin American contexts), Universidad Alberto Hurtado, Chile, 2023. Telma Nunes Gimenez. |