In the current Brazilian context, especially in educational institutions, internationalisation policies have proved to be of great relevance. Internationalisation is based on the idea that increased bonds between different institutions situated in different sociocultural contexts, and with different developments, can contribute to the growth of every part of the process. Just as, in distinct spheres, the world has become increasingly globalised, similar dynamics can be spot in what regards knowledge. In this sense, the study of foreign languages, particularly of English (as our greater lingua franca), plays a key role for mediating such process. Regarding the idea of language teaching in this context of internationalisation, it is correct to affirm that:

During the XXI Century, we have been experiencing many changes in the way people communicate. The appearance of new technologies (e.g. e-mail, chat rooms, conversation apps, dating apps, etc.) represents a massive contribution for the consolidation of new relationship patterns. Consequently, language has also acquired a new space for a specific development. According to Bothz (2008), most of what is posted online is written in English. In the contemporaneity, it is also true that English is considered the “universal language” for the communication between speakers of different native languages. Having this “universality” of English language in mind, as well as its massive presence in the new technologies of our times, consider the following statements regarding the contemporary EFL classroom:

I - The use of the internet, forums, and conversation apps is useful for it brings the student closer to real and tangible contexts of communication.

II - The internet provides us with interesting tools for grammar contents to be assessed in less formal contexts of communication.

III - Because of security issues, it is most advisable to keep technologies out of English classes. Anyways, if the teacher chooses to use them, it is indispensable for him/her to keep constant attention and vigilance to what is being explored.

IV - As the importance of internationalisation processes of educational institutions have already been recognized, technology now plays a fundamental role for the contact between professionals and for the sharing of information.

The INCORRECT statements are:

All cultures have habits, beliefs, and values that differ from one another. In this sense, interacting effectively with a native speaker of another language, belonging to another cultural universe, also depends on the ability to recognize these differences – critically, but also respectfully. Recognizing the different cultures involved in the process of meaning-making is usually called Intercultural Competence. About the Intercultural Approach, it is correct to say that:

Amparo Hurtado Albir (2009) proposes that, in addition to the four language competences (listening, reading, speaking and writing), there is also a fifth one, which she calls Translation Competence. As she sees it, such competence consists in joining linguistic competences with extra-linguistic ones – i.e. of an overt cultural, psychophysiological, and strategic character. Strategic competence, in her view, may be deemed the most important one among all the aforementioned. Considering the development of Translation Competence for foreign language students, with a special focus on its strategic aspect, it is correct to affirm that:

According to Kramsch (2009), literature aids students in their development of an ability to understand the symbolic value of symbolic form and the different cultural memories evoked by different symbolic systems. Additionally, it also helps them draw on the semiotic diversity afforded by multiple languages so that they may reframe ways of seeing familiar events, create alternative realities, and find an appropriate subject position between languages. Considering Kramsch’s position about the use of literature in English classes, analyse the following statements and choose which one(s) is (are) correct:

I - Literature may be an interesting resource in English classes, as long as the teacher applies it to discuss topics familiar to the students.

II - Coherent with the intercultural perspective for foreign languages teaching, literature may be considered a useful tool for giving students an opportunity to interact with different cultures and linguistic manifestations.

III - Symbolic competence, as proposed by Kramsch, has to do with a sort of critical awareness that the literary text may be of great aid to develop.

IV - Symbolic competence refers to the ability to decode linguistic signs.