About us

UFSCar Institute of Languages (IL) is a multidisciplinary unit linked to the university rectory. The IL mission is to develop, follow and assess linguistic policies implemented by UFSCar, identifying opportunities and tracing strategies for the dissemination of languages and cultures, as well as training language teachers (undergraduate and graduate students who are pre- or in-service language teachers).

The IL provides various activities. Among them, there are several language courses, translation, interpreting, proofreading and thematic workshops. It also welcomes foreigners in academic mobility, providing a friendly exchange of experiences among people from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds