Selective process of the licenciatura intercultural indígena -Teko Arandu: evaluating the differentiated access to a specific course for the guarani and kaiowá in the Federal University of Grande Dourados – UFGD

Abstract

In this article we present the Selective Process of the Licenciatura Intercultural Indígena - PSLIN, highlighting the policies of valorization and strengthening of the candidates’ mother tongue, considering the evaluation of oral competences (speaking and understanding) and writing competences (reading and writing) which must be demonstrated during the evaluation sections (Martins e Sales, 2012). The objective of the text is also to highlight the uniqueness of this selection model in Undergraduate Intercultural Indigenous in Brazil to also contribute to the reflections on the entry of Indians in specific courses. This analysis is done from the authors' experience as teachers of this degree and from the documents that make up the PSLIN, such as publicity material, announcement and the evaluation criteria.Concerning the access of indigenous students in that Licenciatura, the candidates are submitted to a series of evaluations divided into four modalities.An objective examination of candidates’ abilities in different areas of knowledge, writing in Portuguese language, an essay in order to evaluate the writing skills in Portuguese as well as in Guarani; and an oral examination in Guarani in order to identify the proficiency level of each candidate. In our view, the university has the responsibility to contribute to the process of valorization of the Kaiowá and Guarani languages (speaking, reading and writing), since even though the language has become an object of evaluation, it has not still achieved sufficient prestige in other contexts (Martins e Knapp, 2015). However, some challenges related to the maintenance and quality of this process are considered here: popularization of the process, inscription, elaboration and application of tests, evaluation of oral competence, linguistic variation, announcement of results, and registration. In view of this, we proceed with a critical reflection about the differentiated access of Guarani and Kaiowá candidates in a certain course of the Federal University of Grande Dourados - UFGD.