Entre a Emergência e a Transformação: Unindo Pontos, Tecendo Laços

Ana Maria Costa e Silva; Margarida Morgado; Monika Hřebačková

doi:10.21814/rlec.3960

Authors

Ana Maria Costa e Silva Centro de Estudos de Comunicação e Sociedade, Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8598-7243
Margarida Morgado Centre for English, Translation and Anglo-Portuguese Studies, Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal/Escola Superior de Educação, Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco, Castelo Branco, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3651-3030
Monika Hřebačková Department of Economics and Management, University of Chemistry and Technology in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0780-9676

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21814/rlec.3960

Abstract

In the last 3 years, particularly, thinking about contemporary societies necessarily includes resorting to the various sensory experiences: what we observe, hear, feel, and do. We live in times of social crisis and emergency contexts due to the global COVID-19 pandemic situation. This phenomenon extended to all continents and populations and uncovered the strengths and fragilities of globalisation and the geographical, economic, and social interdependence of continents, countries, institutions, and people. Moreover, we have witnessed in shock the outbreak of war and the steep escalation of aggression in distant countries and on other continents, but close enough to think about the reliable defence of European values and freedom. In light of the visible manifestations of confrontation, deaths and verbal and physical war, as well as of the east-west dichotomy, it is important to recognise the importance of dialogue and mediation to promote world peace...

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Author Biographies

Ana Maria Costa e Silva, Centro de Estudos de Comunicação e Sociedade, Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal

Ana Maria Costa e Silva is a PhD in educational sciences. She is a professor at the Institute of Education and a researcher at the Communication and Society Research Center at the University of Minho. Her research interests focus mainly on conflict mediation, professional identities and curricular studies. She has coordinated and participated in several national and international funded projects concerning mediation training and research. She is the author and co-author of several publications, books, chapters and scientific articles focusing on mediation and professional identities.

Margarida Morgado, Centre for English, Translation and Anglo-Portuguese Studies, Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal/Escola Superior de Educação, Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco, Castelo Branco, Portugal

Margarida Morgado is a PhD in English literature from the University of Lisbon. She is a coordinating professor of English cultural studies at the Higher School of Education of the Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco. She is a researcher in intercultural education, teacher education, and content and language integrated learning at the Centre for English, Translation and Anglo-American Studies at Nova University Lisbon and Porto University in Portugal. She has several publications (articles, book chapters and books) in intercultural education and intercultural mediation and has participated in many European Union-funded applied research projects in these areas.

Monika Hřebačková, Department of Economics and Management, University of Chemistry and Technology in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic

Monika Hřebačková, PhD, coordinates language, intercultural and social competence courses for bachelor of science and master of science students at the School of Business of the University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, the Czech Republic. Her area of expertise includes intercultural communication competence, business English, collaborating in global environment, and behaviour competence development. As a guest lecturer, she has delivered workshops and seminars in Hungary, Finland and Mexico. She is an experienced project coordinator — with her team, she won the award 2018 Best International Erasmus+ Project in Higher Education. She publishes on the topics of innovative teaching and learning.

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