Research

Current research interests

Language and literacy ideologies and policies

Discursive construction of cultural, national and linguistic identities

Multilingual and biliterate practices

Migrant and minority education

Language policies

Research Projects

2015-10-01 - 2018-09-30 - "ILOCALAPP -- Incidentally Learning Other Cultures and Languages through an App", coordinated by Andrea Ceccherelli, sponsored by European Commission, Italian Agency for Erasmus+Programme.

2013-11-01 - 2014-10-31 - "E-Local for All", coordinated by Clara Keating, sponsored by European Commission, Life-Long Learning Agency.
    Project Partnership:
              - KU Leuven, Belgium
              - Bologna University, Italy
              - Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland
              - University of Debrecen, Hungary
              - ZSO Charles de Gaulle, Poznan, Poland
              - ITC Rosa Luxemburg, Bologna, Italy

2011-03-01 - 2014-02-28 - "Migration studies and biographical approach: building a collaborative framework in the Portuguese context", coordinated by Elsa Lechner, sponsored by Science and Technology Foundation, Portugal.

2010-12-01 - 2012-10-30 - "E-LOCAL - Electronically Learning Other Cultures and Languages", coordinated by Andrea Ceccherelli (Bologna University), sponsored by European Commision, EACEA.
    Project Partnership:
              - Univ.of Bologna and ITCS Rosa Luxemburg, Italy; Adam Mickiewicz University and ZSO2 Charles de Gaulle Sec.School, Poland; Univ. of Lapland, Finland; Univ.of Debrecen and Tóth Árpád Gimnazium, Hungary; Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium

2007-09-01 - 2011-02-28 - "New Poetics of Resistance: 21st century in Portugal", coordinated by Graça Capinha, sponsored by Science and Technology Foundation, Portugal.

2006 - 2007 - "An Intercultural dimension of active citizenship education", coordinated by Manuela Guilherme; José Manuel Pureza, sponsored by Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Portugal.

2006 - 2007 - "INTERACT -- Intercultural Active Citizenship Education", coordinated by Manuela Guilherme, sponsored by European Commision.
    Project Partnership:
              - Institute of Education, University of London; Danmarks Pædagogiske Universitet, Danmark; Departamento de Didáctica de la Lengua y la Literatura, Universidad de Valladolid, España; Centre for Citizenship and Human Rights Education, University of Leeds

Networks

EdiSo: Association for Studies of the Discourse and Society

LangPol: Language Policy

Lingustic Ethnography Forum

New Speakers in Europe