Scientific Events

Organisation of scientific events

Organization of As Epistemologias do Sul e a Descolonização das Ciências Sociais, Departamento de Letras Modernas, Universidade de S. Paulo, 27 October 2015.

Organization of The intercultural dimension of citizenship education: The North and the South in a postcolonial Europe , Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisboa, 04 to 05 June by 2007.

Organization of ICOPROMO - Intercultural Competence for Professional Mobility , Sede da Comissão Europeia, Lisboa, 09 to 10 October by 2006.

Organization of Interculturality, Citizenship and Education, Centro de Estudos Sociais, Coimbra, 15 November 2005.

Organization of Critical Citizens for an Intercultural World, Faculdade de Letras, Universidade de Coimbra, 14 April 2003.

Organization of Interculturalidades: Comunicação, globalidade e diversidade, Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, 01 May to 29 June 2001.

Organization of Re-discovering Portugal, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 05 March 1998.

Organization of Europa e América - Mitos e Confrontos, Centro de Arte Moderna, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 14 January 1997.

Organization of Portugal e América - Anos 50, Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 05 March 1992.

Presentations in scientific events

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2020), "Glocality, Interculturality and Comparability: Teaching and Researching in COVID-19 times, ", paper presented at World Council of Comparative Education Societies, Teachers, the Teaching Profession and Comparative Education, , online, 25 to 27 November.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2020), "Transnational research on COVID-19: Plurilingualism, interculturality and inter-epistemic issues", paper presented at 20th Anniversary IALIC Online Symposium International Association of Language and Intercultural Communication, Issues, controversies and difficult questions, online, 23 to 27 November.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2018), "Educação e cidadania intercultural em Freire & Dewey: O Sul e o Norte nas matrizes (pós)coloniais das Américas ", paper presented at Celebrando Paulo Freire Congresso Internacional 50 Anos depois da Pedagogia do Oprimido , Porto, 11 June 13 July.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2018), "Conhecimento e interculturalidade: A globalidade e a localidade das línguas e dos saberes", paper presented at II CONGRESSO INTERNACIONAL AMERICA LATINA E INTERCULTURALIDADE e IISEMINÁRIO DE BILINGUISMO, Universidade de Integração Latino-Americana, Foz de Iguaçu, 07 to 09 November.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2018), "Multicultural discourses across 'glocalising' epistemologies in transnational research", paper presented at THE 6TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON Multicultural Discourses , Department of Culture Studies - School of Humanities at Tilburg University, the Netherlands Babylon - Centre for the Study of Superdiversity & the Centre for Contemporary Chinese Discourse Studies, Hangzhou Normal University, 23 to 25 October.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2018), "COLABORAÇÃO EPISTEMOLÓGICA TRANSNACIONAL SUL-NORTE E RESPONSABILIDADE INTERCULTURAL", paper presented at XIV Congresso Sociedade Portuguesa de Ciencias da Educação 2018: Ciências,Culturas e Cidadanias, Coimbra, 11 to 13 October.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2018), "Interculturalism, interculturality and interculturalidade crítica", paper presented at IALIC (International Association of Language and Intercultural Communication) 2018. The 'Good' Interculturalist Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow: Everyday Life-Theory-Research-Policy-Practice , Helsinki, Finland, 28 to 31 August.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2018), "'Glocal languages' and 'intercultural responsibility' in Brazil-Europe transnational research groups: Linguistic and intercultural issues in the Life Sciences", paper presented at Discourse, power and resistance: striving for dignity, Coimbra, 10 to 12 May.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2017), "The inter-cultural in reciprocity", paper presented at The 18th World Congress of Applied Linguistics - Innovation and epistemological challenges in Applied Linguistics, Rio de Janeiro, 23 to 28 July.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2017), "'Glocal' languages: A critical and decolonial approach to language in education and scientific research", paper presented at AILA - The 18th World Congress of Applied Linguistics,Innovation and epistemological challenges in Applied Linguistics, Rio de Janeiro, 23 to 28 July.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2017), "'Research on research' (GLOCADEMICS): How do researchers carry out research across languages, cultures and epistemologies?", paper presented at Moving texts: Mediations and transculturations, Universidade de Aveiro, 12 to 14 July.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2017), "'Research on research' (GLOCADEMICS): How do researchers carry out research across languages, cultures and epistemologies?", paper presented at Postgraduate Education in the European Context: Successes, Challenges, transitions and Futures, Universidade do Porto, 06 to 07 July.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2017), "'Glocal languages': The 'globalness' and the 'localness' of world languages ", paper presented at New perspectives in English Language Teaching and CLIL, Faculdade de Letras, Universidade de Coimbra, 27 to 27 May.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2017), "Research on research in Brazil: Interdisciplinary and intercultural inputs for meta-reflection on inter- and intra-national research group collaborations", paper presented at International Conference - Interdisciplinary Futures: Open the Social Sciences 20 Years Later, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 19 to 20 January.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2016), "The Multi- Inter- and Trans-cultural: Paradigms and complexities in inter- and intra-national education and research ", paper presented at 5th International Conference on Multicultural Discourses - Multi- Inter- or Trans-cultural Communication: Reflections, São Paulo - Brasil, 29 November 01 December.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2016), "The Multi- Inter- and Trans-cultural: Paradigms and complexities in inter- and intra-national education and research", paper presented at 5th International Multicultural Discourses Conference, S. Paulo, 29 November 01 December.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2016), "PLURILINGUISMO, COMUNICAÇÃO/INTERACÇÃO INTERCULTURAL E TRADUÇÃO EPISTEMOLÓGICA INTERCULTURAL NA PESQUISA INTERNACIONAL", paper presented at II Encontro do Centro de Línguas da FFLECH-USP, USP, São Paulo, 22 to 23 September.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2016), "Critical 'Glocademics': Language, intercultural and communication awareness in epistemological negotiation ", paper presented at Association of Language Awareness 2016 - Languages for Life: Educational, Professional and Social Contexts , Vienna, Austria, 19 to 22 July.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2016), "Academic Discourses Across Epistemologies, Languages and Cultures: A View from the South ", paper presented at 3rd ISA Forum of Sociology - The Futures we Want: Global Sociology and the Struggles for a Better World, Vienna, Austria, 10 to 14 July.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2016), "Epistemological conversations with the South: New conceptual models of intercultural higher education in Latin America ", paper presented at 3rd ISA Forum of Sociology - The Futures we Want: Global Sociology and the Struggles for a Better World, Vienna, Austria, 10 to 14 July.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2016), "Les défis conceptuels des réseaux plurilingues et interculturelles dans la recherche scientifique", paper presented at Association Internationale pour la Recherche Interculturelle (ARIC), Olinda, Brazil, 25 to 28 April.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2016), "• "Pluriversity" of knowledge in national educational systems: new models for the enrichment of educational institutions and better social justice. ", paper presented at 1st Conference SPCE-SEC, Comparative Education beyond the numbers: Local contexts, national realities and transnational processes, Centro Cultural de Belém, 25 to 27 January.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2016), "Ventos do Sul: Da práxis de-colonial e intercultural no ensino superior indígena", paper presented at • 1st Conference SPCE-SEC, Comparative Education beyond the numbers: Local contexts, national realities and transnational processes, Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, 25 to 27 January.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2016), ""Glocal languages" - a critical and post-colonial framework for language use and education", paper presented at • 1st Conference SPCE-SEC, Comparative Education beyond the numbers: Local contexts, national realities and transnational processes, Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, 25 to 27 January.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2016), "Workgroup: Grupos de Estudos Comparados em Interculturalidade", paper presented at • 1st Conference SPCE-SEC, Comparative Education beyond the numbers: Local contexts, national realities and transnational processes, Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, 25 to 27 January.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2015), "Intercultural ethics from Paulo Freire's point of view", paper presented at • AME 2015, 41st Association for Moral Education Conference, Inequity, Social Justice and Moral Education, Santos, Brazil, 05 to 07 November.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2015), "Linguagens e epistemologias em aulas de língua : 'Línguas glocais' no ensino superior no Brasil", paper presented at • ICCAL (International Congress of Critical Applied Linguistics), Language, Action and Transformation, Universidade de Brasilia, 19 to 21 October.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2015), "GLOCADEMICS on the run: Transnational identity and epistemological negotiations", paper presented at • RESEARCHERS CROSSING BORDERS: TRANSNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC MOBILITY , at CICS.Nova, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 10 to 11 September.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2015), "La pédagogie interculturelle critique des langues 'glocales' dans l'éducation supérieure au Brésil", paper presented at XVème Congrès international de l'ARIC (Assoc(Association pour la Recherche Interculturelle), 2015, L'interculturel aujourd'hui, perspectives et enjeux, Université de Strasbourg, 24 to 28 August.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2015), "Intercultural Communication: Competence or Responsibility? ", paper presented at BAAL (BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF APPLIED LINGUISTICS) Special Interest Group in Intercultural Communication Annual SIG Seminar Intercultural communicative competence - impact, influence and theoretical developments , University of Sheffield, Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Skype presentation), 14 to 15 May.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2014), "The linguistic and intercultural puzzle: The 'dialethics' between 'glocal' languages and 'intercultural responsibility'", paper presented at • Linguistic resources and intercultural (communicative) competence: Bridging a theoretical and empirical gap, Universidade de Aveiro, 28 to 30 November.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2014), "Assessing Intercultural Competence: The 'Yin and Yang' of education", paper presented at • Assessment in ELT: Opportunities and Challenges, Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 21 to 22 November.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2014), "O papel dos Institutos/Departamentos de Letras em tempos de globalização: Uma proposta de Línguas 'glocais' e para uma 'Responsabilidade Intercultural'", paper presented at Nas teias da transculturalidade, Universidade Federal da Bahia, 14 to 16 November.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2014), "Estudo comparativo intercultural entre Freire & Dewey: O sul e o norte nas matrizes (pós-)coloniais das Américas", paper presented at • Espaços de investigação, reflexão e acção interdisciplinar Sociedade Portuguesa de Ciências da Educação, Vila Real, 11 to 13 September.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2014), "Critical Intercultural Methodology for Research in Education: The north-south negotiation of epistemologies and methodologies in transnational research teams", paper presented at • The past, present and future of educational research in Europe, Porto, 01 to 05 September.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2014), "North-South-North intercultural communication in global academia: "Intercultural responsibility", "glocal languages" and epistemological exchange ", paper presented at • Diversities? Inequalities? Challenges in the Construction of an Inclusive Society 35th APEAA CONFERENCE • Diversities? Inequalities? Challenges in the Construction of an Inclusive Society 35th APEAA CONFERENCE • Diversities? Inequalities? Challenges, Coimbra, 10 to 12 July.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2013), "O Diálogo Intercultural entre Paulo Freire e John Dewey: O Sul e o Norte nas matrizes coloniais das Américas", paper presented at • IV Seminário Internacional de Educação Paulo Freire e a Educação Superior, Universidade Nove de Julho (UNINOVE), S. Paulo, 05 to 07 November.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2013), "The Interuniversity Framework Programme for Equity and Social Cohesion Policies in Higher Education", paper presented at • Let's build transformative knowledge to drive social change , GUNI- Global University Network for Innovation (UNESCO), Barcelona, 13 to 15 May.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2012), "Language Centres in global Higher Education Institutions: Which multilingualism for which social cohesion?", paper presented at • Five years of Bologna - Upgrading or Downsizing Multilingualism?, European Confederation of Language Centres in Higher Education Braga, 27 April.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2011), "• The intercultural standpoint in CLIL: A path to new epistemologies", paper presented at Professional development of the Latvian, literature and bilingual education teachers, Riga, Latvia, 14 October.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2011), "Sustainable linguistic diversity & intercultural responsibility: The road to critical cosmopolitanism. ", paper presented at European expert seminar Cultural Education and Civil Society: How can languages contribute? , Mercator Research Centre and the Basque Government, Leeuwarden/Ljouwert, Fryslân, The Netherlands , 26 to 28 May.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2010), "• Of doors and windows: Plurilingualism and intercultural responsibility", paper presented at Línguas 2010: Pontes, portas, janelas, espelhos e redes , 23 to 24 April.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2009), "• Living in languages: Plurilingual competence and intercultural responsibility in language education ", paper presented at La funzione del Quadro comune europeo di riferimento per le lingue (QCER) e del Portfolio Europeo delle Lingue (PEL) nell'insegnamento universitario, Centro Linguistico di Ateneo dell'Università di Padova , 17 to 19 September.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2009), "Theory and Practice in Language Teacher Education: A critical pedagogy to intercultural citizenship education ", paper presented at • Language Teaching and Learning in the Humanities: Theory, Curriculum, and Classroom Practice, University of California, Irvine, 06 to 08 March.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2008), "The development of Intercultural Responsibility in Language Education: Bridging", paper presented at Critical and Intercultural Theory and Language Pedagogy , Modern Language Association Convention, San Francisco , 27 to 30 December.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2008), "Intercultural Responsibility: Cosmopolitanism and Ethics in Professional Education", paper presented at • Faith, Hospitality and Shopping: Re-imagining Intercultural Dialogue, (University of Glasgow) International Association of Language and Intercultural Communication Annual Conference, 31 October 02 November.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2008), "The challenge of developing intercultural responsibility along with intercultural competence", paper presented at Cutting Edges: Identity in the Class (Critical approaches to materials and task design, evaluation and use) , Canterbury Christ Church University, Department of English and Language Studies, 20 to 21 June.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2007), "Educating Educators for the Intercultural Dimension of Citizenship Education: Giving voice to teachers, academics and policy-makers", paper presented at Living Together: Education and Intercultural Dialogue, (Sarajevo) International Association of Intercultural Education, 03 to 07 September.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2007), "Multiculturalismo e Educação (Multiculturalism and Education)", paper presented at Educação, Cidadania e Meio Ambiente, Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina, Joaçaba, Brasil , 01 to 02 August.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2007), "Teachers' views on the intercultural dimension of citizenship education", paper presented at Education for Democratic Citizenship: Multiculturalism and National Identity, Institute of Education, University of London, 13 to 13 July.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2007), "Intercultural Citizenship Education - New Perspectives for Learning at Schools", paper presented at Rethinking Citizenship Education in European Migration Societies, (Lisbon) Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, Networking European Citizenship Education, 26 to 28 April.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2007), "Multicultural or Intercultural Education? The US versus European perspectives on ", paper presented at Educating Every Student: Investing in Tomorrow-Today, California Association for Bilingual Education Annual Convention, Long Beach , 14 to 17 March.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2006), "Intercultural Competence and Intercultural Ethics in the Field of Professional ", paper presented at Culture and Context, (Passau) International Association of Language and Intercultural Communication Annual Conference, 01 to 03 December.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2006), "Intercultural Competence in Professional Development", paper presented at Paths and Crossroads: Moving People, Changing Places, (Lisbon) International Conference Metropolis, 02 to 06 October.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2006), "Crossroads at the Workplace: Professional Training for Multicultural Teams", paper presented at Crossroads in Cultural Studies, Istanbul Bilgi University and the Association of Cultural Studies , 20 to 23 July.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2006), "The building of Europe as a community of different approaches to the same values", paper presented at Crossroads in Cultural Studies, Istanbul Bilgi University and the Association of Cultural Studies , 20 to 23 July.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2006), "Multiculturalismo na Educação para a Cidadania: Análise de conceitos no discurso e na prática", paper presented at Cidadania(s) , Universidade de Fernando Pessoa, Porto , 29 June 01 July.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2006), "The INTERACT Project: The intercultural dimension of citizenship education in the Iberian peninsula", paper presented at Intercultural Education and School Practices, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Madrid .

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2005), "Intercultural Perspectives within the Curriculuml: Account of Projects INTERACT & ICOPROMO", paper presented at Europe: Inside Out, IALIC (International Association of Language and Intercultural Communication) 6th Congress,, Haute École Francisco Ferrer, Brussels, 09 to 11 December.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2005), "The INTERACT Project: Intercultural Active Citizenship Education", paper presented at • Citizenship Education within the Context of European Migration and Minorities , Centre of the Zryzowa Foundation for Mutual Understanding in Europe, Wroclaw, 18 to 20 November.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2005), "Glocal Languages: Critical perspectives on interculturality, cosmopolitanism and citizenship", paper presented at Glocal Languages: Critical perspectives on interculturality, cosmopolitanism and citizenship, Kennedy Centre, Brigham Young University, Utah, USA , 12 to 12 October.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2005), "The INTERACT Project: Intercultural Active Citizenship Education", paper presented at EYCE 2005: National experiences, European challenges , Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, Berlin (2005).

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2005), ": Interculturalidade e Cidadania nos documentos reguladores do sistema educativo português", paper presented at Educação para a Cidadania e culturas de formação, Centro de Investigação em Educação, Escola Superior de Educação de Lisboa .

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2004), "Dancing with concepts in intercultural education", paper presented at Diversity in Education in an International Context, IAIE (International Association for Intercultural Education), University of Verona, Italy, 20 to 23 April.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2004), "The intercultural turn: The politics and policies of professional and citizenship education", paper presented at Politics, Plurilingualism and Political Identity - IALIC Congress, Dublin City University, 11 to 14 November.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2004), "Strategies for Intercultural Teamwork: Cultural Identities in Transition", paper presented at Cultures in Transition (SIETAR), Humboldt University, Berlin, 31 March 04 April.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2004), "Educating critical citizens in EFL classes", paper presented at British Council 70th Anniversary Congress of EFL Teachers around the world - Teaching Excellence , Glasgow, United Kingdom.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2004), "Pedagogia Crítica e Cidadania Cosmopolita Activa no Ensino/Aprendizagem de Línguas e Culturas Est.", paper presented at • 1º Encontro Nacional de Formadores do Ensino Superior de Professores de Língua Estrangeira , Faculdade de Letras, Universidade do Porto (2004).

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2004), "Como ser cidadão enquanto profissional?", paper presented at Aprendizagem ao Longo da Vida , Programme Leonardo da Vinci - Agência Socleo, Lisboa 2004.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2001), "Intercultural Communication: A Critical Issue in Higher Education", paper presented at Culture and Freedom, Faculdade de Letras, Universidade de Lisboa, 28 to 30 November.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2001), "Exploring New Spaces: The critical dimension in foreign language/culture education", paper presented at A Professional Odyssey: Exploring New Spaces, American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Washington, D.C., 16 to 18 November.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2001), "The idea of culture among teachers of English and English-speaking cultures in Portugal: Implications for future teacher development programme", paper presented at 2001: What Now? Notes towards culture, identity and literature in the twenty-first century, Universidade do Algarve, 22 to 24 March.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2001), "Critical intercultural competence in a global world: Foreign language/culture education and intercultural learning", paper presented at • Globalisation, Foreign Languages and Intercultural Learning, SIETAR, UK, Anglia Polytechnic Institute, London, 09 to 10 February.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (2000), "Re-visioning Britishness: The teaching of democracy in British schools today", paper presented at Culture and Nation, Faculdade de Letras, Universidade de Lisboa .

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (1999), "The importance of developing critical cultural awareness for citizenship education", paper presented at Citizenship for Teachers and Researchers , Institute of Education, University of London, 07 to 08 July.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (1999), "Establishing World-Class Standards for Teacher Education in Portugal: A Perspective and Research-Based Vision for Implementation with Foreign Language/Culture Teachers", paper presented at Behind the Rhetoric, the Realities of Teacher Education - The Thematic Network of Teacher Education in Europe (TNTEE) , Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Lisbon, 28 to 31 May.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (1999), "The critical study of a foreign culture and citizenship education", paper presented at Culture and Citizenship, Faculdade de Letras, Universidade de Lisboa.

Guilherme, Maria Manuela (1998), "The Political Challenge of Teaching a Foreign Culture", paper presented at Languages for Cross-Cultural Capability-Promoting the Discipline: Marking Boundaries & Crossing Borders, Centre for Language Study, Leeds Metropolitan University, 12 to 14 December.