{"id":3511,"date":"2026-08-26T18:43:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T21:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ufpb.br\/efopli\/?page_id=3511"},"modified":"2026-08-27T11:40:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T14:40:41","slug":"efopli-endorses-the-i-luso-brazilian-symposium-on-ai-and-english-language-education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ufpb.br\/efopli\/efopli-endorses-the-i-luso-brazilian-symposium-on-ai-and-english-language-education\/","title":{"rendered":"EFOPLI endorses the I Luso-Brazilian Symposium on AI and English Language Education"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Portuguese version <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufpb.br\/efopli\/acoes\/efopli-apoia-a-realizacao-do-i-luso-brazilian-symposium-on-ai-and-english-language-education\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>I Luso-Brazilian Symposium on AI and English Language Education: From AI Literacy to Teacher Agency<\/strong> will take place <strong>online<\/strong> on September 9, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Brazil time) and from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. (Portugal time).<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ufpb.br\/efopli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/sites\/206\/2026\/08\/AI-event-819x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3509\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7998108555409194;width:441px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ufpb.br\/efopli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/sites\/206\/2026\/08\/AI-event-819x1024.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/www.ufpb.br\/efopli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/sites\/206\/2026\/08\/AI-event-240x300.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/www.ufpb.br\/efopli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/sites\/206\/2026\/08\/AI-event-768x960.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.ufpb.br\/efopli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/sites\/206\/2026\/08\/AI-event-1229x1536.jpeg 1229w, https:\/\/www.ufpb.br\/efopli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/sites\/206\/2026\/08\/AI-event.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The symposium aims to examine the theoretical, ethical, and pedagogical implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for English language education. By bringing together researchers, teachers, and teacher educators from Brazil and Portugal, the event seeks to foster critical dialogue on the ways AI is reshaping teaching and learning practices, as well as language teacher education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event, all in English, will have the following schedule:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Program&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Time<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Activity<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Speakers<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10:00 (BR)14:00 (PT)&nbsp;<\/td><td>Opening Remarks<\/td><td>Jailine Farias (UFPB) e Carlos Lindade (FLUP\/U.Porto)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10:10 &#8211; 11:00 (BR)14:10 \u2013 15:00 (PT)&nbsp;<\/td><td>Panel 1: School Practices<\/td><td>Chair: Rafaela de Sousa (UFPB)Speaker 1: Thiago Mentor<br>Speaker 2: Gon\u00e7alo Lopes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11:10 \u2013 12:00 (BR)15:10 \u2013 16:00 (PT)&nbsp;<\/td><td>Panel 2: Higher Education Practices&nbsp;<\/td><td>Chair: Ana Le\u00e3o (CETAPS)Speakers 1: Ana Karina Nascimento (UFS) and Rodrigo Abrantes da Silva (UFS\/USP)Speaker 2: Silvia Roda&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12:00 &#8211; 12:45 (BR)16:00 &#8211; 16:45 (PT)<\/td><td>Final Plenary: Generative AI, teacher agency, and the need for critical digital literacies<\/td><td>Chair: Ang\u00e9lica Maia (UFPB)Speaker: Ron Darvin (UBC)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12:45 \u2013 13:00 (BR)16:45 \u2013 17:00 (PT)&nbsp;<\/td><td>Closing Remarks&nbsp;<\/td><td>Alexandra das Neves (NOVA FCSH) e Ang\u00e9lica Maia (UFPB)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Registrations can be done for free at the link below until Sept. 3<sup>rd<\/sup>, 2026 at:<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/UJso4wXFcum4JzVUA\">https:\/\/forms.gle\/UJso4wXFcum4JzVUA<br><br><\/a>The event is co-organized by research professors from the Federal University of Para\u00edba (DLEM\/CCHLA\/UFPB), University of Porto (FLUP\/U.Porto), and Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FCSH\/NOVA), with the support of CETAPS (Centre for English, Translation, and Anglo-Portuguese Studies), EFOPLI (Spaces for English Language Teachers Education &#8211; PROEX\/UFPB), and APPI (Portuguese Association of English Teachers).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Portuguese version here. The I Luso-Brazilian Symposium on AI and English Language Education: From AI Literacy to Teacher Agency will take place online on September 9, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Brazil time) and from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. (Portugal time). 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