XIV EMEP - World Meeting on Teaching Portuguese! and /I ENNEP (Meeting of Black Narratives in Portuguese), AOTP - American Organization of Teachers of Portuguese

Theme of the XIV EMEP Facing Challenges: Sustainability, Innovation, and Inclusion The Portuguese Language in Local and Global Connections Theme of the II ENNEP: Aquilombamentos , and Transfluences The XIV EMEP The XIV EMEP will bring together specialists, educators, researchers, and community leaders to discuss the role of the Portuguese language as a bridge to address local and global challenges and promote innovative solutions The event will explore concepts of sustainability within our roles as promoters of the Portuguese language What is sustainable in the environment in which we live or spread the language, and how can this topic be addressed in our pedagogical practices? It is essential to highlight the importance of relationships built on attitudes that value others and the environment we inhabit Our students can and should be empowered through the Portuguese language to contribute to peacekeeping, environmental preservation, inclusive technology, human mobility, and intersocial relations in general, including international cooperation among Portuguese speaking countries By emphasizing cultural diversity and the potential of communities, the XIV EMEP will foster discussions on the impact of Portuguese in creating local and global knowledge networks, strengthening sustainability and inclusion initiatives in language teaching and learning. The II ENNEP brings together the artistic production of Portuguese speaking black communities for an interdisciplinary dialogue with authors, professors, and researchers, and also explores these productions as pedagogical material for the teaching of Portuguese as a foreign and heritage language. This is a two day event. Duke University, Westbrook Divinity Building (West campus, next to the chapel) Hallway in front of classrooms 0011, 0012, 0013, 0014, 0015. (basement)