Research Group: English Studies: Literature (RG 1) Professional Title: (Tenure-tracked) Assistant Professor Academic Degrees: (2005) PhD in English Linguistics – Applied Linguistics; “Developing Reading Strategies Based on Literary Texts – The Diary Novel: Sue Townsend’s Adrian Mole’s Saga”, University of Madeira, Funchal, Portugal. Supervisors: Prof. Orlanda Marina Correia (University of Minho) and Prof. Alcinda de Sousa (Faculty of Letters, University of Lisbon); (1983) Licenciatura (4 year-graduation), Modern Languages and Literature - English/German Joint Honours. Institutional address: CEAUL, FLUL, Alameda da Universidade, 1600-214 Lisboa E-mail:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  // Personal webpage: http://www.enieda.eu/index.php/alcina-sousa

Research Projects:

• (2012-2013). Member of the Scient. Committee GENTOUR – Gender in Tourism (FCT, PTDC/CS-SOC/119524/2010), (U Aveiro).
• (2011). Glossary: Linguistic Terms, within Project P.IN.O.K.I.O.
• (2009-2011). Para o Desenvolvimento da Competência Linguística e Multicultural, U Madeira/Secretaria Regional da Educação e Cultura da Região Autónoma da Madeira, within Project P.IN.O.K.I.O.
• (2009-2011). Análise de Corpora Literária: Abordagens Interdisciplinares, (ULICES/CEAUL).
• (2007-2013). European Project P.IN.O.K.I.O – Pupils for INnOvation as a Key to Intercultural and Social Inclusion, DiVa Best-Practice (Lifelong Learning Programme - LLP; Comenius – Multilateral Project): RG – Madeira (Partner 2).
• (2007-2012). Researcher and member of the Scient. Committee Studying Humour - Multidisciplinary Approach, U Madeira / Carlo Collodi Foundation / U Nottingham.
• (2007-2009). Co-coord. Agir Lendo, (CEAUL/ULICES).

Main Achievements:

• (2009). Research grant – Member of the Multidisciplinary Project Para o Desenvolvimento da Competência Linguística e Multicultural. Lifelong Learning Programme – LLP; Comenius – Multilateral Project.
• (2009). ERASMUS Teaching Staff Mobility Grant – Visiting Professor. “1 Decembrie 1918” U, Alba Iulia, Romenia.
• (2008). ERASMUS Teaching Staff Mobility Grant – Visiting Professor. U Padova, Italy.
• (2005). “Developing Reading Strategies Based on Literary Texts - The Diary Novel: Sue Townsend's Adrian Mole's Saga” (Supervisor: Orlanda Marina Correia, Co-supervisor: APinheiroS), U Madeira (Ph.D. in English Linguistics - Applied Linguistics). Summa cum Laude.

Research Outputs

Publications in peer reviewed journals and/or other publications:

• (2012). “The Rhetoric of Regional Planning: a Cross-Disciplinary Approach” (Co-auth: Júlia Lourenço). Topics in Linguistics: Approaches to Text and Discourse Analysis. Nitra: TIL. Issue 9: 28-41.
• (2012). “Constructing Digital Rhetorical Spaces in Twitter: A Case-Study of @BarackObama” (Co-auth: Anna Ivanova). Topics in Linguistics: Approaches to Text and Discourse Analysis. Nitra: TIL. Issue 9: 46-56.
• (2011). “Teacher Training and Outcomes in Portugal – Experimental Group” (Co-auth: Luisa Paolinelli). Newsletter 02-2011 - FOCUS ON: P.IN.O.K.I.O at School in Switzerland and in Madeira, 3.
• (2011). “Glossary”, DLV 16.1 (Co-auths: A. Bazenga et al.), 1-112.
• (2011). “Deictic References in Simplified Illustrated Versions of The Adventures of Pinocchio (Port. - Eng.)”. In JoLIE, 181-203.
• (2009). “Intercultural Exchanges in a Foreign Language Dimension in Retrospect: A Corpus Analysis of Respondents’ Perceptions.” JoLIE. Vol. 2: 153-178.
• (2009). “Adrian Mole’s Saga or an Instance of Common Readers’ Emotional Involvement with Satire?” Topics in Linguistics, Interface Between Pragmatics and other Linguistic Disciplines. Nitra: TIL. Vol. 3: 12-24.
• (2009). “Adrian Strikes back with Style and Humour.” JoLIE. Vol. 2: 277-292. 
• (2009). “Promoting Intercultural Competence: Modality: The other Side of the Mirror”. JoLIE. Vol. 2. Nr. 1: 153-178.
• (2009). “Creativity Labs, P2 – University of Madeira” (Co-auth: Luisa Paolinelli). P.IN.O.K.I.O Project (EN/PT), 1-43.
• (2009). “Urban and Tourism Plans in Retrospect: Interdisciplinary Analyses/Planeamento da Urbanização e do Turismo em Retrospectiva: Análises Interdisciplinares” (Co-auth: Júlia Lourenço). AICA: Revista de Divulgação Científica do Atlântico. Nr. 1: 19 -31.
• (2008). “Deborah Cao, Translating Law.” JoLIE. Vol. 1: 147-149.
• (2008). “Retórica e poder: representações do discurso empresarial em textos multimodais nos media.” Organicom. Year 5. Nr. 9: 145-165.

Further supervision:

• (2009-2012). Supervision of Anna Ivanova, “Barack Obama’s Presidential Governing on The Internet: Web2.0 and the Pervasiveness of Political Language” (Co-supervision: Teresa Lopez-Soto, U Seville), U Seville (Int. Ph.D. in Linguistics). Spain.

Conference proceedings:

• (2009). “Intercultural Exchanges in a Foreign Language Dimension in Retrospect: A Corpus Analysis of Respondents’ Perceptions.” In CLIE – 2009 Proceedings: Linguistic and Intercultural Education in the Process of Europeanisation of Higher Education. Alba Iulia: Editura Aeternitas, 42-66.

Chapters in books, including contributions to conference proceedings, essays in collections:

• (2012). "A retórica dos planos urbanísticos: visões partilhadas e diálogos em continuum” (Co-auth: Júlia Lourenço). In Rosângela Lunardelli Cavallazzi and Madalena Junqueira Ayres (Eds.) Construções Normativas e Códigos da Cidade na Zona Portuária. Rio de Janeiro: Editora PROURB, 13-29.
• (2009). “Adrian Mole Strikes back with Style and Humour.” In Proceedings of the 1^st Int. Conf. on Crosscultural Humour: “Humour that Divides, Humour that Unites” (digital format).

Audio/visual and electronic/digital materials:

• (2009). P.IN.O.K.I.O: Para o desenvolvimento da competência linguística e multicultural. Madeira: Direcção Regional de Educação. 6 Oct. DVD.

Organisation of scientific dissemination activities:

• (2012). Scient. Committee INVTUR II, U Aveiro.
• (2012). Scient. Committee 2^nd Conf. on Tourism, Innovation and Training: Studies and Experiences, ISCTE, Odivelas, 6-7 Nov.
• (2012). Scient. Committee Int. Conf. GENTOUR 2012 - Gender issues: Implications for Leisure and Tourism, U Aveiro, 1-3 Mar.
• (2010). Scient. Committee INVTUR I, U Aveiro.
• (2010). 2^nd Int. Conf. Linguistic and Intercultural Education (CLIE2), U Montenegro.
• (2009). Exploratory Workshop (CLIE2009): Linguistic and Intercultural Education in the Process of Europeanisation of Higher Education, U Alba Iulia, Romania, 21-23 May.
• (2008). 1^st Int. Conf. Linguistic and Intercultural Education (CLIE1), U Alba Iulia, Romania, 27-29 Nov.
• (2008). Org. Committee From Brazil to Macao: Travel Writing and Diasporic Spaces, CEAUL/ULICES, 10-14 Sep.
• (2008). Scient. Committee 1^st Int. Conf. Crosscultural Humour: ‘Humour that Divides; Humour that Unites’, U Madeira, 10-12 Jan.

Other activities:

• (2013-…). Scient. Committee of Tourism and Hospitality International Journal, ISCE, May.
• (2013). Examiner of Yin Li, “Literature, Ideology and the National Imaginary in a Cross-Cultural World” (Supervisors: Luisa Paolinelli and Ana Isabel Moniz, U Madeira), U Madeira (M.A. in Linguistic and Cultural Studies). 29 Feb.
• (2012). External supervisor for Ph.D. dissertations in English Studies: Non-Slavonic Languages and Literatures, U Católica.
• (2012). President of the jury – Special Applications for Course Change and Course Transfer at UMa.
• (2012). President of the Research Board and VP of the Qualification Board of the Atlantic Association of Scientific Research (AICA).
• (2010-…). Advisory Board of ENIEDA (Linguistic and Intercultural Education in the Process of Europeanization of Higher Education). Activities.
• (2009-...). Co-founder of ENIEDA (Linguistic and Intercultural Education in the Process of Europeanization of Higher Education).
• (2008-2009). Co-coord. Junior researchers group for the promotion of the study of literary texts in English classes (conferences, workshops…).
• (2008). Coord. Workshop “Humour: Cross-Cultural and Cross-Linguistic Responses.” Time and Text, 28^th Annual Conf. of the Poetics and Linguistics Association, U Sheffield, 23 Jul.

Presentations in international conferences

By invitation:

• (2013). “‘Pardon, dona or senhora?’ Reassessing some forms of address and politeness issues in European Portuguese.” Int. Conf. Cross-cultural Pragmatics at a Crossroads III: Impact – Making a Difference in Intercultural Communication, Thomas Paine Study Centre, U East Anglia, Norwich, 27 Jun.
• (2011). P.IN.O.K.I.O Final Conference. European Economic and Social Committee, Brussels, 22 Nov.
• (2011). “From Modernity to Post-modernity: conflicting voices in literary discourse - A corpus analysis of you and one" (Co-auth: ACorreia). Int. Conf. of Corpus Linguistics, CILC 2011, Valencia, 7-9 Apr.
• (2010). "The rhetoric of urban plans: Interdisciplinary Dialogues." Architecture, City, Landscape and Territory: Routes and Perspectives, 1^st National Meeting of the National Association of Research and PG Studies in Architecture and Urbanism (I ENANPARQ), Palácio Gustavo Capanema, Brazil, 29 Nov-3 Dec.
• (2010). "The rhetoric of regional planning: a cross-disciplinary approach" (Co-auth: Julia Lourenço). Int. Conf. The Language of Law - pulling together different strands and disciplines, UNINA, Italy, 17-19 Jun.
• (2009). “English Loan Words in Portuguese Media Texts across Domains.” Discourse, Communication and the Enterprise, 5^th Int. DICOEN Conf., U Milano, Italy, 24-26 Sep.
• (2009). “Intercultural Exchanges in a Foreign Language Dimension in Retrospect: A Corpus Analysis of Respondents’ Perceptions.” Exploratory Workshop Linguistic and Intercultural Education in the Process of Europeanization of Higher Education, “1 Decembrie 1918” U, Alba Iulia, Romania, 21 May.
• (2009). “Humour in Pinocchio’s Liberating Discursive Practice.” Images, Aspects and Languages, 2^nd Int. Conf. on Intercultural Humour, Fondazione Nazionale Carlo Collodi and the Museo Nazionale del Fumetto, Italy, 7 Apr.
• (2009). “How Literacy Begins: Disambiguating Deictic References in Pinocchio’s Simplified Versions.” Int. Conf. Children’s Books from 0 to 3: Where Literacy Begins, Picture Book Museum Burg Wissem, Germany, 20 Mar.
• (2008). “Promoting Intercultural Competence: Modality – The Other Side of the Mirror.” 1^st Int. Conf. on Linguistic and Intercultural Education (CLIE 2008), The Centre for Research and Innovation in Linguistic Education (CIEL), “1 Decembrie 1918” U, Alba Iulia, Romania, 29 Nov.
• (2008). “Humour: Cross-Cultural and Cross-Linguistic Responses” (Co-auths: Daniela Marcheschi, Luísa Paolinelli and Aline Bazenga). PALA 28: Time and the Text, Poetics and Linguistics Association Annual Conf., U Sheffield, UK, 23 Jul.
• (2008). “Training School Librarians in Portugal: An Experience in Madeira” (Co-auth: Luisa Paolinelli). M.A. "Librarian in school, educational and museum services," Facoltá di Scienze della Formazione, U Padova, Italy, 4 Jul.
• (2008). “O que se esconde nas regras dos planos urbanísticos em Portugal: Diálogos interdisciplinares" (Co-auth: Julia Lourenço). Conf. Saneamento e Desenvolvimento Urbano em Pólos Turísticos – Lençóis Maranhenses, U Estadual do Maranhão/FAPEMA, Brazil, 2 Apr.
• (2008). “You must… pardon, you should – Modality and Intercultural Competence.” Segundas do LAEL, PG program in Applied Linguistics and Language Studies, Pontifícia U Católica de S. Paulo, Brazil, 28 Mar.

Poster:

• (2013). Panel: “ENIEDA: (Beyond) Europe: Identity in Text, Context and Interaction." U Economy Budgoszcz, Poland, 15-16 November.
• (2013). “Communicative Styles across Borders and Disciplines: Europe and Beyond.” Panel: ENIEDA. Int. Conf. Cross-cultural Pragmatics at a Crossroads III: Impact – Making a Difference in Intercultural Communication, Thomas Paine Study Centre, U East Anglia, Norwich, 27 Jun.
• (2012). “Speaking across worlds: language patterns and change in communicative practices (with reference to European Portuguese)."
  Panel: “Linguistic and Cultural Identities of the Wider Europe: within and across Borders, Disciplines and Practices.” Int. Conf. Towards a European Society: Transgressing Disciplinary Boundaries in European Studies Research, U Portsmouth, Centre for European and Int. Studies Research, UK, 28-30 Jun.
• (2011). “Fact or Fictional Renderings of Urbanism in Television News: A Contrastive Analysis." Panel: “Breaking the news on European televisions: Cross-cultural perspectives (ENIEDA initiative).” 12^th Int. Pragmatics Conf., IPRA 2011, U Manchester, UK, 6 Jul.

Presentations in national conferences

By invitation:

• (2011). "Stereotyping and Ideology in Portuguese and English Media Business Discourse." Int. Conf. Debating Women: Past and Present, U Madeira, 1-4 Jun.
• (2010). “Os verbos operativos na Melhoria Cognitiva e de Aprendizagem dos Estudantes" (Co-auth: António Rodrigues and Leandro Almeida - DRE / SREC, UMa, U Minho). Int. Conf. Contributions of Psychology in Educational Contexts, U Minho, Braga, Jul.
• (2010). "Towards Understanding some of Discursive Practices in Tourism Planning: A Cross-Disciplinary Approach" (Co-auth: Julia Lourenço). INVTUR 2010 – Research in Tourism: State of the Art and Future Perspectives, U Aveiro, Mar.
• (2009). “Englishes in Madeira? - An Empirical Perspective on English Use.” Global Languages, Local Languages, 42^nd Annual Meeting of the Societas Linguistica Europaea, U Lisboa, 10 Sep.
• (2009). “Overcoming Boundaries towards EFLit Education in the Digital Era: EFL Undergraduates’ Reading Habits in Retrospect (1998-2008).” 16^th European Conf. on Reading and the 1^st Ibero-American Forum on Literacies, U Minho, 19-22 Jul.
• (2009). “Retórica e poder: representações do discurso empresarial em textos multimodais nos media.” Travessias Comunicacionais: Cultura, Tecnologia e Desenvolvimento, 11^th IBERCOM Int. Conf., U Madeira, 16-19 Apr.
• (2009). “Promoting Intercultural Communicative Competence in English as an International Language: A Case Study.” U Lisboa, 15 Jan.
• (2008). “Planeamento da Urbanização e do Turismo em Retrospectiva: Análises Interdisciplinares.” O Desenvolvimento Sustentável do Turismo em Ilhas, Int. Conf. on Tourism in Madeira, AICA/U Aveiro / Instituto de Desenvolvimento Regional, 5 Dec.
• (2008). “Adrian Mole Strikes back with Style and Humour.” 1^st Int. Conf.  Crosscultural Humour: “Humour that Divides, Humour that Unites”, U Madeira, 11 Jan.

Future Research:

• (Forthcoming). “Percepcionando deícticos no espaço enunciativo de "Pinóquio" e a sua recepção por parte ‘dos pequenos leitores’.” Proceedings of the Int. Conf. A Literatura e as Artes em torno da Criança, U Madeira / Carlo Collodi Foundation (in print).
• (Forthcoming). "Palavra e ilustração em diálogo: desambiguando deícticos no espaço enunciativo de Pinóquio de Carlo Collodi.” Proceedings of the 7^th National (and 5^th International) Conf. Research on Reading, Children’s Books and Illustration (in print).
• (Forthcoming). “Humour in Pinocchio’s Liberating Discursive Practices.” Proceedings of the 2^nd Int. Conf. on Intercultural Humour, Fondazione Nazionale Carlo Collodi and the Museo Nazionale del Fumetto, Lucca-Itália
  (in print).
• (Forthcoming). Chapter résumé translation to English of Dora Pombo (Ed.) The Chestnut Tree in Madeira, Funchal.
• (Ongoing). Ed. Proceedings of the 1^st Int. Conf. “Humour that Divides; Humour that Unites”, U Madeira / Fundação Carlo Collodi.

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