Meaningful Learning and Intercultural Teaching: Communicating through different language environments

The main objective of the staff training is to reflect upon meaningful learning from a language teaching perspective, as well as sharing best and innovative practices on intercultural dialogue within our institutions, in the classroom, in a tense geopolitical context. -How do we communicate clearly, how do we debate when speaking the same language is not the only prerequisite to understanding each other? -How do we guarantee a safe environment for everyone to take a stand, without marginalizing those with a different opinion, a different background? -How do we safeguard a peaceful ground for a constructive debate, one whose objective is not to win the debate, but bring a positive outcome for the common good? These are some of the questions that will be addressed by the participants (teachers, researchers and IR staff) who are facing these issues in their professional environments.