Questão FC689020
In your role as a Technical Specialist in Educational Affairs, advising a research team preparing a publication on an equally controversial, general concept (e.g., 'sustainable dev
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Instituto AOCP · 2025
Consider the situation below:
“A: video? some doc – documentary about Climate Change hm hm hm yeah and . . . it
B: yes and . . . and you know if you have a Climate Change policy in the future you, you might not
A: it’s an immoral yes immoral because er Climate Change means anyway they restrict economic rights
B: no no no, I mean – er you mean that Climate Change is immoral and we shouldn’t restrict
A: which one is first? . . . the Climate Change eh yes? . . . what do you think,
B: the reason that I er I’m against the Climate Change policy . . . when I was at school mh I
A: very hard for the government. If er the Climate Change policy is not permitted and they will
B: Climate Change? eh yes? . . . what do you think, Climate Change is an immoral act or not? hmm,”
The provided text analyzes a conversation in which the controversial concept of “Climate Change” functions as a keyword and is notably often preceded by the definite article ('the Climate Change'). This signals that speakers are often referring to the concept in general terms, which can heighten its sensitive, abstract, and politicized nature.
In your role as a Technical Specialist in Educational Affairs, advising a research team preparing a publication on an equally controversial, general concept (e.g., 'sustainable development equity' or 'global carbon tax') for an international journal, which directive best integrates Communicative Competence in ELF with the principles of Interculturality when addressing such “keywords”?
Adapted from: DEWEY, Martin. English as a lingua franca and globalization: an interconnected perspective. International Journal of Applied Linguistics, v. 17, n. 3, 2007, p. 340.
- Guide the team to perform a contextual analysis of the key terms, and to deliberately use explicit framing (e.g., 'in the context of,' 'our definition of') to prevent conceptual ambiguity and establish a functionally shared meaning.
- Focus training on improving grammatical accuracy (e.g., proper use of articles and prepositions) and eliminating L1 influence, assuming perfect grammar naturally resolves conceptual disagreement.
- Advise the team to avoid the controversial term entirely, substituting it with less precise but less emotionally charged synonyms to ensure all parties feel safe and comfortable in the discussion.
- Instruct the team to maximize the use of the definite article ('the') before the key concept to ensure clarity and formality, emphasizing that general conceptual framing is essential for academic rigor.
- Recommend that the team discuss the controversial concept in writing, assuming that written English automatically reduces the ambiguity and emotional content inherent in spoken communication.
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Oriente a equipe a realizar uma análise contextual dos termos-chave e a empregar enquadramentos explícitos, como 'in the context of' ou 'our definition of', para delimitar sentido e reduzir ambiguidade.
Do ponto de vista da Communicative Competence em ELF, falantes têm diferentes pressupostos culturais e linguísticos; explicitar o quadro garante negociação de sentido e torna a comunicação mais eficiente.
Quanto à Interculturality, o procedimento demonstra respeito por leituras diversas e evita interpretações politicizadas ao explicitar escopo, critérios e limites do conceito.
Na prática, inclua definições operacionais no resumo e na metodologia, exemplos ilustrativos e frases metalinguísticas que orientem leitores internacionais sobre o uso adotado.
Resultado: maior transparência, replicabilidade e diálogo acadêmico mais inclusivo.
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