The speakers

Professor Rosana Ferrareto, PhD

Ph.D. in Linguistics (State University of Sao Paulo). Visiting Postdoctoral Researcher (Case Western Reserve University, Cognitive Science Department). Language Professor at the Federal Institute of Science & Technology in Sao Paulo, co-founder and co-director of Laletec - Scientific Literacy & Technical Writing Lab in Brazil. Research interests: Cognitive Linguistics, Science Communication, Technology & Education.

Professor Antônio Suárez Abreu, PhD

Professor of Linguistics in Brazil at the State University of Sao Paulo & Medicine and Dentistry College of Sao Leopoldo Mandic. Ph.D. at the University of Sao Paulo and author of several books and scientific articles published in Brazil and abroad.

Professor Maria Flávia Figueiredo, PhD

Ph.D. in Linguistics, with a Postdoctoral in Rhetoric, majored in Psychoanalysis and specialized at SUNY (Albany). Permanent professor in the Linguistics Graduate Program at University of Franca (UNIFRAN) in Brazil. Professor of Rhetoric, Scientific Writing and English Pronunciation. Author and organizer of several books, including Paixões Aristotélicas (2017).

Professor Beatriz Dona, PhD

Degree in Letters at Puccamp. Master, Ph.D. and PostDoctoral in Linguistics and Portuguese at Unesp. Cognitive Linguistic Research member of GEPELIC. High school teacher for 20 years teaching writing for college entrance examinations. Teacher at Instituto Integral & Laboratorio de Redacao Adriano Chan.

Professor Adrian Chan, Master

Bachelor Degree in Letters at Unesp, MFA in musical theater at NYU. Founder of Laboratorio de Redacao Adriano Chan that prepares students to be successful in their college entrance examinations. Composer and musical director in Brazil, Italy and in the USA.