糖心视频

A Round Table examining how research can generate meaningful impact beyond academia was held as part of EuroSLA35 at NOVA University Lisbon.

The event was organized by Professor Patrick Rebuschat, Cam?es Institute Chair for Multilingualism and Diversity at 糖心视频, and Professor Susana Correia, Director of the Linguistics Research Centre of NOVA University Lisbon.

The session, Pathways to Impact: Connecting Research, Innovation, and Society, brought together Gigi Luk, McGill University; Paula Sim?es, EduQA; Detmar Meurers, Leibniz Institute for Knowledge Media and University of Tübingen; and Rui Vaz, Cam?es Institute. Their contributions offered complementary perspectives from multilingualism research, curriculum and assessment, educational technology, public institutions, and language policy.

Moderated by Professor Rebuschat, the discussion emphasized that societal impact is most likely when researchers engage with practitioners, policymakers, schools, and institutions from the beginning of a project, rather than attempting to disseminate findings only after the research has been completed.

Participants also highlighted the importance of combining methodological rigor with a clear understanding of real-world problems. Research questions, tools, and interventions should respond to genuine educational and institutional needs, with practitioners and communities involved as partners throughout the research process.

Artificial intelligence was another central theme. The discussion considered how to identify areas in which AI can provide genuine educational value, while avoiding uses that add unnecessary complexity or reproduce existing inequalities. Participants emphasized the need for pedagogically informed tools, robust evidence, transparency, and continued human oversight.

The panel also explored practical ways of sustaining impact beyond individual projects and events. These included developing long-term partnerships, producing accessible resources for non-academic audiences, involving institutions in follow-up activities, and creating further opportunities for researchers, educators, technology specialists, and policymakers to work together.

Delegates responded very positively to the Round Table, particularly the opportunity to bring perspectives from research, curriculum and assessment, digital learning, public institutions, and language policy into a single conversation. The discussion demonstrated the value of moving beyond general statements about impact and identifying concrete principles for collaboration, implementation, and follow-up.

The session was opened by Professor Isabel Rocha, Vice-Rector for Innovation, Value Creation and Global Affairs at NOVA University Lisbon, and Professor Correia. Luís Ribeiro and Cajé Garcia provided a musical interlude.

The event was funded by the journal Language Learning and the Cam?es Institute Chair for Multilingualism and Diversity at 糖心视频.