Research in Dialogue: Projects, Encounters and Academic Activities
Ongoing projects and academic activities related to my research
CURRENT PROJECT | ONGOING
Nalik Dictionary
Project lead: Craig Alan Volker
The Cairns Institute, James Cook University
New Ireland, Papua New Guinea
A community-based project developing Nalik–English and English–Nalik dictionaries. My contribution includes photographic documentation, support for a participatory methodology based on action research, and consultation on terminology relating to fauna and other areas of biological knowledge.
WORKSHOP | JUNE 2026
Tell Your Story: Integrating Indigenous Knowledge through Collaborative School and Community Projects
CoLang 2026 – Institute on Collaborative Language Research
University of Nevada, Reno | United States
A workshop I led, co-facilitated by Craig Alan Volker (The Cairns Institute, James Cook University), exploring collaborative projects developed in Papua New Guinea and possibilities for integrating Indigenous knowledge and languages into school and community contexts.
About CoLang: The Institute on Collaborative Language Research is an international training institute focused on language documentation, revitalization, and reclamation through collaborative approaches.
WORKSHOP | JUNE 2026
Community-based Dictionary Projects for Living Languages
CoLang 2026 – Institute on Collaborative Language Research
University of Nevada, Reno | United States
A workshop led by Craig Alan Volker (The Cairns Institute, James Cook University), in which I participated as co-facilitator, focusing on the development of community-based dictionaries for living languages, community participation and lexical documentation across different sociolinguistic contexts.
ORAL PRESENTATION | MAY 2026
Construindo pontes entre sistemas de conhecimento: produção colaborativa de um livro com comunidades indígenas na Papua-Nova Guiné
[Bridging Knowledge Systems: Collaborative Production of a Book with Indigenous Communities in Papua New Guinea]
SPonMEL 2026 – Student Perspectives on Minoritized and Endangered Languages
CEHUM, University of Minho, Braga | Portugal
A presentation on the collaborative production of a book with Indigenous communities in Papua New Guinea and the dialogue between different knowledge systems.
SYMPOSIUM ORGANISATION | JUNE 2026
Documentation, Revitalization, and Acquisition of Endangered and Minoritized Languages
The 13th International Congress of the International Society for Applied Psycholinguistics (ISAPL 2026)
Co-organised with Eva-Maria Roessler (CEHUM, University of Minho)
Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the University of Porto, Porto | Portugal
A symposium dedicated to the documentation, revitalization and acquisition of endangered and minoritized languages across different sociolinguistic contexts.
SEMINAR | APRIL 2026
Bridging Knowledge Systems: Collaborative Production of a Book with Indigenous Communities in Papua New Guinea
Jawun Research Institute Seminar Series: Language and Culture
CQUniversity, Cairns | Australia [online]
An online presentation at the invitation of the Jawun Research Institute about a collaborative process of producing a book with Indigenous communities in Papua New Guinea, discussing the relationships between Indigenous knowledge, education and knowledge transmission.
ORAL PRESENTATION | DECEMBER 2025
Escritas partilhadas: aprendizagens e vínculos intergeracionais na construção de um livro comunitário em Papua-Nova Guiné
[Shared Writing: Learning and Intergenerational Connections in the Creation of a Community Book in Papua New Guinea]
SPonMEL 2025 – Student Perspectives on Minoritized and Endangered Languages
CEHUM, University of Minho, Braga | Portugal [online]
A presentation on the learning processes and intergenerational relationships involved in the collaborative production of a community book in Papua New Guinea.
PRESENTATION | SEPTEMBER 2025
Bridging Worlds of Knowledge: A Case from Papua New Guinea
Youth Climate LAB 2025 – Session 3: Knowledge Transfer Methods in Indigenous Culture
Education for Climate Coalition | European Commission [online]
A presentation at the invitation of Youth Climate LAB about my experiences related to research in Papua New Guinea, discussing Indigenous knowledge, education and approaches to knowledge transmission.
PANEL | OCTOBER 2025
Education for Climate Day 2025
Education for Climate Coalition | European Commission | Brussels, Belgium
Participation in a panel discussing the outcomes of Youth Climate LAB 2025 and the integration of traditional ecological knowledge into educational processes.
Education for Climate Day is organised by the Education for Climate Coalition, a European Commission initiative focused on education and climate action.
ORAL PRESENTATION | JUNHO 2025
Bridging Knowledge Systems: Intercultural Dialogues and Collaborative Learning in Papua New Guinea
14th Conference of the European Society for Oceanists (ESfO)
University of Lucerne, Lucerna | Switzerland
A paper presented as part of the panel The Role of Education for Decolonization and Sovereignty Processes in Pacific Island Countries, exploring intercultural dialogue and collaborative learning through research experiences in Papua New Guinea.
The European Society for Oceanists brings together researchers working on the societies and cultures of Oceania. The theme of the 2025 conference was Connections Within and Beyond Oceania.
PRESENTATION | OCTOBER 2024
Bridging Education and Indigenous Culture: A Participatory Approach (New Ireland, Papua New Guinea)
Languages of the World
University at Buffalo, New York | Estados Unidos [online]
A presentation at the invitation of Professor Gladys Camacho Rios (Department of Linguistics), about my research on collaborative approaches, the integration of Indigenous knowledge into school education, and intercultural dialogue in New Ireland, Papua New Guinea.
PRESENTATION | OCTOBER 2024
Challenges of Ethnographic Fieldwork
Lecture in Tok Pisin Studies
Beijing Foreign Studies University – International Exchange Institute, Beijing | China
A presentation on the methodological, ethical and relational challenges of ethnographic fieldwork, drawing on my research experiences in Papua New Guinea.
WORKSHOP | JUNE 2024
Tell Your Story: Bringing Indigenous Knowledge into Mainstream Classes
CoLang 2024 – Institute on Collaborative Language Research
Arizona State University | United States
A workshop led by me and co-facilitated by Craig Alan Volker (The Cairns Institute, James Cook University), on the collaborative production of educational materials and possibilities for integrating Indigenous knowledge into school contexts.
ORAL PRESENTATION | MARCH 2023
Escola colonial? O exemplo da Papua-Nova Guiné
[Colonial Schooling? The Case of Papua New Guinea]
XV Jornadas Internacionais de Inverno de História da Educação, Herança Cultural e Museologia
[15th International Winter Conference on the History of Education, Cultural Heritage and Museology]
Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences of the University of Porto | Portugal
A presentation on education and colonialism in the context of Papua New Guinea.
WORKSHOP | JUNe 2022
Telling Our Own Story: An Interdisciplinary Project from Papua New Guinea Bringing Indigenous Knowledge into Mainstream Classes
CoLang 2022 – Institute on Collaborative Language Research
University of Montana | United States
A workshop led by me and co-facilitated by Craig Alan Volker (The Cairns Institute, James Cook University), exploring a community-based project developed in Papua New Guinea and the production of materials that bring Indigenous knowledge and school education into dialogue.
Cláudio da Silva
Research, Education, and Lived Experiences in Papua New Guinea
claudio@clausilva.eu
© 2026 Cláudio da Silva