MEDIADOR INTERCULTURAL: ATUAÇÃO DO PROFISSIONAL LEA COMO TRABALHADOR HUMANITÁRIO

Abstract

In the current global scenario, which has been marked by multiple conflicts and flows offorced migration, the existence of communication problems is remarkable, especially inintercultural contexts. Thus, the presence of a professional who can mediate the noise in thecommunication processes and provide a beneficial insertion into society is of utmostimportance. With this, the present work aims to analyze the possibility of professionalpractice as an intercultural mediator in the humanitarian field for alumni of the AppliedForeign Languages degree, graduated at the Federal University of Paraíba. To this end, thisresearch has an exploratory scope, with a qualitative approach since it seeks to analyze asocial phenomenon; thus, bibliographic and documentary research is presented, based onauthors such as Bauman (2017), Camps (2004), Hofstede (2001), Origuela (2022) and Ury(2000). Therefore, this monograph presents an overview of the migration context, especiallyin relation to the refugee population and their challenges in the host countries. In addition, aprofile of the intercultural mediator with the most relevant characteristics is elaborated, basedon European research and performance by Theodosiou and Aspioti (2016) in this field, butwith adaptations for the Latin American context, especially the Brazilian one, according to thechallenges faced. Finally, a comparison is presented between this mediator profile and theApplied Foreign Languages course offered by the Federal University of Paraíba.