From Uncertainty to Confidence and Trust

Jessica Dheskali · Marina Ivanova · Josef Schmied

jun 2022 · REAL Studies / Research in English and Applied Linguistics Libro 18 · Cuvillier Verlag

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This publication originated from the idea that uncertainty should not be taken as fear of the unknown that should be avoided, but as a natural starting point for scientific and journalistic writing. Risk awareness is seen as a necessary prerequisite for gaining confidence and evoking trust. Moving from uncertainty to confidence and trust is also an integral part of international academic collaboration, as the discussions of the partners from Germany (Chemnitz), Macedonia (Skopje, Ohrid/Bitola), Albania (Vlora), Serbia (Niš, Vršac), Croatia (Split) and Bosnia and Herzegovina (Banja Luka) have shown throughout this and previous years. The project, funded by DAAD, aimed to bridge the diverse cultural academic and media contexts in Southeast Europe and to show that uncertainty can and should be taken as an opportunity. This was achieved through discussions and research projects in the course of an online workshop and summer school and this publication.

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Josef Schmied is Professor and Chair of English Language & Linguistics at the Chemnitz University of Technology, in Germany. He is well published in the area of Applied and Sociolinguistics and he is the General Editor of the REAL (Research in English and Applied Linguistics) series. His main research interests are in Language & Culture (sociolinguistics, English in Africa and SE Asia), Language & Computers (corpus-linguistics, Internet English), and Language & Cognition (e-learning, Academic Writing).