Professor Joana Grant holds a Masters Degree in Applied Linguistics from the University of Brasilia; a postgraduate diploma in Criminal Justice from the University of Leicester in England; graduation in English and Portuguese language teaching, and respective literatures, from CEUB – Brazil. She also holds a DPSI diploma in public service translation and interpretation, with specialism in English and Portuguese law, from the London Institute of Linguists. She has recently been accepted in the MPhil/PhD selection process for the University of London, Department of Law, where she proposes to research the processes regarding to linguistics, the language teaching-learning, and English law. She has also teaching experience in Brazil and in England, alongside her career she has publications in the field of language teaching and has presented her master’s research in Japan, England, Portugal, and Bali. In the general context she believes that with the explosion of migratory flow, there is a need and is interested in mapping the identities and linguistic needs of people with immigrant and refugee status, based on the foundation offered by language concepts, access to education, access to culture, critical language awareness, and identity constructs. Moreover, academic movements and urgent needs to learn another language in the field of science and technology are one of the driving forces that motivates her to motivate her students not only to learn, but to acquire other languages than English. This is due to the fact that researches indicates that language teaching-learning processes based on the influences brought about by globalization, technology use, and intercultural communication skills are important for intellectual development.