CV

Portuguese - Native
English – Proficient (bilingual) – First Certificate – London 1985 – Proficiency – Lisbon -1987
Spanish – Fluently spoken and written ( DELE - Instituto Cervantes Exam 90% grade A)
German – Basic user ( A1.1 – Goethe Institute)
Icelandic – Level 3 (Mímir Language School)

Computers Skills

Windows, Microsoft Office, SDL TRADOS programme, ACDSee, blogs and sites creator and writer…

Professional Experience

Summary

From Sep2022 to Aug2023 - Assistant Professor at Nova University

- English teacher at a cluster of schools in Portugal

From Sep2020 to Aug2022 - Researcher and research grant holder

-Coordinator member at CANDIICE

From Sep2018 to Aug2020- English teacher at a cluster of schools in Portugal

From February 2015 - May 2018 - Translator, teacher and guide in Iceland

Since Sept10 to Aug14 – Permanent English teacher at a Comprehensive school (Setúbal, Portugal)

From Aug08 to Aug10 – Translator, Teacher and experience in voice-overs as a freelancer (Madrid)

Since Sept07 to July08 – Translator - Transhotel (Madrid)

From August 88/ Sept/07 – Permanent English teacher at a Comprehensive school (Portugal)

Other Courses

2016 LT Video conferencing, British Council

2016 LT Teaching English online, British Council

2016 LT Social networking for Business English teaching, British Council

2016 LT Practising listening and speaking with online audio and video, British Council

2016 LT Online writing for students and teachers, British Council

2015 LT Game-based learning and gamification, British Council

2015 Collaborative Activities in Advanced Adult ESL Classes, British Council

2015 LT Developing vocabulary with technology, British Council

2015 LT Developing reading skills online, British Council

2015 Critical Reading skills, Webinar Pearson ELT

2015 Critical Thinking in English, Webinar Pearson ELT

2015 Academic Discourse Synthesis, Webinar Pearson ELT

2015 LT Collaborative online writing course, British Council

2015 Brain-based Approaches to Teaching, Webinar Pearson ELT

2015 Exploring the Potential of the Flipped Classroom, Webinar Pearson ELT

2015 Icelandic language, level III (Mímir Language school in Reykjavík)

2015 Icelandic language, level I and II (The Tin Can Factory School in Reykajvik)

2014 Creative Writing Course – Instituto Camões ( 8 in a scale of 1 to 10)

2014 Portuguese as a Second Language – Teacher Training Course ( 10 in a scale of 1 to 10)

2014 A1.1 in German – Goethe Institute in Lisbon

2013 Best Ways to support Intermediate Students – Webinar- Oxford University Press

2012 Web 2.0 – Teachers’ Training - Portuguese Ministry of Education

2008 Image Manipulation ACDSee - Transhotel

2007 Translating Programme SLD Trados - Transhotel

2007 Booking online Plataform TOR System® - Transhotel

2007 Projects Coordination and New Technologies – Teachers’ training – Ministry of Education

2006 New Tecnologies and English Teaching – Higher Studies in Setúbal -

2005 New Technologies and Projects Developing- (Internet) - Teachers training – Ministry of Education

2000 Autism – Teachers’ training – Ministry of Education

1999 English Teachers’ Congress

1999 Transitar Project- Teachers’ training – Ministry of Education

1998 Drama and teaching Languages – Teachers’ training – Ministry of Education

1998 Raps, Chants and Songs, as a Vehicle for Teaching - Oxford Publishers

1998 Using the Oxford Pocket Dictionary - Oxford Publishers

1998 Extensive Reading - British Council

1998 Motivating Your Students to Learn: a Platform to Success - British Council

1996 Using audio and visual tools in teaching – Teachers training – Ministry of Education

1995 Motivating your Students - Oxford Publishers

1995 Middle Ages and Renaissance Painting –Antique Art Museum

1995 Extensive Reading at Secondary Level - British Council

1995 Transparencies and slides: tools to teaching and learning- British Council

Personal characteristics

Flexibility, team work skills, interested in new challenges and eager to learn.

III MORE RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION

Publications and conferences as a researcher

2022 - Wrote a chapter entitled "From Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) to Intercultural Citizenship and Language Integrated Learning (ICLIL)", Contexts and Conditions for successful CLIL in Portugal, ed. Maria Ellison, Margarida Morgado, and Margarida Coelho, U. Porto Press.

2022 - Wrote a paper entitled "Intercultural Citizenship for all through CLIL in mandatory schooling in Portugal", Educação em Línguas e Cidadania Global, Educação e Formação- Cadernos Didáticos.

2017 – Wrote an article about "Interculturality in English Language Teaching – a small study with Portuguese teachers," Via Panorâmica Journal.

2007 – Participated in a Conference at the Centre for Research in Communication, Information and Digital Culture about an educational experiential activity about a blog, produced by an alternative curricula for a 5th grade class at Barbosa du Bocage cluster of schools in Setúbal.

TRANSLATOR, TEACHER AND GUIDE – ICELAND

Since February 2015

Private Guide in Icetourism – Trans Atlantic
Translator for CCIP Spain (English- Portuguese; Spanish-Portuguese; Spanish-English; Portuguese-
English) and Promote Iceland Islandsstofa.
Portuguese translator and speaker (English-Icelandic-Portuguese) in the Interpretation Course at University of
Iceland
Guide in transfers in Iceland Travel
English teacher at Múltí Kultí School (designed a new course – English for Hotels and Catering)
English teacher A1,A2,B1,B2, C1 at Múlti Kultí school (designed tailor-made courses)
Portuguese teacher A1,A2,B1,B2, C1 at Múlti Kultí school (designed tailor-made courses)

TEACHER – MINISTERY OF EDUCATION – PORTUGAL

2010-2014

Permanent English teacher at “Escola Básica Bocage”- students 10-15.
Coordinator of Curso de Educação e Formação classes for 4 years.
Class tutor for 4 years.

TRANSLATIONS AND FREELANCE TEACHER

Department

Translator and teacher (August 2008 – August 2010)

§ Translation of texts from English- Spanish and English-Portuguese; Spanish-Portuguese; Portuguese- English in the following companies:

Alphatrad

Agoralíngua

Saint Gobain

Starcom Mediavest

INEMPI

Canal Viajes …;

§ English and Portuguese teacher as freelancer – clients:

King’s College

Agoralíngua

AMA

Baxter

CIL

Ferrovial

Bank of New York Mellon

Stuart Spencer

Munchener

Varian

§ Voice-overs ( Portuguese) - advertising and educational texts.

TRANSHOTEL - SPAIN

Department

TOR Department Translator (Sept 2007 – June 2008)

§ Translation of law, tourism and marketing texts English – Spanish; Spanish-Portuguese;

§ Production, correction and maintenance of texts for web page;

§ Image manipulation, using the ACDSee;

§ Using SDL TRADOS programme;

§ Collaboration with the Marketing and Publications Departments to create brochures and advertisements;

§ Collaboration with the Human Resources Department in interviewing, evaluating and correcting the written and oral exams to select new applicants.

TEACHER – MINISTERY OF EDUCATION - PORTUGAL

2005-2007 - Coordinator of Class tutors at Barbosa du Bocage cluster of schools in Setúbal.

2004-2005 - Vice-president of Management Committee at Barbosa du Bocage cluster of schools in Setúbal.

2003-2004 - Advisor of the Management Committee at Barbosa du Bocage cluster of schools in Setúbal.

1999-2007 - English teacher at Barbosa du Bocage cluster of schools in Setúbal.

1998-1999 - Coordinator of Class tutors at Azeitão cluster of schools in Azeitão.

1997-1999 - Permanent English Teacher at Azeitão cluster of schools in Azeitão.

1993-1997 - Permanent English Teacher at schools in the district of Lisbon.

PROFESSIONAL FORMATION AND EMPLOYMENT INSTITUTE TEACHER – PORTUGAL

2000-2002 - English Teacher at “Escola Profissional Cristovão Colombo”, teaching English in tourism and social services and personal care courses.

TEMPORARY TEACHER – MINISTERY OF EDUCATION - PORTUGAL

1988-1993 - Temporary English Teacher at schools in Portugal. In the school year 1992-1993 she finished her practice period as Secondary English and Portuguese Teacher.

SECRETARY – OMNIDATA – PORTUGAL

1987 – 1988 – Secretary at a company related to electronic equipment for offices, doing tasks as follows: administrative activities, invoicing, client attention…