EDUCATION.

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In 1993 I completed my university degree Modern languages and Cultures (English and French Studies) at the University of Coimbra.

 

In 2003 I completed  MA in the area of Applied Linguistics and didactics at Universidade Católica Portuguesa.

In 2012 I completed PhD in the area of Applied Linguistics and didactics at Universidade Católica Portuguesa.

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Researcher at the CECC - Research Centre for Communication and Culture of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa.

 

AREAS OF SPECIALISATION / AREAS OF TRAINING
Applied Linguistics; Foreign Language Didactics; Pedagogical Integration of ICT; Intercultural Approach in the Teaching and Learning process; eTwinning.

The PhD Thesis presented to the Portuguese Catholic University shows the results of an Action-Research that aimed to test the pedagogical impact of an eTwinning project. This project was based on intercultural communication and cross-cultural collaborative work supported by eTwinning and ICT.

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CURRENT TRAINING / RESEARCH INTERESTS
Applied Linguistics; Foreign Language Didactics; Pedagogical Integration of ICT; Security in the use of the Internet; responsible citizenship in the context of intercultural (virtual or otherwise) communication and Project-based learning..

 

Given that opportunities for interaction with linguistic and cultural diversity are reduced in the formal learning environments and in the rural environments that are geographically isolated, I am seeking for all opportunities to involve my students in transnational projects like eTwinning or Erasmus+. 

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Another topic of interest is coding and how to introduce coding to develop learners' awarness of global problems and to use coding to create solution to real problems.