Profile
I have been teaching Portuguese at Queen Mary University of London since 2018. I am also a teacher with the Camões Institute in London, working with native and heritage language learners.
After completing a degree in Portuguese and English studies from Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, I worked in schools in Portugal as an instructor of Portuguese as a native language. In 2005 I completed an MA in Portuguese Culture at Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro with a dissertation on 18th-century popular literature and in 2017 an MA in Modern Foreign Languages Education at King’s College London (KCL) with a dissertation on the state-of-play of Portuguese language education and language policy in the UK. I am currently studying for a PhD in postmodern Portuguese-language literature at KCL. I have published papers on Portuguese culture, language policy and language teaching.
Teaching
Modules:
2024/2025
POR4201 Portuguese I
POR6200 Portuguese III
POR4036 Colonial Power and Desire
SML6204 Research Project in Translation
Previous years
POR5201 Portuguese II
POR4200 Introductory Portuguese
POR5200 Portuguese II Intensive
Public Engagement
Portuguese language outreach activities
Queen Mary's Portuguese section offers online and face-to-face sessions on Portuguese language and Lusophone culture. They cater to students at different levels, including beginners, heritage speakers, and GCSE/A-Level students. The sessions cover a wide range of topics, such as Portuguese and Brazilian protest songs, the Carnation Revolution in Portugal, literature, film, and more. The team aims to not only support students' current learning but also provide insights into studying languages at university. Feedback from previous sessions has been overwhelmingly positive, with students highlighting the engaging and interactive nature of the sessions. The sessions are customizable and can be scheduled at a convenient time for both students and teachers. By joining these sessions, students can improve their Portuguese skills while exploring the rich and diverse Lusophone culture.
Camões Annual Lecture
The Camões Annual Lecture is an event that showcases notable figures from the Portuguese-speaking world. Past speakers have included Manuel Lobo Antunes, Portugal's Ambassador to London, director Margarida Cardoso, and acclaimed writers Rui Zink and Hélia Correia. This significant occasion celebrates and promotes Portuguese language and culture, serving as a valuable platform to share cultural insights with QMUL students, faculty, and Portuguese-speaking communities across the UK, with a particular focus on London.
2024 The Carnation Revolution 50 Years Later: Upholding Freedom Through the Duty of Memory, Novelist and scriptwriter Hugo Gonçalves
2023 The Business of the Atlantic Slave Trade, Dr José Lingna Nafafé (Bristol)
2022 The narcotic of nationalism: the Portuguese far right and the symbol(ism)s of Empire, Professor Rúben Leitão Serém (Nottingham)
2020 The Impact of Brexit on the Relations between the UK, Portugal and the Portuguese-speaking Countries, Ambassador Manuel Lobo Antunes
2019 Filming a postcolonial sense of identity, Filmmaker Margarida Cardoso
I run Portuguese language outreach activities for secondary and Sixth Form students and organise the Camões Annual Lecture.
