My teaching philosophy
As a socio-interactionist educator, I see learning as something built through dialogue, scaffolding, and guided engagement with ideas, not transmitted as fixed content. My background in psycholinguistics shapes how I bring that engagement to life in the classroom: rather than presenting findings as settled claims ("research shows that..."), I walk students through the actual studies — how a question was asked, what was measured, why a particular method was chosen — so they understand language science as something built, not simply reported. I find students engage more critically with content when they can see the reasoning behind it.
Psycholinguistics
Bilingualism and Multilingualism: Psycholinguistic Perspectives
(MA and PhD in Languages / UFPEL)
A graduate seminar introducing key psycholinguistic concepts in bilingualism and multilingualism, covering the mental lexicon, lexical access, reading and writing processes, bilingual cognition, and connections with neuroscience, along with an overview of research methods in the field.
A graduate seminar introducing key psycholinguistic concepts in bilingualism and multilingualism, covering the mental lexicon, lexical access, reading and writing processes, bilingual cognition, and connections with neuroscience, along with an overview of research methods in the field.
Psycholinguistics
(Center for Languages and Communication / UFPEL, undergraduate)
An introduction to the cognitive science of language for undergraduate Languages students, covering reading and speech processing, language comprehension, language production, and the psycholinguistics of bilingualism.
An introduction to the cognitive science of language for undergraduate Languages students, covering reading and speech processing, language comprehension, language production, and the psycholinguistics of bilingualism.
Research Methodology
Quantitative Methods for Data Analysis
(MA and PhD in Languages / UFPEL)
This course introduces quantitative research methods in linguistics, covering foundational concepts in psycholinguistics and experimental design, statistical principles, and data analysis tools including R, alongside an introduction to experimental paradigms such as acceptability judgments, self-paced reading, and eye-tracking.
This course introduces quantitative research methods in linguistics, covering foundational concepts in psycholinguistics and experimental design, statistical principles, and data analysis tools including R, alongside an introduction to experimental paradigms such as acceptability judgments, self-paced reading, and eye-tracking.
A.I. in Language Acquisition Research: notions, practices and ethical guidelines
(MA and PhD in Languages / UFPEL)
This workshop introduces graduate students and researchers in Linguistics to the practical and critical use of AI tools, particularly GPT-based models, in academic research. Topics include literature review and reading organization, research planning, AI-assisted academic writing and revision, exploratory data analysis and visualization, and research productivity, alongside a critical discussion of the ethical limits and risks of AI use in academic work.
This workshop introduces graduate students and researchers in Linguistics to the practical and critical use of AI tools, particularly GPT-based models, in academic research. Topics include literature review and reading organization, research planning, AI-assisted academic writing and revision, exploratory data analysis and visualization, and research productivity, alongside a critical discussion of the ethical limits and risks of AI use in academic work.
Applied Linguistics
Applied Linguistics for Portuguese Language Teaching
(Center for Languages and Communication / UFPEL, undergraduate)
This course examines the relevance of linguistic theory to the teaching of Portuguese as a mother tongue, covering grammar instruction, reading pedagogy, textual genres, digital technologies in language teaching, and contemporary issues such as monolingualism myths in Brazil and neurodivergence in language education.
Applied Linguistics and Teaching English as a Foreign Language
(Center for Languages and Communication / UFPEL, undergraduate)
This course promotes critical reflection on the teaching and learning of English as a foreign language, covering input in second language acquisition, post-method approaches, multiliteracies, technology in language teaching, and professional development for language educators. Practical activities include material adaptation and lesson planning.
Teacher training workshops
I have also designed and delivered workshops for trainee and in-service foreign and second language teachers, covering language teaching techniques, language contact in the classroom, crosslinguistic similarities, and classroom management.
Reading, Writing and Text Linguistics
Reading and Text Production
(Faculty of Pedagogy / UFPEL, undergraduate)
This course develops reading and writing skills through work with academic genres, with emphasis on textual cohesion, coherence, and argumentation, in preparation for the genres students will later teach in basic education.
Reading and Writing in Portuguese I
(Center for Languages and Communication / UFPEL, undergraduate)
This course develops reading and writing skills through work with academic genres, with emphasis on theories of text, genre, types, and argumentative structure.
Portuguese Language for Journalism
(Center for Languages and Communication / UFPEL, undergraduate)
This course develops oral and written communication skills for journalism students, covering grammar, vocabulary, text structure and the specific conventions of journalistic genres.
English for Academic Reading
(Center for Languages and Communication / UFPEL, undergraduate)
This course focuses on L2 English reading strategies for academic purposes, including skimming, scanning, intensive and extensive reading, vocabulary recognition, and the use of contextual and grammatical cues to interpret meaning.
I have also taught Latin I, an introductory course in Latin language structure, at the Center for Languages and Communication, UFPEL.
Bilingual Education
Between 2021 and 2024, I worked in a Portuguese-English bilingual elementary school in southern Brazil, teaching ESL and preparing students in grades 4 through 7 for Cambridge exams. I also conducted teacher training workshops on English for Specific Purposes (ESP) and exam preparation.
For a full record of my academic and professional background, check my CV page.