Carla Azevedo
Teaching Associate, Faculty of Arts
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Biography
I have been a Teaching Associate in Portuguese in the SPLAS section of the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures since 2023. In this role, I deliver a wide range of lectures and seminars in the undergraduate languages programme.
I am an enthusiastic and dedicated professional whose teaching philosophy focus on a communicative and student-centered approach, integrating technology and authentic materials to create immersive learning environments. Passionate about Lusophone culture and language varieties, I design learning activities that enhance students' intercultural and linguistic awareness.
Expertise Summary
In my new position as coordinator of the Widening Participation & Outreach programme, I develop initiatives to encourage the study of Modern Languages and Cultures at University of Nottingham, such as organising Revision sessions for A-level students, Language Days on campus and the delivery of Taster Sessions and presentations on Why Study Languages at local secondary schools.
Additionally, I have been appointed Deputy Director for the Teaching Centre of Innovative Pedagogies. Some of my main responsibilities are fostering communication and resource sharing among colleagues across sections, organising teaching workshops and symposia, promoting a pro-active approach to incorporating student voices into teaching delivery and assessment and publicising and create greater visibility of teaching excellence within the school.
I have been an assessment specialist and reviewer of Portuguese Advanced-GCE exams for Cambridge University Press & Assessment (OCR) and for CIOL Qualifications (Chartered Institute of Linguists) for more than seven years. Currently I serve as an Examiner Associate at Pearson.
Teaching Summary
In my previous position as language teacher in the College of Humanities, Arts and Human Sciences of the University of Minho, in Portugal (2019 - 2023), I collaborated in the curriculum design and… read more
Recent Publications
In my previous position as language teacher in the College of Humanities, Arts and Human Sciences of the University of Minho, in Portugal (2019 - 2023), I collaborated in the curriculum design and taught Portuguese from beginner (A1) to advanced levels (C1) at Annual, Evening and Summer courses. Other responsibilities included supervising and marking university and CAPLE exams, designing and convening the module: "Speaking in context" for Chinese students as part as their Year Abroad programme, collaborating with the University of Leipzig in the promotion of Arqus Cafe and collaborating with the University of Santiago de Compostela in the Milky Way Project. I also have frequently represented the department in conferences, Open days, Welcoming Erasmus Students events, etc.
From 2015 to 2018, I was an Associate Lecturer in Portuguese in the Department of Modern Languages, at the University of Exeter. I convened the modules of Portuguese Language for Beginners and Intermediate Portuguese. Some of my responsibilities included the delivery of language seminars and oral practices to all years, designing and assessing oral and written assignments, summative test and exams and organising extracurricular activities such as language cafes and lusophone cinema sessions.
I was the coordinator of Routes into Languages, acting as an Ambassador for the Department of Modern Languages in the promotion of increased take-up in learning languages and associated cultures in secondary and higher education in South West of England.
I was nominated by students for the Teaching Awards 2016 in the category of "Most supportive lecturer" and nominated for the Above & Beyond Award for my "outstanding commitment to Portuguese at Exeter, and to performing the Routes into Language role with such commitment" in 2017.
My background in teaching also includes teaching Portuguese in the Languages for All programme at Cardiff University. I designed from scratch and sub-coordinated the first Portuguese Evening Language Programme for Beginners.
In 2013, my first appointment in the UK was as an Associate Fellowship in the ELP Language Department of the University of Westminster, in London. I also designed and delivered a Portuguese course in the Warwickshire College, in Warwick.
Past Research
I have presented oral communications in relevant conferences and colloquia about Portuguese Language Teaching.
Oral communications by invitation:
2023 - (30/3) - Organisation and communication in the Seminar "Roteiros de leitura gamificados com Jogos de Fuga Educativos (JFE)", University of Minho - ELACH/CEHUM, Braga, Portugal.
2023 - (03/02) Plenary session about "O ensino de línguas para fins específicos com recurso ás tecnologias digitais: realidades e desafios no Ensino Superior Português" no Evento Multiplicador - QuILL, Escola Superior de Educação do Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal.
2021 - (7 e 8/6) Moderator in the III Seminary about "Princípios e Práticas de Ensino de Português Língua Estrangeira", ELACH/CEHUM - University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.
2021 - (10/12) Oral communication about "Práticas de Ensino e Aprendizagem do Português Língua Estrangeira durante o período pandémico", in the II International Conference of Portuguese as a Non-Mother Tongue - CIPLÍNM, University of Araraquara - FCLAR/UNESP, Brazil (online). https://ciplinm.wordpress.com/apresentacao-2/
Oral communications in scientific meetings with scientific arbitration:
2022 - (17/9) "O estudo da competência oral em Português Língua Estrangeira, através de estratégias de ensino à distância" at II Conference TROPO UK, University of Cambridge, UK. https://www.tropouk.org/ii-conference.html
2022 - (5 e 6/8) "O estudo da competência oral em Português Língua Estrangeira, através de estratégias de ensino à distância" at XI Encontro Mundial sobre o Ensino de Português - EMEP. Harvard University, Boston, USA. https://www.emepsite.com/programaprogram
2022 - (24/6) "O estudo da competência oral em Português Língua Estrangeira, através de estratégias de ensino à distância" at CLIP Conference - De Cada Língua Se Ouvem Outras, of Politechnic Institute of Lisbon, Portugal. (online) https://www.ipl.pt/agenda/conferencia-de-cada-lingua-se-ouvem-outras
2021 - (21/11) "O estudo da competência oral em Português Língua Estrangeira, através de estratégias de ensino à distância" at III EMEPLI, University of Lille, France. (online)
2019 - (19-20/06). "O binómio língua-cultura no processo de ensino-aprendizagem de Português Língua Estrangeira". ELACH/CEHUM - University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.