Sofia D. F. Barreiro Email & Phone Number

Braga, Pt

Braga, Braga, Portugal

Portuguese as a foreign language (PLE) instructor at BabeliUM, the language center of the School of Arts and Humanities (ELACH) at University of Minho. Disciplines/Course:• "Léxico e estruturas da língua portuguesa" e "Práticas de conversação/escrita": 2024/2025 Online PLE Biannual Course Level A1/A1+

Braga, Braga, Portugal

Teaching assistant at University of Minho, School of Arts and Humanities (ELACH), Department of Portuguese Studies. Discipline/Course:• Portuguese Language: 2024/2025 Preparation and Evaluation Course for Applicants Aged 23 or Above

Porto, Porto, Portugal

Areal Editores is a well-established Portuguese publishing house, founded in 1984. It has been a major player in the Portuguese educational publishing market and is now part of the Porto Editora Group, a leading editorial group in Portugal.• Create educational materials for the teaching and learning of Portuguese as a non-native language

Braga, Braga, Portugal

The Associação Humanitária Domus - Dignificar a Habitação/The Fuller Center for Housing Portugal is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation aimed at eradicating poverty housing in Portugal by building and rehabilitating homes for people in need with the support of donors and volunteers.• Act as a liaison interpreter and cultural mediator on the construction site by facilitating communication between international volunteers, staff members, and local community• Help coordinating volunteer teams on site by organising and controlling tasks and resources allocated to them• Work with Global Builders Volunteer Teams from all over the world, especially from the U.S.A.

Braga, Braga, Portugal

• Deliver instruction in all language proficiency levels (from beginner to advanced)• Work with both children and adults • Implement competency-based instruction: select instructional approach, methodology, strategies, and content according to the learner's needs, goals, and learning pace• Go beyond the traditional textbook learning approach: promote active, inquiry-based, and learner-centred learning through personalised, authentic, and meaningful (real-life relevant) activities and materials

Braga, Braga, Portugal

Provide translation, editing, proofreading and transcription services on an as-needed basis: • Deliver accurate and culturally appropriate translations from English to (European) Portuguese• Review documents written in Portuguese for completeness, clarity, accuracy, and consistency• Provide edited, intelligent verbatim, and/or phonetic (using IPA) transcriptions (European Portuguese)

Braga, Braga, Portugal

Colégio Dom Diogo de Sousa is one of the top private educational institutions in the north of Portugal, well-known for its academic excellence, teaching staff quality, values and mission.• Taught Portuguese Language and Literature to 7th and 8th grade students (aged 12-13)• Tutored 2 groups of students weekly• Co-developed 5 interdisciplinary learning projects with students • Collaborated closely with the other grade-level and discipline-area teachers in planning lessons, creating instructional materials, and assessing students' work

Braga, Portugal

Instructor/Teaching Assistant at University of Minho, School of Arts and Humanities (ELACH). Disciplines/Courses:• Portuguese Language I and II, Preparation and Evaluation Course for Applicants Aged 23 or Above (8 course editions)• Portuguese Language I, Preparation Course for International Students (1 course edition)• Laboratory Practice II: Advanced Level (CEFR B1 and C1), Portuguese for Galician Teachers Course (1 course edition)

Braga, Braga, Portugal

Invited Lecturer/Monitor at University of Minho, School of Arts and Humanities (ELACH). Disciplines/Courses:• Applied Linguistics: Lectures on Psycho(neuro)linguistics and Clinical Linguistics, BA in Applied Languages (2013–2016)• Linguistics IV: Semantics, BA in Portuguese and Lusophone Studies and BA in European Languages and Literatures (2010/2011)Teaching Assistant at University of Minho, Institute of Education (IE). Discipline/Course:• Language and Literacy Development: Modules "Language Acquisition and Development", and "Development of 'School' Language", BA in Basic Education (2009/2010)

Braga, Braga, Portugal

The Center for Humanistic Studies at the University of Minho (CEHUM) is an interdisciplinary research centre focused on research and academic activities in the humanities (literature, linguistics, cultural studies, philosophy, music, and theatre).My Ph.D research topic: Processing of Tense and Aspect morphology by adult speakers of European Portuguese with non-fluent agrammatic aphasiaMy areas of interest:• Psycho(neuro)linguistics: Language processing by young and older adults• Experimental Linguistics: Auditory moving window, and visual world [eye tracking] paradigms• Applied Linguistics: Clinical Linguistics (language processing disorders, aphasia)• Portuguese and Comparative Linguistics• Tense and Aspect Semantics and Pragmatics• Morphosyntax: Verb inflection, argument structureFor further info, check my CiênciaVitae above (Ciência ID: E516-C431-6C88)

Braga, Braga, Portugal

Collaborated on the following research projects at CEHUM:• Aquisição do Português por falantes nativos do Mandarim: Aspectos fonéticos [Acquisition of Portuguese by native speakers of Mandarin: Phonetic aspects]: organised, validated, and edited data; edited audio files using Praat software• Erosão e mudança linguística: Uma pesquisa sobre o português falado por emigrantes de segunda geração [Attrition and linguistic change: A study on the Portuguese spoken by second generation emigrants]: transcribed interviewsFor further info, check my CiênciaVitae above (Ciência ID: E516-C431-6C88)

Braga, Braga, Portugal

Colégio Dom Diogo de Sousa is one of the top private educational institutions in the north of Portugal, well-known for its academic excellence, teaching staff quality, values and mission.• Taught English as a foreign language to 7th and 8th grade students (aged 12-13)• Tutored 2 groups of students weekly• Developed 3 interdisciplinary learning projects with students• Collaborated closely with the other grade-level and discipline-area teachers in planning lessons, creating instructional materials, and assessing students' work• Co-organised and participated in several school activities and events• Temporary replacement for a colleague going on maternity leave, but offered a long-term position by the end of the school year

Guimarães, Braga, Portugal

• Tutored 17 school students from 5th to 11th grade (aged 10–17) in 1-on-1 and targeted small group sessions• Designed and delivered 5 Intensive English Courses (A2, A2+, and B1 CEFR levels) for young learners (aged 6–9 and 10–13) and 2 Preparation Courses aimed at consolidating students' English skills before the beginning of the new school year• Prepared students for the Cambridge PET exam• Devised my own differentiated study plans and learning materials based on students' specific needs • Helped students set clear goals and successfully engaged them in achieving them• Monitored students' progress and provided them personalised feedback, study guides and strategies to overcome their problems effectively• Attended the 8-hour workshop titled "Metodologias e Relação Pedagógica Teen Academy" [Teen Academy Methodologies and Pedagogical Relation] at Coimbra, Portugal (November 15, 2008)

Póvoa De Lanhoso, Braga, Portugal

Agrupamento de Escolas Gonçalo Sampaio:EB1 Calvos, EB1 Redufinho, EB1 Santo Emilião, EB1 Serzedelo (Elementary Public Schools)English as a Curriculum Enrichment Activity (AEC) | 1st–4th grade students (aged 6–9)• Lead multi-level classrooms: 1st-2nd and 3rd-4th grade combination classes• Designed classes to go beyond standard classroom setting: blended learning with creativity and fun through interactive and hands-on activities such as storytelling, visual art production (painting, drawing, crafting), performing arts (acting, singing, dancing), and language games, inside and outside the classroom• Tailored the curriculum to meet students' specific interests (e.g., as most students lived in a rural area, vocabulary and other linguistic structures related to their lifestyle – close-knit community, connection with nature, agriculture and rural tourism as main income activities – were introduced and reinforced even though these were not included in the core curriculum)• Built strong relationships with students' families and local community

Guimarães, Braga, Portugal

Agrupamento de Escolas Egas Moniz: EB1 Pegada, EB1 Santa Luzia (Public Elementary Schools)English as a Curriculum Enrichment Activity (AEC) | 3rd and 4th grade students (aged 8–10)• Designed classes to go beyond standard classroom setting: blended learning with creativity and fun through interactive and hands-on activities such as storytelling, visual art production (painting, drawing, crafting), performing arts (acting, singing, dancing), and language games, inside and outside the classroom• Tailored the curriculum to meet students' specific needs (e.g., worked with 1 neurodivergent student and 3 students with severe mental health conditions, which required appropriate adaptation of the curriculum and the learning environment)• Created my own board game to assess students' language skills at the end of the school year• Attended the course "Gestão curricular do Inglês no 1.º ciclo do ensino básico" [Curriculum management of English in elementary school], during which I presented and discussed my teaching method and materials (final grade: Excellent - 10/10)

Braga, Braga, Portugal

Escola Secundária Alberto Sampaio (Public Secondary School)Portuguese Language and Literature | 12th grade students (aged 17–19)English as a Foreign Language | 11th grade students (aged 16–17)• Created new and engaging learning activities and materials and shared them with colleagues• Co-organised several extracurricular learning-oriented activities (school events, trips, 1 column in the school magazine "De Facto", pen pal correspondence, among others)• Attended training seminars and engaged actively in discussion and group work• Resolved team conflicts in a respectful and positive way when needed• Kept an up-to-date teaching portfolio showcasing my teaching journey and earnest reflections that was highly praised by my supervisors and colleagues• Conducted (with my team colleagues) the action research project "WebQuests: A Integração das novas tecnologias de informação no ensino da língua inglesa" [WebQuests: The integration of new information technologies in English language teaching], later presented at the seminar "A formação inicial de professores na Universidade do Minho: Que (des)continuidades?", at University of Minho, Braga, Portugal (July 9, 2009)• Tutored 2 students with special educational needs (as a side task)• Final grade of the traineeship: 18/20

Doctor Of Philosophy - Ph.D. (Ongoing), Language Sciences

Activities and Societies: Ph.D. student fellow (FCT Grant SFRH/BD/709382010) at the Centre for Humanistic Studies of the University.

Postgraduate Certificate (Master'S Degree Without Thesis), Portuguese And Comparative Linguistics, 18/20

Activities and Societies: Class representative Course Unit/Grade (out of 20): • Phonetics and Phonology (17) • Semantics (19) • Pragmatics.

Licentiate Degree, Teaching Of Portuguese And English (Before Bologna'S Process, 5-Year Degree Programme), 18/20

Activities and Societies: Class representative; member of NECLUM (Núcleo de Estudantes dos Cursos de Letras da Universidade do Minho).

High School Diploma, Curso Geral Do Ensino Secundário – Agrupamento 4 (Humanidades) [Humanities], 19/20

Activities and Societies: Class representative, volleyball, dance, art (pencil/charcoal drawing), foreign languages song contest, school.