Ms Ana Reimao

My practice in teaching Portuguese as a Foreign Language is led by scholarship enquiry. I am particularly interested in design of learning and teaching materials, affect and motivation in learning and teaching of L2, explicit and incidental learning.

Through my scholarship-informed teaching practice, I have designed activities that help students to develop their skills beyond reception and production in L2, namely by adopting authentic materials and digital tools. I have disseminated work at conferences on case studies such as (1) the use of social media with ab-initio students to promote digital literacy, develop intercultural awareness and foster independent learning or (2) using flash fiction to develop analytical skills and problem solving. I am currently exploring new areas in this field, namely, through using Digital Storytelling.

I am interested in the motivational potential of extra-curricular and co-curricular activities to raise the positive affective dimension in L2 learning. I have extensive experience in organising activities that target both the general public and the academic community in order to promote the culture(s) of Portuguese-speaking countries .