RAFAEL'S PORTFOLIO

THE PORTUGUESE FLAGSHIP PROGRAM AT UFSJ AND UGA, SÃO JOÃO DEL REI, BRAZIL

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Interim Overseas Coordinator, January, 2016 - July, 2016

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·         Planned and coordinated University of Georgia students' cultural trips to historical and cultural sites in Brazil;

·         Managed the program's finances;

·         Connected students with the staff at the University of Georgia.

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FD ENGLISH, LONDRINA, BRAZIL

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English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Teacher, September, 2015 – January, 2016

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·         Taught individual and group English classes to college level students and adults;

·         Developed student-centered approaches.

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UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, ATHENS, GEORGIA, USA

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Fulbright Portuguese Teaching Assistant, August, 2014 – May, 2015

 

·         Taught individual and small group Portuguese conversation classes to college level students;

·         Assisted the college-level courses “History of the Portuguese Language” and “Accelerated Portuguese” with instances of class instruction, as well as homework correction, and feedback;

·         Developed video game-based classes for Portuguese instruction;

·         Coordinated and participated in Portuguese conversation tables.

 

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COLLEGE LANGUAGE CENTER, LONDRINA, BRAZIL

 

English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Teacher, August, 2013 – March, 2014

 

·         Taught individual and group English classes to college level students and adults;

·         Developed student-centered approaches.

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SCRIBA PRODUÇÕES EDITORIAIS, LONDRINA, BRAZIL

 

Editorial Assistant, August, 2011-April, 2012.

 

·         Developed units for English as a Foreign Language textbooks;

·         Copy editing of textbooks;

·         Content and organization analysis of textbooks. 

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Internships and Teaching Assistantships 

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1. Graduate Assistant - Instruction Design and Development (IDD) Master's Program, University of Georgia, Athens, GA - from August, 2016 to present

2. English Lexicogrammar Teaching Assistant – State University of Londrina, Londrina, Parana, Brazil – From August, 2015 to December, 2015

3. Teacher/Tutor – Online course “A short history of the English language”, State University of Londrina, Parana, Brazil – from May, 2013 to September, 2013

4. English as a Foreign Language Teaching Assistant – State School Vicente Rijo, Londrina, Parana, Brazil - from April, 2012 to September, 2012

5. Tutor - Cultura Inglesa Londrina (language school), Londrina, Parana, Brazil - from April, 2012 to November, 2012

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Service

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1. Editor - Fala Aí, the official magazine of the Portuguese Program at the University of Georgia. - 2017 to present

2. Comic Strip Creation Workshop Presenter - Offered as part of a cultural event organized by the Modern Languages department at the State University of Londrina. - 2015

3. Video Game Narrative Development Workshop Presenter - Offered as part of a cultural event organized by the Modern Languages department at the State University of Londrina. - 2014

4. Literacy Development Assistant - Volunteer at the literacy development program at the São Francisco de Paulo retirement home in Londrina, Brazil. - 2013