Portuguese with Rita S.

Fairfax County PS - Adult Continuing Education – Falls Church, VA

• Taught Portuguese and Brazilian cultural awareness to groups of varying levels. • Developed syllabus to address a variety of student’s interest. • Designed lessons with a variety of support materials such as music, movies and internet to explore cultural topics.

Foreigner Service Institute - State Department

• Provided individual and group Portuguese language training (speaking, listening comprehension, reading and writing) and Brazilian cultural awareness to prepare foreign service officers and their spouses (classroom and online) on an intensive setting. • Used interpersonal communication skills successfully to provide direction, guidance, instruction and facilitate discussions among students. • Conducted progress evaluations and administered weekly quizzes and assessments to evaluate student progress and provided feedback. • Incorporated the use of instructional technology into language courses such as smartboard, SuitLearning, Padlet, Google Docs, Slido, Kahoot, Vocaroo, increasing student’s motivation and performance. • Developed and prepared course instructional materials that enhanced student’s pronunciation and fluency by 60%. • Worked cooperatively with teams on different department projects such as extra-curricular events and Project-based learning activities to increase language acquisition effectiveness. • Assisted with reviewing and editing in instructional materials.

Pan American Health Organization

• Developed and prepared curricula and up to date program-based syllabus. • Assessed and placed participants into appropriate language levels. • Taught individual and group Portuguese classes and Brazilian cultural awareness to working adults from beginner to advanced levels in groups and private sessions. • Developed and prepare language assessment tests. • Evaluated students’ achievements and wrote progress report.

Inter-American Development Bank – LCSP - Washington, DC

• Taught individual and group Portuguese classes and Brazilian cultural awareness to working adults from beginner to advanced levels in groups and private sessions from Latin America, the Caribbean, United States, Canada, Europe and/or Asia. • Restructured existing curricula and course material according to the common European framework requirements for language programs. • Redesigned and executed course curricula tailored to the institution work, revolving around topics in Brazilian culture, attitudes, and values. • Design instructionally sound lessons in a variety of delivery methods catering to participants’ individual learning styles. • Developed language placement and assessment tests for all levels. • Assessed and placed participants into proficiency language levels. • Evaluated students’ achievements, gave face to face feedback and wrote progress report. • Trained new teacher to ensure adherence with curriculum, test evaluations, institution goals and practices; observed classes and provided feedback.

World Bank Group – Washington, D.C.

• Taught individual and group Portuguese classes and Brazilian cultural awareness to working adults from beginner to advanced levels in group and private classes. • Developed and executed course curricula tailored to the institution work, revolved around topics in Brazilian culture, attitudes, and values. • Worked closely with high ranking students in analyzing and writing documents in Portuguese. • Evaluated students’ achievements and wrote progress report.

Federal University of Juiz de Fora – Brazil

Federal University Fluminense – Brazil

Limited Proficiency

Professional Proficiency