María del Carmen Arau Ribeiro

Rafael and Mónica and my husband, the enologist Luís Ribeiro, are my companions in enjoying games, reading, making music, dancing, and traveling.

My American and Catalan backgrounds blend with my love for French and more than two decades of adventure in Portugal.

Professor of English Language and Culture
Polytechnic of Guarda (Instituto Politécnico da Guarda) Portugal

Research interests
Teaching English as a Foreign Language

Materials development

Interculturality

Learning Styles and Strategies

Cognition and Metalinguistics

Linguistic Policy

Qualifications

PhD in Applied Linguistics (2011)

Faculty of Letters
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal

MA in Applied Linguistics and Didactics in Foreign Language Teaching (1991)
Faculty of Arts and Letters
University of California, Davis, USA

Double BA in French and Contemporary International Relations (1989)
Faculty of Arts and Letters
University of California, Berkeley, USA

Contacts

Instituto Politécnico da Guarda
Av. Dr. Francisco Sá Carneiro, 50
Guarda

+351 271 220 164

mdc1792@gmail.com
maricarmen@ipg.pt