Research unit: Linguistics Research Centre of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa (CLUNL)
Research areas: second language acquisition, syntax, foreign language teaching
Ana Madeira
Training
| Year | Degree | Institution | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doctorate | University College London | Linguística |
Recent publications
- Anaphora resolution in L2 European Portuguese
- Are non-native speakers sensitive to microvariation in anaphora resolution?
- Control, restructuring and temporal interpretation
- Efeitos do input na aquisição de PE L2
- Assessment of language proficiency and reading skills of non-native primary school children
Research projects
| Title | Funding source | Start | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Programa PESSOA, Development of syntactic structures in Portuguese and French monolingual and bilingual acquisition, (2017-2018), member of the research team. | Completed | ||
| Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, POR Nível - Construction and validation of a placement test for PFL (2017-2018), member of the research team | Completed | ||
| Gulbenkian Foundation / Camões, I. P., Saberportuguês.pt (construction of a digital platform for the teaching of Portuguese to Chinese speakers) (2015), team member. | Completed | ||
| "Evaluation study of the impact of Portuguese as a Second Language in the national education system and definition of prospective measures”, 2012-2013), principal investigator. | Completed | ||
| "PTDC/MHC-LIN/4564/2012 – Subordination in Medieval Portuguese”, 2013-2015), member of the research team. | Completed | ||
| "PTDC/MHC-LIN/4812/2012 – Crosslinguistic and Crosspopulation Approaches to the Acquisition of Dependencies”, 2013-2015), member of the research team. | Completed | ||
| "PTDC/CLE-LIN/103334/2008 – Events and Subevents in Capeverdian", 2010-2013), member of the research team. | Completed | ||
| "143513-2008-LLP-IT-KA2-KA2NW – Multilingualism in Europe as a Resource for Immigration – Dialogue Initiative among the Universities of the Mediterranean – MERIDIUM”, 2008-2011), member of the research team. | Completed | ||
| "POCI-PPCDT/LIN/62214/2004 – Morphology and Syntax in Second Language Acquisition”, 2005-2009), principal investigator. | Completed | ||
| "PLUS/SOC/50310 – Policies and practices in the internationalization of the teaching of Portugueses: the Portuguese Leitorados" (2004-2006), member of the research team. | Completed | ||
| Lifelong Learning (Comenius, Grundtvig, ICT and Languages) 110745-CP-1-2003-1-LT-LINGUA-L2, Oneness - Online less used and less taught language courses (2003-2006), member of the research team. | Completed |
Professional experience
| Position | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| Coordenation of the Master's degree in Language Sciences (2014-present). | ||
| Coordination of the Postgraduate programme in Teaching Portuguese as a Second Language (2015-present). | ||
| Coordination of the Master's degree in Child Language Development and Impairment, FCSH/UNL e ESS/IPS (2011-2015). | ||
| Organisation of the Portuguese Language and Culture Course – Summer Course, FCSH/UNL (2011-2016). | ||
| Reviewer for national and international scientific journals (e.g. Probus, Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism, Diacrítica, Revista da Associação Portuguesa de Linguística). | ||
| Scientific revision of the (Portuguese) contents of the digital platform for Basic Education students, Booka, Plátano Publishers (2012-2016). | ||
| Participation (as a teacher and/or as an examiner) in teacher training programmes in the domain of Portuguese as a Second Language, Ministry of Education (2008-2010) / Instituto Camões (2016). | ||
| Scientific advisor to the research project on “Bilingualism, learning of L2 Portuguese and academic success”, Instituto de Linguística Teórica e Computacional/Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (2009-2012). | ||
| Organisation of the "Stage de perfectionnement linguistique, culturel et pédagogique destiné à des enseignants du second degré de l’Education nationale française au Portugal" (2005-2015). | ||
| Course on “Developing materials for teaching Portuguese as a second language", Summer School, FCSH-UNL (2013-2015). | ||
| Assistant Professor in the Department of Linguistics and Literature, University of Évora (1998-2002). | ||
| British Academy Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (1995-1998). | ||
| Teaching Assistant - Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages/University of Cambridge, Departament of Speech Therapy/Central School of Speech and Drama, Departament of Hispanic Studies/Queen Mary and Westfield College, Department of Phonetics and Linguistics/University College London (1991-1995). |