![Photo of Ms Ana Reimao](https://pcwww.liv.ac.uk/~areimao/Ana%20Reimao%20by%20John%20Hollingworth.jpg)
Ms Ana Reimao
Senior Lecturer in Portuguese Languages, Cultures and Film
- +44 (0)151 794 2777
- Work email A.Reimao@liverpool.ac.uk
- About
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Research
PLE - Portuguese Language Teaching
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.
Enhancing student skills in the L2 class
![Screenshot of student tweet from the project 'The lessons of Twitter: collaboration and reflection in the ab-initio language classroom'](https://pcwww.liv.ac.uk/~areimao/Student%20tweet.jpg)
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.
Language teaching and affect
![Ana Reimão talks to 'A Cidade Onde Envelheço' actress, Francisca Manuel, at a public screening.](https://pcwww.liv.ac.uk/~areimao/Screening_cidade%20onde%20envelheco.jpg)
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 .