Enthusiastic educator driven by passion with extensive experience of twenty-three years as a Professional Portuguese Second Language and First Language!

ANA CLAUDIA's Resume

ANA CLÁUDIA OTAVIANO SOARES

OBJECTIVE
Enthusiastic educator driven by passion with extensive experience of twenty-three years as a Professional Portuguese Second Language and First Language self-directed teacher both in public and private schools in São Paulo. Fourteen years experience teaching foreigners in international companies in Brazil as a private tutor, and in an international school.
Master’s degree in Education, and currently enrolled in Master’s Degree in TESOL.

HIGHLIGHT SKILLS
- Able to juggle two jobs at the same time for eleven years, as Portuguese teacher and Student Advisor, assisting high school students successfully to apply to well-known prestigious Universities worldwide.
- Ability to teach all grade levels from early years, middle years, senior years to adults.

EDUCATION
• Master of Arts in TESOL Expected Graduation 2021
Providence University College Otterburne, Canada
• Master in Education June 2014
Cairn University Langhorne, USA
• Bachelor of Education June 2011
Faculdade Centro Paulista São Paulo, Brazil
• Post-graduate Degree in Portuguese Language December 2003
Universidade de Santo Amaro São Paulo, Brazil
• Bachelor with a Teaching Degree in Language and Literature December 1999
(6th grade-12th grade)
Universidade Anhembi Morumbi São Paulo, Brazil

LANGUAGE SKILLS
• Portuguese and English (fluent written and spoken)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Portuguese as First and Second Language – Basic, Intermediate and Advanced Levels- Middle and High School and Foreigners teachers
Pan American Christian Academy August 2008- June 2019
São Paulo, Brazil
- Prepare international students when they take the proficiency tests in Portuguese language-CELPE-BRAS.
- Present Brazilian culture through music, food, regions and principal cities, literature, authors, situations and common expressions.
- Develop and improves basic communication skills and higher order thinking skills in Portuguese;
- Create strategic learning methods to ensure achievement of highest education to students;

Portuguese Teacher Composition (12th grade) August 2011- June 2019
Pan American Christian Academy São Paulo, Brazil

- Prepare students for Vestibular Exams through intense training in writing and reading;
- Teach students to write different types of texts as letters, formal essays, messages, and memos following grammar and writing criteria;
- Prepare writing activities that focusing on techniques, levels of the organizations and communication styles.

Portuguese Teacher for Foreigners (groups and individual classes) 2006- 2009
Unique Language Center São Paulo, Brazil

- Teach foreigner employees in international companies as Ford, Reckitt Benckiser, Va-tech, Johnson and other big companies.
- Prepared lessons to meet objectives within the accessible short period, and prepared engaged activities that highlighted the social and cultural aspect of Brazilian Portuguese language;
- Promoted background knowledge, and activities that student could interact with other students or only with the teacher.


WORKSHOPS PRESENTED
• The Importance and Relevance of Reading Strategies for Secondary Teachers- ACSI – Conference – São Paulo
• Worldview Integration- Annual Educators’ Conference - AASSA Brasília/ AASSA Rio de Janeiro/ AASSA Campinas
• Music as Motivation and Instrument in Teaching Education- Brazilian Teachers’ Conference – São Paulo
• Rubric: What is Important? Why Is It Important?- ACSI – Conference – São Paulo