Barbosa, Guilherme (PhD student, FCT grant holder)

Guilherme Barbosa holds a Master’s degree in Language Sciences – Linguistics from NOVA FCSH (2022) and a Bachelor’s degree in Portuguese Language and Literature from the Federal University of Pernambuco (2014). He has experience as a Portuguese Language teacher in the final years of elementary education in the public school system of Jaboatão dos Guararapes, Pernambuco, Brazil. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. at NOVA FCSH under the supervision of Professor Alexandra Fiéis. His research interests lie in Educational Sociolinguistics, the theoretical and epistemological framework of his doctoral studies. In this context, his investigations frequently address topics such as Portuguese language teachers’ beliefs and language attitudes, the pluricentric nature of Portuguese in educational settings, and Portuguese language teaching from the perspective of Variation Pedagogy.

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