Eugenia Fernandes

Degrees

Universidade de Brasília (University of Brasilia), Brazil – 2015

Ph. D. in Linguistics focused on Portuguese as a Second Language

Universidade de Brasília (University of Brasilia), Brazil – 2010

M.A. in Theory of Linguistic Analysis focused on Portuguese as a Second Language

Universidade de Brasília (University of Brasilia), Brazil 

B.A. in Portuguese as Second Language

Areas of Expertise and Research Interests

• Portuguese as a heritage language
• Portuguese as an additional language in diasporic settings
• Phonetics, phonology, and additional language development
• Proficiency examinations
• Curriculum design for Less-Commonly Taught Languages
• Open Educational Resources and multilinguist practices
• Portuguese for languages typologically close
• Virtual collaboration and additional language development

Publications

Fernandes, Eugênia. Complex Dynamic Systems Theory and the Teaching of Portuguese as a Pluricentric Language. In: Portuguese as an Additional Language (PAL): Research-informed Pedagogical Approaches. Rowman & Littlefield: Lanham, 2023. Book chapter.

Fernandes, Eugênia; Silva, Leonardo; Almeida, Camila; Dutra e Mello, Tatiana. Plural: Português Pluricêntrico (Plural: Pluricentric Portuguese.) Boavista Press/Pressbooks, 2023. Open-source Textbook. 2.ed.

Barbosa, Queila, Queiroz, Rodrigo, and Eugênia Fernandes. “Learning experiences in a virtual exchange project: the University of California, Davis’ and the Federal University of Acre’s first partnership”. The ESPecialist, vol. 43, no. 1, 2022, pp-1-18. https://doi.org/10.23925/2318-7115.2022v43i1a16. Peer-reviewed article.

Fernandes, Eugênia; Silva, Leonardo; Almeida, Camila; Dutra e Mello, Tatiana. Plural: Português Pluricêntrico (Plural: Pluricentric Portuguese.) Boavista Press/Pressbooks, 2021. Open-source Textbook.

Fernandes, Eugênia. Transformative Practices in Portuguese Lower-division Classes in Northern California: Student Engagement and Community Contributions. Hispania: Transformative Pedagogy in K–20 Portuguese and Spanish Classroom. pp. 21-26, 2021. Special issue.

Fernandes, Eugênia. A língua portuguesa em contexto internacional: um guia para professores (Portuguese language in the international context: a guide for teachers.) Boavista Press, 2020. Book.

Fernandes, Eugênia. Oliveira, Leilane Moraes. Não perenidade como característica do Programa de Leitorado brasileiro (No perpetuation as a characteristic of the Brazilian Lectureship Program). Domínios da Linguagem Journal: pp. 1-28, 2020. Peer-reviewed article.

Fernandes, Eugênia; Oliveira Silva, Renata. A adoção de uma abordagem eclética: da avaliação-diagnóstica à elaboração de um syllabus orgânico em turmas mistas com falantes/aprendizes de português como língua herança (The adoption of an eclectic approach: from the diagnostic assessment to the syllabus design in mixed classes with heritage speakers of Portuguese.) In: Paulo Osório & Luis Gonçalves (Orgs.) O Ensino de Português como Língua Não Materna: Estratégias e Abordagens de Sucesso (The teaching of Portuguese as non-native language: strategies and successful approaches). Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Dialogarts, v.1, pp. 307-330, 2019. Book chapter.

Fernandes; Eugênia; Brito, Edvan; Cordeiro, Célia (Orgs.). Estratégias e materiais para o ensino de Português como Língua Estrangeira (Strategies and materials for teaching Portuguese as a foreign language). Nova Jersey: Boa Vista Press, v. 1, 2019. Book organization. 

Fernandes, Eugênia. Mapeamento de perfis acadêmicos e otimização do uso das plataformas Canvas e MyPortugueseLab no ensino do português universitário (Mapping academic profiles to optimize the use of Canvas and MyPortyugueseLab upon teaching Portuguese in college level). In: Fernandes; Eugênia; Brito, Edvan; Cordeiro, Célia (orgs.). Estratégias e materiais para o ensino de Português como Língua Estrangeira (Strategies and materials for teaching Portuguese as a foreign language). Nova Jersey: Boa Vista Press, v. 1, pp. 62-70, 2019. Book chapter.

Fernandes, Eugênia; Araújo, Sara. Competência comunicativa e ensino de português como segunda língua: análise de subcompetências no discurso de um anglófono de nível avançado (Communicative competence and the teaching of Portuguese as a second language: sub-competencies in the speech of an advanced English speaker). Domínios da Linguagem Journal, v. 12, pp. 892-909, 2018. Peer-reviewed article.

Araujo, Sara; Fernandes, Eugênia; Lazaro, Larisse. A multimodalidade no Celpe-Bras: um olhar para sua relação com o construto do exame (Multimodality in Celpe-Bras: a look at its relationship with the examination construct.) Diacrítica Journal, v. 32. pp. 294-313, 2018. Peer-reviewed article.

Fernandes, Eugênia. Imigrações lusófonas e contribuições linguístico-afirmativas na jurisdição do leitorado brasileiro em Davis (Lusophone immigrations and linguistic-affirmative contributions from the Brazilian lectureship to the jurisdiction of Davis.) In: Everton Vargas, Bruna Morelo & Fernanda Kraemer (Orgs.) Ensino e aprendizagem de língua portuguesa e cultura brasileira pelo mundo: experiências do Programa de Leitorado do Brasil (Teaching and learning Portuguese around the world: experiences of the Brazilian Lectureship Program.) Roosevelt, New Jersey: Boa Vista Press, V.1, pp. 188-201, 2018. Book chapter.

Fernandes, Eugênia. A aquisição do ritmo do português brasileiros por africanos francófonos: uma proposta de análise acústica (The acquisition of the rhythm of Brazilian Portuguese by Francophone Africans: a proposal of acoustic analysis) In: Mary Risner & Luis Gonçalves (Orgs.) Portuguese Language Journal 2006-2016. Roosevelt, New Jersey: Boa Vista Press, n.1, v. 2, pp. 375-384, 2016. Peer-reviewed article.

Fernandes, Eugênia. O processo de lexicalização das expresses idiomáticas na língua portuguesa: estratégias de ensino para falantes de outras línguas (The lexicalization process of idioms in Portuguese: teaching strategies for speakers of other languages). In: Spanish and Portuguese Review. Walled Lake, Michigan: American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese, v. 1, pp. 59-68 2015. Peer-reviewed article.

Fernandes, Eugênia. A produção de materiais didáticos voltados ao ensino de português como língua estrangeira: um recorte sobre a University of California, Davis (The didactic production of materials dedicated to the teaching of Portuguese as a foreign language: a side view from the University of California, Davis). Brasília, Brazil: Rede Brasil Cultural, 2015, pp. 16-19. Refereed journal article.

Fernandes, Eugênia; Moreira Gomes, Dioney. Expressões idiomáticas no Português do Brasil: análise funcional tipológica e seu ensino no âmbito de segunda língua (Idioms in Brazilian Portuguese: a functional-typological analysis and its teaching in the scope of second language). Curitiba, Brazil: Annals of the VII International Conference of the Brazilian Association of Linguistics. pp. 1353-1366, 2011. Article. Peer-reviewed article.

Awards

Excellence in Service for the Portuguese Special Interest Group. The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Security, Chicago, 2023.

The National Interest Waiver for the National Security. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security. 2023

Academic Publication of the Year (Plural: Português Pluricêntrico). American Organization of Portuguese, Harvard University, 2022.

Portuguese Language Professor of the Year. American Organization of Portuguese, Harvard University, 2022.

College of Letters and Science Distinguished Teaching Award. University of California, Davis, 2022.

Outstanding Teacher Award. California Language Teachers’ Association. 2022.

Service

American Organization of Teachers of Portuguese. President. 2023 – present.

Portuguese Language Journal. Manager. 2024 – present.

Revista Luso-Hispánica. Guest editor 2024 – 2025.

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. Chair of the Portuguese Special Interest Group. 2021– 2023.

Portuguese Language Journal. Editor. 2019 –  2023.

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. Convention Committee. 2021 – 2022.

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. 2020 Conference Proposal Reviewer. 2021–2022.

Brazilian Association of Linguistics. Member of the Applied Linguistics Committee. 2021 – present.