Ana Maria Fiuza Lima

A native of Brazil, Ana Maria Lima specializes in Portuguese language and literature with an emphasis on Brazilian culture. Her scholarship includes works on multimedia approaches to language acquisition and pedagogy. She teaches beginners, intermediate and advanced Portuguese language classes at the University of Chicago and directs the Portuguese language program. She has been working in the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures for 30 years. Ms. Lima is currently working on redesigning existing courses to include more unscripted, authentic materials with a variety of accompanying activities aiming to enhance the linguistic abilities and cultural awareness of students of Portuguese by providing opportunities for structured discussion, analysis, and exploration of issues relevant to language use in academic, professional, and social settings.