Carmem Mackle

Profile

I completed an MA in Applied Linguistics and ELT at the University of East Anglia in 1998 with a thesis on Language Acquisition. I taught Portuguese and Spanish at the Languages for All department at the University of York from 1999 to 2012. In 2009 I joined the Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies (SPLAS) department at the University of Leeds.

Research interests

• reflective learning
• cognitive grammar
• process and post process writing approaches

Qualifications

• MA in Applied Linguistics and ELT
• Diploma in Spanish (Institute of Linguists – London)

Professional memberships

• TROPO-UK – The Association of Researchers and Teachers of Portuguese Language in the UK
• ABIL – Association of British and Irish Lusitanists
• FHEA

Student education

My responsibilities involve:

• teaching and coordination of Portuguese language modules from beginners to advanced level
• creation and adaption of teaching materials
• creation of assessments and final exams
• marking and moderation of assessments and exams
• academic personal tutoring.

Research groups and institutes

• The Camões Centre for Portuguese Language
• Fusão
• Language pedagogy