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Agripino S. Silveira
Advanced Lecturer
Stanford Language Center
Bio
Agripino is as Advanced Lecturer in Portuguese at the Stanford Language Center. He earned his Ph.D. in Linguistics from the University of New Mexico with a research focus on “Subject Expression in Brazilian Portuguese.” Over the years, Agripino has made significant contributions to the field of linguistics and Portuguese language studies, with publications that include the "Modern Brazilian Portuguese Grammar" (co-authored) and several research articles in notable journals.
In addition to his academic accomplishments, Agripino has a rich history of teaching, having been a faculty member at the Middlebury Language Schools and an ESL instructor at the University of New Mexico. He has also held administrative roles, including co-chairing the Portuguese Special Interest Group (SIG) and coordinating pronunciation courses at the Middlebury Portuguese Language School.
Agripino's expertise is further highlighted by his role as a rater and tester of Oral Proficiency Interviews (OPIs) and as a rater of Written Proficiency Tests (WPTs), both in Portuguese.
His professional affiliations include the American Organization of Teachers of Portuguese (AOTP), American Portuguese Studies Association (APSA), Linguistic Society of America (LSA), and the American Council of Teachers of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), among others.
Additional Program Affiliations
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Center for Latin American Studies
Professional Education
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Ph.D., University of New Mexico, Linguistics (2012)
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MA, University of New Mexico, Portuguese Literature and Cultural Studies (2004)
Projects
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When Positive Transfer is not enough in 3rd Language Acquisition, Stanford University
Analysis of several Oral Proficiency Interviews (OPIs) of intermediate-low to intermediate-high learners of Brazilian Portuguese (BP) as a third language focused on the marking of gender agreement in noun phrases in BP. The results have shown that the learners' proficiency level in BP is a better predictor of accurate gender marking than their experience with Spanish, whether as a second language or a native language. These findings shed new light on how the teaching of third languages should be conducted and require a restructuring of how positive transfer factors into the learner's interlanguage.
Location
Chicago, IL
For More Information:
2023-24 Courses
- Accelerated First-Year Portuguese, Part 1
PORTLANG 1A (Aut, Win, Spr) - Accelerated First-Year Portuguese, Part 2
PORTLANG 2A (Aut, Spr) - Accelerated Second-Year Portuguese, Part 1
PORTLANG 11A (Aut, Win, Spr) - Oral Presentation
EFSLANG 691S (Sum) - Writing Academic English
EFSLANG 698A (Aut, Spr) - Writing Academic English
EFSLANG 698S (Sum) -
Independent Studies (1)
- Graduate Studies in Portuguese
PORTLANG 395 (Aut, Win, Spr)
- Graduate Studies in Portuguese
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Prior Year Courses
2022-23 Courses
- Accelerated First-Year Portuguese, Part 1
PORTLANG 1A (Aut, Win, Spr) - Accelerated First-Year Portuguese, Part 2
PORTLANG 2A (Aut, Win, Spr) - Accelerated Second-Year Portuguese, Part 1
PORTLANG 11A (Aut, Win, Spr) - Writing Academic English
EFSLANG 698S (Sum)
2021-22 Courses
- Accelerated First-Year Portuguese, Part 1
PORTLANG 1A (Aut, Win, Spr) - Accelerated First-Year Portuguese, Part 2
PORTLANG 2A (Aut, Win, Spr) - Accelerated Second-Year Portuguese, Part 1
PORTLANG 11A (Aut, Win, Spr)
2020-21 Courses
- Accelerated First-Year Portuguese, Part 1
PORTLANG 1A (Aut, Win, Spr) - Accelerated First-Year Portuguese, Part 2
PORTLANG 2A (Win, Spr) - Accelerated Second-Year Portuguese, Part 1
PORTLANG 11A (Aut, Win, Spr)
- Accelerated First-Year Portuguese, Part 1
All Publications
- Modern Brazilian Portuguese Grammar: A Practical Guide Routledge. 2022
- Modern Brazilian Portuguese Grammar: Workbook 9781032244426. 2022