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My name is Valdir, I am an undergraduate student at UFMG, where I am taking a language course with major in English.In the last two years, I worked as an English teacher at Microlins and last year at Coltec. It was a good experience, it made me grow significantly, professionally speaking**,** although I still do not consider myself totally ready for working as a teacher. Despite the good experiences lived in the recent past, I am considering the possibility of being a translator, or maybe, a portuguese teacher, because of my deep interest in my mother language. Since I am still in the fourth semester, I hope the future semesters will guide me into making a wise choice. As for the discipline, my expectations are that I truly improve my writing skills, which is something on which I need to work more.



Hello, I am Gabriel Santos, I am 19 years old. I started the Languages course at UFMG in the second semester of 2010. When I say that I take this major, many people think that my purpose is to become a teacher, but that is a mistake. In my case, I am studying to become a translator. I had some experience being a teacher in a project called EDUCONLE, that involves giving classes to teachers from public schools. It was good but it's not what I want to do for living. During the summer, I worked as a translator in the Cirque Du Soleil show Varekai. It was an amazing experience and I want to continue in the area. During this course I expect to learn how to use the internet in my favor to produce good texts, what will someday help me in the translator career. I have always enjoyed using digital tools in my studies and now I am learning even more.

I am professor Vivian Margutti. I have a doctorate in Comparative Literature and a master’s degree in Literary Theory, both from UFMG. I started my career as an English teacher 20 years ago. I have taught courses in schools, and also as a private teacher. Since last year, I have been working as a visiting professor in the College of Languages and Literature at UFMG. Although I initially focused on the area of literary studies, due to my recent experience with undergraduate teaching, I now have a growing interest in applied linguistics. My intention is to start conducting research in the area of language and technology. [|Listen to my biodata here]



My name is Isabella Melano, I am 21 years old and I have been studying Social Communications at UFMG since 2009. Before I had even begun college I knew that I wanted to graduate in Journalism. However, since my graduation gives me the possibility of applying for another major, I have now, at my sixth period, decided to also major in Radio and Television, as soon as I get my journalism degree. I have chosen to get both degrees because I have always intended to work on television newscast.

I am currently in an internship at UFMG Television, where I work as producer, reporter and presenter. It has been a great experience so far. It is amazing to work on something you love. I am so passionate about television journalism, that I have ve chosen it as the subject of my monograph, when I graduate. Since I am going to the USA on an exchange program next semester I intend to start writing my essay there. My research consists in a comparison between how the main international events are brodcasted by the Brazilian nightly newscast, Jornal Nacional, and by an American one. My focus on this project will be journalism fictionality - my favourite area of study. After I graduate, I would like to work on television, whether as a producer, reporter or editor. Unfortunately Television Journalism is a very competitive area, thus I would not mind working for other vehicles such as newspapers or magazines.

My name is Marcela de Oliveira e Silva and I am an undergraduate student of Languages at UFMG, majoring in English teaching. Before starting, I studied Biology for two years and a half. Nevertheless, I changed majors after I began teaching at the English school where I had studied for ten years, realizing I would rather follow that career. Since then, besides teaching English to students of different levels, I have learned much about this language through Linguistics and Literary studies. At this point of my course, that is, my fourth semester, I am very interested in Medieval English and Welsh Literature, although I am also taking part in a Linguistics project that describesthe Portuguese spoken in Minas Gerais. In addition, this semester I joined Cenex FALE as a trainee to teach English under professors' supervision. From now on, I intend to keep on learning about and practicing teaching processes and methods. Furthermore, I intend to participate in research on Medieval Literature and interchange programs.



My name is Ana Carolina Oliveira Ribeiro, I am 20 years old and I am an undergradute student at UFMG, where I have been studying English teaching.It is my 4th semester and I am really enjoying being here at FALE. I don't work in the area yet, but I hope to start soon. I love to study languages and also linguistics. In relation to this course I hope it helps me to develop excelent writing skills.Other than that, I intend to travel abroad this year to improve my English.

I am Clara Matheus Nogueira, I am 20 years old. I was born in Divinópolis but I live in Belo Horizonte since 2010. I am an undergraduate student at FALE, where I study publishing and English. I am on my 5th semester. I intend to work with publishing and translation, I do not want to be a teacher. On the last three months, I lived and worked in the USA to improve my English and gain experience. When in the USA, I worked in Walt Disney World Resort. My main function there was merchandising, but what I did most was help with language problems, because lots of brazilians went to Disney World without speaking any English, this experience made me think that simultaneous translation may be an interesting area to work with. In this class I expect to improve my writing skills.

M y name is Ágatha Carolline and I am twenty years old. I have been an undergraduate student at UFMG since 2009. I am taking a bachelor degree with emphasis in ‍translation, and I am in the sixth semester of my course. My major is English, but I also do Libras and Spanish. Nowadays, I work at // Empresa Brasileira de Correios e Telégrafos //, but I would like to work with someting in my area of study. I intend to be an interpreter or a translator, but I would like to teach too. In the future, I would like to graduate in Jornalism and maybe work in daily news programmes. I dream with my self as a presenter of // Jornal Nacional //, saying 'good night' to all brazilians, like William Bonner.



My name is Marina and I am a student of letras course at UFMG. I am at the fourth semester and at this point I intend to be a English teacher, but this may change. I prefer literature classes to linguistics, but I am not sure if I will be able to focus in this subject. I have only worked twice as an English teacher for members of my family and as a test applicator at UFMG entrance test of 2012. I have not taken any English course. My major interest in teaching is to develop the use of arts such as music, movies, drawning, painting in my teaching, so I hope to be able to research about it.

My name is Valentina Sorti and I am an exchange student from Italy, University of Bologna. I am an undergraduate student of Foreign Languages and Literature there, studying English and Portuguese. My principal aim during this exchange is to improve my Portuguese. However, as an English student, I also have to keep practising my English, as well as improve my writing skills; that is the reason why I am attending this course of Academic Writing. Even though I am graduating in Languages and Literature, my major in Italy is slightly different from the brazilian one, because it includes exams of Geography, Sociology and Turism. For this reason, my future plan is to do a master in Turism and, later on, work in this area.

My name is Thais El Malih Vieira and I am 19 years old. This is my fourth semester at UFMG and I am studying to get a Bachelor's degree in Translation. My major is English, but during the rest of the course I intend to learn other languages,such as French or Italian. I have been studying English since I was 10 and I always knew I wanted to study Languages. I have chosen Translation because I think it is a very promising field, since being able to speak and understand a second language, specially English, is so important in our society. So far, the course has presented itself to be not only efficient in improving my knowledge, but also very enjoyable.



My name is Letícia Villela and I am 31 years old. I love arts, painting and acting. I hold a degree in Drama and Fine Arts from UFMG. I have been teaching English for 12 years and I have my own English school, called American Garage. It is going to be a franchise and it will cost less that a car to be part of the group, and buy a franchise. I am really excited about it all.So, I am a business woman and an entrepreneur and that really challenges me and makes me proud. I am very religious and God, and Jesus Christ are everything to me. Faith is what holds me together. I am creating an NGO with my mother´s help and that is a great project in our lives.We also have a place we rent for parties, its called Espaço Villela. We (my mom and I) have plans to move abroad, maybe we will go back to Los Angeles after the Soccer World Cup.



I am Larissa Santos Monteiro de Castro and I am an undergraduate student at UFMG, majoring in English teaching since it is an area that I appreciate a lot. This is my fourth semester at the university. I started studying English when I was 12, then, at the age of 16, I started tutoring at the same school. It was an opportunity that helped me to choose my career, so after that experience, I decided to study Languages. I love Linguistics and also all the subjects that are related to this area. At the present moment, I am an English teacher at FISK. From now on, I intend to keep studying as much as I can, in order to improve my English and learn more about the methodologies of teaching.

My name is Carolina Rocha and I am an undergraduate student at UFMG. This is my third semester majoring in English teaching, and up to now I have been more interested in studying Linguistics. This is my second experience at UFMG, since my first major was in physical education. However, I did not graduate in it. Finally I decided to change majors and start the English Teaching one. My experience with the language started when I was 12 years old. I took a course at a language school and I have been working there as a teacher for one year now. I have my own classes and when I am not in class, I also work as a tutor. Teaching has been a very experience, though quite challenging, and I hope to find in this course a way of improving my English and my work methodologies

I am ‍‍Bárbara‍‍ Stéfany Roberto Silva, I am 23 years old and ‍‍I ‍‍live in Belo Horizonte.‍‍I am majoring in‍English at ‍‍UFMG‍‍‍‍ and it is my 4th semester.‍‍ ‍‍‍‍In the future, I am very interested in ‍‍working ‍‍with translation or as a professor of Literature in ‍‍English. In 2014 ‍‍‍‍I ‍‍will take part in an ‍‍exchange program, ‍ ‍‍I am‍‍ not certain ‍about the ‍‍place yet, maybe London‍‍.

I am José Otaviano da Mata Machado Silva, undergraduate student at the Literature and Languages Course at UFMG. I am currently taking a major in Literatures in English. I'm a member of the Latin-American Interlocutions Study Group, coordinated by Professor Haydée Ribeiro. I am currently developing a comparative literature research between the Mexican philosopher Octavio Paz and the Brazilian historian Sérgio Buarque de Holanda. I intend to develop a monography in the Literary Theory field and eventually research further in a Master's and a Doctor's course, though I'm still not sure as to which subject I will focus on. My professional goal in life is to become a Literary Theorist or an English Literature professor. I am currently an English teacher at Brasas English Course, and I have previously worked as a private teacher, a translator and an interpreter.

My name is Giselle Mara Teixeira Reis,  ‍ I am ‍ 23 years old and I´m an undergraduate student of Law at FUMEC, and I also study Languages at UFMG, majoring in English teaching. ‍ I t´s not easy to  ‍‍ take two major simultaneously. Specially because I never have sufficient time to study for tests.  ‍ I wished the day had 26 hours a day, so I could dedicate more time on my studies. ‍ But I can't complain, because I simply love doing what I do! The down side to that all is that I´m still not sure of what I want to do for a living. My family advise me to  ‍ try a  ‍ public contest, but my heart says differently. ‍I believe that you have to love Law if you want to pursue a career as a public servant. That is not my case, although it is very interesting and open minding. Is very interesting an open minding, but that's all for me. I had an English teaching experience at Cultura Inglesa which made me fall in love  ‍ with  ‍ teaching. I taught kids from 7 to 10 years old and it was amazing to see how fast and effortless they learned! As much as I loved teaching there, I had to leave because of my time issue. I intend to graduate in Law school by the end of this year, so that I can fully dedicate my time to study English. I hope that by that time ‍ I will ‍ know for sure what to do with my career.

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My name is Bruna and I am twenty years old. I am an undergratuated student at UFMG, now I am doing the fourth semester of Letras. I work in a school as a teacher assistent. I really love children! My mother is a teacher, as I intend to be, and we work together which is a such good experience. I am not certain about the area I will follow at university.I like linguistics, teaching and I am also interested at psichology.I hope this semester I can discover which area I like most and then focus my studies on it.

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My name is Rosana and I am currently studying Languages at the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais as a complement to my purpose of becoming a teacher. I am in the fifth semester and, during this period, I had some interesting experiences that changed my life in general. I really believe that in this major you can improve not only your english or your teaching skills, but also you can become a better human being, more and conscious of your powerful function in society. I intend to take another major when I finish my experience at FALE, because I would like to have academic knowledge in more than one specific area. I studied Spanish for a <span class="apple-converted-space" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;"> while <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">, but it was many years ago. During my major, I decided not to focus only on English, but also to explore other languages in order to expand my future oportunities, especially concerning my academic life.