Ms Fatima Cande

I hold a degree in Modern Languages and Literatures (Portuguese and French with teaching components) from the University of Aveiro, Portugal. After graduating, I taught Portuguese and French languages and cultures in secondary schools and adult education programmes in Portugal. Additionally, I contributed to teacher training initiatives in Mozambique and Guinea-Bissau through educational cooperation projects between Portugal and those countries.

I completed a Master’s degree in Portuguese Teaching as a Second and Foreign Language at UNL, Lisbon, Portugal. Since September 1999, I have been teaching languages and cultures in various contexts, and I have been working in the Higher Education sector in the UK since January 2010. I served as the Language Coordinator in the Department of Modern Languages at the University of Birmingham for over five years before joining the Department of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics at the University of Southampton as a Teaching Fellow of Portuguese in 2016.

Currently, I convene and teach Portuguese language modules at both Intermediate (Year 2) and Advanced (Year 4) levels. I also contribute to additional modules and courses by teaching on LANG1017 Academic Skills (language skills), moderating Portuguese language assessments at Beginners level (Year 1), marking Year 3 LANG3012 Residence  Abroad Porfolio (both extended essays and reflective recording), as well as supervising and marking Year Abroad Reserach projects - YARP (2017-2024) and MA ELT/TESOL dissertations.

In addition to my teaching responsibilities, I am the Programme Lead for the BA Language, Culture, and Communication and serve as the LCL ML RA Country Coordinator for Portuguese-speaking countries (Portugal and Brazil) and Humanities LCL (ELL + LCC) Study Abroad Academic Coordinator.