2026
Specialization
Specialization in Python
Centro Universitário Leonardo da Vinci (UNIASSELVI) · Brazil
380 h.
Academic life
Studies, research and projects
PhD candidate in Translation Studies at the Federal University of Ceará (POET-UFC) with a CAPES scholarship, holding a master's from the same program and teaching degrees in Portuguese/English (UFC) and Spanish (Estácio), and currently studying Computing Education (UNILAB). I coordinate the Ceará State Language Center in Baturité, train English teachers in Pacoti, and work as a translator, audio describer and dubbing translator.
My research connects Applied Linguistics, Educational Technology and Accessible Audiovisual Translation: I study audio description as the core of educational games and, since 2021, I have led the project Audio description for teaching purposes. My interests include TESOL/TEFL, audiovisual translation (audio description, subtitling, dubbing), active learning, cooperative learning, gamification and formative assessment.
My PhD includes a sandwich (visiting) period at Oklahoma State University (USA).
- Degrees
- 14
- Projects
- 9
- Outputs
- 49
- Topics
- 17
- Ongoing
- 2
Awards and honors
- 2020 — Distinguished Award for International Teachers (Fulbright)
Languages
- Portuguese — native
- English — fluent (C1 or above · TOEFL iBT 102)
- Spanish — fluent (C1 or above)
- French — fluent (C1 or above)
- Italian — intermediate
- Brazilian Sign Language (Libras) — basic
Research groups
- LEAD — Subtitling and Audio Description (UFC)
- GETRA — Experimental Studies in Accessible Audiovisual Translation
- Reviewer for the journal Docentes (since 2021)
- Student representative, POET-UFC (2025)
Education
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2024 - ongoing
PhD
PhD in Translation Studies
Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC), POET · Fortaleza, Brazil
Dissertation: Audio description in Spanish learning with the ¡ADESCUBRIR! platform
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Patrícia Araújo Vieira. CAPES scholarship holder.
Keywords: accessible audiovisual translation, audio description, technology and learning, Spanish teaching.
Sandwich (visiting) period at Oklahoma State University (USA), supervised by Penny Thompson.
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2024 - ongoing
Bachelor’s degree
Teaching Degree in Computing
Universidade da Integração Internacional da Lusofonia Afro-Brasileira (UNILAB) · Redenção, Brazil
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2024 - 2026
Specialization
Specialization in Spanish Language Teaching
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN) · Natal, Brazil
380 h. Final paper: A teaching sequence proposal using didactic audio description as a translation tool in teaching Spanish as a foreign language. Advisor: Francisco Lindenilson Lopes.
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2024
Short course
Translation and Adaptation for Dubbing
University College London (UCL) · United Kingdom
26 h.
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2024
Certification
BCELT
British Council · United Kingdom
20 h.
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2023
Short course
TESOL Methodology
University of Maryland University College (UMUC) · United States (online)
64 h.
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2021 - 2024
Master’s degree
Master's in Translation Studies
Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC), POET · Fortaleza, Brazil
Thesis: The use of audio description as a tool for teaching English in public schools (2024).
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Patrícia Araújo Vieira. Co-advisor: Prof. Dr. Rafael Ferreira da Silva.
Keywords: cooperative learning, audio description, English teaching, audiovisual translation, teaching materials.
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2020 - 2021
Specialization
Specialization in Pedagogical Coordination
Centro Universitário Leonardo da Vinci (UNIASSELVI) · Brazil
380 h.
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2020
Exchange program
Education
Syracuse University · United States
100 h, program linked to the Fulbright Distinguished Award for International Teachers.
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2019
Exchange program
Professional Development Program for English Teachers
University of Kansas (KU) · United States
180 h.
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2016 - 2017
Specialization
Specialization in English Language Teaching and New Technologies
Universidade Estácio de Sá (UNESA) · Brazil
480 h. Monograph: An analysis of English textbooks from a functional perspective.
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2014 - 2023
Bachelor’s degree
Teaching Degree in Spanish Language and Literature
Universidade Estácio de Sá (UNESA) · Brazil
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2006 - 2013
Bachelor’s degree
Teaching Degree in Portuguese and English
Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC) · Fortaleza, Brazil
Teaching assistant in Portuguese Syntax in 2010, supervised by Prof. Dr. Mônica Magalhães.
Professional experience
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2023 - present
English teacher trainer
Prefeitura Municipal de Pacoti · Pacoti, Ceará, Brazil
Pedagogical advising and training of English teachers to launch the Pacoti Language Center.
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2022 - present
School coordinator
Centro Cearense de Idiomas (CCI), SEDUC-CE · Baturité, Ceará, Brazil
Public servant, 40 h/week. Pedagogical coordination of a public language center, teacher training and exchange/internationalization projects.
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2021 - present
Researcher, Graduate Program in Translation Studies
Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC) · Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
Master's (2021-2024) and PhD (since 2024, CAPES scholarship) at POET-UFC. Member of the LEAD and GETRA research groups. Student representative of the program in 2025.
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2019 - 2021
Languages / English curriculum writer (ProBNCC)
Secretaria da Educação do Estado do Ceará (SEDUC) · Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
Scholarship holder in the national curriculum (BNCC) implementation program; writer of the English component and the Languages area of Ceará's reference curriculum (DCRC) for upper secondary school.
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2018 - 2021
Teacher
EEEP Maria Giselda Teixeira · Ceará, Brazil
Public servant, full-time. Led the teaching project Curta a Língua (cooperative and playful learning).
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2014 - 2018
Teacher
EEFM Menezes Pimentel · Ceará, Brazil
Public servant, 40 h/week (also from 2008 to 2010).
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2014 - 2017
Spanish pedagogical advisor
Prefeitura Municipal de General Sampaio · General Sampaio, Ceará, Brazil
Spanish course, lesson planning, communicative teaching and playful activities with the municipality's Spanish teachers.
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2014 - 2016
Academic coordinator
On Demand Languages School · Ceará, Brazil
Academic coordination of a language school.
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2013
English pedagogical advisor
Prefeitura Municipal de Pacoti · Pacoti, Ceará, Brazil
Grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation updates for teachers, an English reading project and teaching through playful activities.
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2010 - 2013
French teacher
Douce France · Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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2008 - 2011
Language teacher
Colégio Espaço Aberto, HILPRO Idiomas e EEFM Zélia de Matos Brito · Ceará, Brazil
Projects and research
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Lefter: dubbing translation
Dubbing translation of a Netflix production.
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FICH
Software developed in 2025.
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PhD research: audio description in educational games for language learning
Audio description at the heart of the educational game AD Venture Play and the ¡ADESCUBRIR! platform: impact on language learning.
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Audio description as a tool for teaching English in public schools
Master's thesis (POET-UFC, 2024) on teaching sequences using audio description in public-school English classes.
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¡ADESCUBRIR!
Accessible educational game for learning audio description and Spanish (development project, since 2024).
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Audio description for teaching purposes
Research project (since 2021) investigating audio description as a teaching tool for foreign languages, especially English.
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Cooperative Learning Structures for Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Book on cooperative learning structures for English as a Foreign Language classes.
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Ceará Reference Curriculum (DCRC)
Writing the English component and the Languages area of Ceará's upper-secondary reference curriculum (ProBNCC).
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Curta a Língua (Enjoy the Language)
Teaching project (2018-2020) at EEEP Maria Giselda Teixeira: English through cooperative learning, play and cultural exchange.
No projects match these filters.
Academic output
Publications, talks, translations, supervisions and other work recorded in my CV.
Journal articles 1
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2022
Tra&Co Group (Ed.). Translation, Interpreting, Cognition: The Way out of the Box (review)
PARENTE, H.; SILVA, J. R. R. Cadernos de Tradução, v. 42, pp. 1-16, 2022.
Book 1
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2020
Cooperative Learning Structures for Teaching English as a Foreign Language
SILVA, J. R. R. 1st ed., 2020.
Magazine articles 1
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2025
The Global Classroom Project
SILVA, J. R. R.; KAE, T. TEMPUS, Finland, pp. 14-15, Sep 2, 2025.
Conference abstracts 3
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2024
Cooperative learning in basic education classrooms: theory and practice
SILVA, J. R. R.; RODRIGUES, F. M. C. In: 19th Congress on the History of Education in Ceará, Pacoti, 2024. Proceedings, p. 594.
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2024
Station rotation: using an active methodology at the Pacoti Language Center
SILVA, J. R. R.; ANDRADE, T. M. S. In: 19th Congress on the History of Education in Ceará, Pacoti, 2024. Proceedings, p. 548.
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2024
Audio description as a tool for teaching English in public schools
SILVA, J. R. R.; VIEIRA, P. A.; SILVA, R. F. In: 6th Academic Research Seminar (SAP), POET-UFC, Fortaleza, 2024. Abstracts, pp. 44-45.
Presentations 14
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2025
Audio description as a tool for teaching English in a public language school
14th Brazilian Congress of Applied Linguistics (CBLA), symposium
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2025
Audio description as the core element of the educational game AD Venture Play and its impact on English learning in upper secondary school
SILVA, J. R. R.; VIEIRA, P. A. Paper presentation.
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2024
Audiodescription as a tool to language learning: methodology
Audiovisual Translation and Media Accessibility in Education: A Global Perspective (conference)
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2024
Audio description as a tool for teaching English in public schools
Talk, also at the 17th Research and Graduate Studies Meeting and the “E por falar em tradução” meeting
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2024
A teaching sequence with audio description as a tool for teaching English in public schools
Paper presentation
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2024
The use of audio description as a tool in teaching English language in a public language school
SILVA, J. R. R.; VIEIRA, P. A. Paper presentation.
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2023
The use of AD as a Tool in ELT
SILVA, J. R. R.; SILVA, R. F.; VIEIRA, P. A. 1st International Conference on Didactic Audiovisual Translation and Media Accessibility
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2023
Audiovisual translation and English learning
Conference
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2021
Teaching listening with movies and TV series
1st Colloquium on English Teaching Practices (COPELIN)
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2021
Using Nearpod to build multimodal teaching materials for English classes
SILVA, J. R. R.; CARVALHO, S. A. Paper presentation
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2020
Using digital educational resources in vocational schools of the Baturité Massif
1st Teacher Training Workshop
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2020
Online tools for teaching writing in a foreign language
Pedagogical Week, Maracaú Language Center
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2019
Official tests for studying at universities abroad
FLISOL, seminar
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2010
Portuguese syntax
SILVA, J. R. R.; CAVALCANTE, M. M. University Meetings (UFC)
Other articles 4
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2018
ICTs in Spanish teaching: innovative concepts in 21st-century school learning
SILVA, J. R. R. Article.
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2015
New technologies and education: using interactive whiteboards in the classroom
SILVA, J. R. R. Article.
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2014
An analysis of English textbooks from a functional perspective
SILVA, J. R. R. Article.
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2012
Using authentic materials in English teaching
SILVA, J. R. R.; VASCONCELOS, F. Article.
Translation 1
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2025
Lefter: dubbing translation
Dubbing translation of a Netflix production (2025). Also *Lefter 4* (Netflix, 2025).
Technical work 6
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2025
FICH
Software (unregistered).
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2024
Research in Accessible Audiovisual Translation: SDH, Audio Description and Libras Translation
VIEIRA, P. A.; SILVA, D. C.; SOUZA, E. S.; BARROS, G. K. A.; SILVA, J. R. R. Round table (radio or TV program).
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2020
Cooperative Learning (site)
Website about cooperative learning.
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2019
Ceará Reference Curriculum (DCRC)
Advisory and consulting: writing the English component and the Languages area (upper secondary).
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2018
Bullying: We Can Stop It!
SILVA, J. R. R.; TORRES, L. O.; ULISSES, L. F.; FELIX, R. Short film.
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2018
Professor Rildo Reis (website)
Website about language teaching.
Courses taught 8
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2026
Formatting and revising academic papers in Microsoft Word following ABNT standards
Short course.
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2023
Lexical differences of Spanish across Spanish-speaking countries and with Portuguese
Short course (outreach).
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2023
Professional development in English teaching methodologies
Teacher training.
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2022
Training for the implementation of the New Upper Secondary School
Teacher training and instructional materials.
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2020
Teacher training on tools for remote teaching
Short course.
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2013
English beyond the verb to be
Short course (outreach).
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2009
Basic French conversation course
Short course.
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2009
Course on the Portuguese Spelling Agreement
Short course.
Events organized 4
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2024
International Congress on Audiovisual Translation
SILVA, R. F.; VIEIRA, P. A.; JAMISON, K. G.; CHAUME, F.; SEOANE, A. F.; SILVA, J. R. R.
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2023
19th Congress on the History of Education in Ceará
Pacoti, Ceará, Brazil.
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2021
1st International Meeting of English Teachers of the Baturité Massif
Baturité, Ceará, Brazil.
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2021
1st Colloquium on English Teaching Practices (COPELIN)
JAMISON, K. G.; SILVA, J. R. R.
Supervision 3
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2025
Game-based learning vs. traditional teaching: a comparative study of vocabulary acquisition among public school students in Pacoti, Ceará
Luan Alves Barbosa. Undergraduate thesis, English Language Teaching, UNILAB. Advisor (completed).
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2025
Between supply and absence: a survey of Portuguese audio description on Brazil's main streaming platforms
Camila dos Santos Monteiro. Undergraduate thesis, English Language Teaching, UNILAB. Advisor (completed).
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2025
A study on the role of game-based learning (GBL)
Luan Alves Barbosa. Undergraduate thesis, UNILAB. Ongoing supervision.
Examination committees 3
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2026
Scientific committee, 2nd International Congress on Didactic Audiovisual Translation and Media Accessibility
Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), Spain.
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2025
Undergraduate thesis committees for Luan Alves Barbosa and Camila dos Santos Monteiro
English Language Teaching, UNILAB.
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2024
Between subversion and normativity: translating the drag language of RuPaul's Drag Race for Brazilian audiences
Undergraduate thesis committee for Marco Antonio Abreu Costa, UNILAB.