Curriculum Vitae
 

Junior-Prof.Dr. Euline Cutrim Schmid (Ph.D.)
Assistant Professor,
Applied Linguistics and Language Teaching

Personal Information

Work Experience

04/2006 to

present

Assistant Professor (Junior Professorin)

Department of English, University of Education (Pädagogische Hochschule), Heidelberg, Germany
Responsibilities: teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level, supervising undergraduate and postgraduate dissertations and conducting research in the area of computer assisted language learning

09/2003 to

12/2005

Part-time Tutor

Department of Linguistics and English Language, Lancaster University, U.K.
Responsibilities: running undergraduate seminars, delivering lectures in under- and postgraduate courses, supervising undergraduate dissertations, teaching an online postgraduate course, designing electronic teaching materials for advanced English courses, teaching English (advanced level) in pre-sessional EAP/Study Skills courses

08/1999 to  08/2001

English Teacher

Cultura Inglesa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Responsibilities: teaching general English to children, teenagers and adults (all levels)

03/1999 to  08/2001

English Teacher

Brasas, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Responsibilities: teaching “Business English” to adults (all levels)

09/1995 to 12/1995

Substitute Professor

Faculty of Letters, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Responsibilities: teaching English for Academic Purposes (EAP)

11/1996 to 07/1998

English Teacher

CNA, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Responsibilities: teaching general English to children, teenagers and adults (all levels)

03/1994 to 03/1999

English Teacher

Feedback, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Responsibilities: teaching general English to adults (all levels)

Education

09/2002 to 09/2005

Lancaster University, U.K.

Ph.D. in Linguistics

Thesis Title: “An Investigation into the Use of Interactive Whiteboard Technology in the Language Classroom: A Critical Theory of Technology Perspective”

Research Areas: computer assisted language learning (CALL), classroom-based research, teacher-research, teacher education and technology, socialcultural theories of learning

09/2001 to 08/2002

Lancaster University, U.K.

M.A. in Language Teaching (Distinction)

Dissertation Title: “Traditional Learning with Advanced Technologies? Communicative and Pedagogical Challenges in Online Environments”

Research Areas: online literacy practices, literacy in the New Media Age, online distance learning, network-based learning

03/1996 to 12/1999

Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

M.A in Applied Linguistics

Dissertation Title: “The Construction of Learner Autonomy through the Teaching of Vocabulary: An Action Research”

Research Areas: language learner autonomy, language learning strategies, vocabulary learning, teacher-research, action research

03/1989 to 08/1995

Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

B.A. in English and Portuguese

03/1988 to 12/1992

State University of Rio de Janeiro

B.A. in Psychology

Languages

• Portuguese – Native Language

• English – Proficiency Level

• German – Advanced Level

• Spanish – Basic Skills

Academic Involvement

Since

2002

•  Publishing of papers in academic journals

•  Presentation of papers in national and international conferences

• Reviewer of academic journals (e.g., Computers and Education)

• Delivery of numerous demonstrations on the use of Interactive Whiteboard technology for language teaching

• Supporting the organisation of international conferences

• Member of advisory groups for national projects in the U.K.