​​​1. Education

2004 : Aggregation in Education (Language Education), awarded by the University of Minho
1994 : PhD in Education (Language Education), awarded by the University of Minho
1987 : Master in Linguistics, awarded by the Faculty of Letters of the University of Lisbon
1983 : B.A. in Portuguese and English Language Teaching, awarded by the University of Minho
 

2. Professional career

2005 → current date: Full Professor at the University of Minho
1998 → 2005: Associate Professor at the University of Minho
1994 → 1998: Assistant Professor at the University of Minho
1987 → 1994: Lecturer at the University of Minho
 

3. Teaching activity

He has been teaching, along his career, several subjects in the fields of Language Education, Literacy at graduation and post-graduation programmes.
He has taught, as Visiting Professor, in post-graduation courses, in other universities, both in Portugal (University of Lisbon; University of Porto, University of Coimbra and University of Algarve) - and abroad (Pedagogic University of Maputo – Mozambique; University of Cape Vert – Cape Verte; National University of Timor Lorosa’e – East Timor).
 

4. Research and Development Activity

Main Scientific Research Areas: Language Education; Literacy; Adult Education
Research and Development Activity as Director: Projects supported by the Foundation for Science and Technology, the European Union, UNICEF and the Portuguese Institute for Cooperation.
He has published several works including books and book chapters, articles and papers in conference proceedings most of them focusing on the teaching and learning of Portuguese language, on literacy, and on adult education.
 

5. Editorial activity

Editor of the Portuguese Journal of Education during the years 1998-2003
 

6. Scientific associations

President of the Portuguese Linguistics Association during the years 2000-2002
 

7. University administration

2013 → 2017: Vice-Rector for Education of the University of Minho
2009 → 2013: Vice-Rector for Research and Education of the University of Minho
2005 → 2008: Vice President of the Academic Council of the University of Minho
2009→ 2017: President of the Confucius Institute at the University of Minho​

Contacts
Chief​ of the Rector's Office: Ana Paula Martins
Phone: +351 253 601 106