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Alyson Andrade 🇧🇷
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Professional TeacherTeaches
Portuguese
Native
Speaks
English
Spanish
Other
Large experience teaching Portuguese for foreigners (+700 classes) and English for Brazilians, too.
Teaches
Portuguese
Native
Speaks
English
Spanish
Other
Large experience teaching Portuguese for foreigners (+700 classes) and English for Brazilians, too.
About Me
Resume & Certificates
From BrazilLiving in Juazeiro do Norte, Brazil (09:26 UTC-03:00)
About Me
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As a PhD linguist specializing in bilingual and multilingual learning, I help students master Brazilian Portuguese with confidence. My research at UFC Brazil focused on how adults acquire languages, and I’ve taught 700+ classes to foreigners—from beginners to advanced speakers. Whether you’re navigating accents, idioms, or grammar, my lessons blend academic insights with real-world practice. Let’s make learning vibrant and mistake-friendly!
For any level, I am SUPER patient, outgoing and excited about my students at class time. I am very committed to teaching so that my students really learn, notice their mistakes but don't feel bad about them, because mistakes are part of this language construction. I prepare a PowerPoint presentation with pronunciation tips (and accents), introduction to phonetic symbols (Portuguese phonetic tips) and the sounds of Brazilian Portuguese, isolated vocabularies and then small everyday phrases using such vocabulary, idioms, cultural curiosities and small doses of grammar when necessary. The student will be monitored during the class and I will always be attentive to corrections and improvements.
1- Students from scratch: A FREE book in PDF that is made available to the student (one chapter for each scheduled lesson / class). ELEMENTARY and INTERMEDIATE students receive a Power Point slid of the lesson e/ Book PDF with vocabularies, verbs, expressions, phonetics and gravar topics.
Vocabularies are accompanied by phonetic transcriptions that wi...My teaching material
- PDF file
- Text Documents
- Presentation slides/PPT
- Audio files
- Image files
- Video files
- Flashcards
- Quizzes
- Graphs and charts
- Homework Assignments
Certificates
Doutorado em Linguística - UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO CEARÁ - 2021LINGUISTICS AND PORTUGUESE AS FOREIGN LANGUAGE/ L2.
Certificate verified
MESTRADO LINGUÍSTICA MASTER D. LINGUISTICS - UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DA PARAÍBA UFPB - BRASIL - 2020CURSAR DOIS ANOS DE DISCIPLINAS RELACIONADAS À LINGUÍSTICA, DESENVOLVER PESQUISA EM LABORATÓRIO DE PSICOLINGUÍSTICA EXPERIMENTAL, E DEFENDER A PESQUISA E DISSERTAÇÃO.
TAKE TWO YEARS OF DISCIPLINES RELATED TO LINGUISTICS, DEVELOPING RESEARCH IN EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLINGUISTICS LABORATORY, AND DEFENDING RESEARCH AND DISSERTATION.
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ESPECIALIZAÇÃO EM LÍNGUA INGLESA - UNIVERSIDADE REGIONAL DO CARIRI URCA - BRASIL - 2006CURSAR POR MAIS DE UM ANO INÚMERAS DISCIPLINAS RELACIONADAS À LÍNGUA INGLESA E SUAS VARIANTES (FONÉTICA, SEMÂNTICA, MORFOLOGIA, METODOLOGIA. AO FINAL O CANDIDATO PRECISA DEFENDER E TER APROVADA A MONOGRAFIA DA PESQUISA QUE DESENVOLVIDA.
COURSE FOR MORE THAN ONE YEAR NUMBER OF DISCIPLINES RELATED TO THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND ITS VARIATORS (PHONETICS, SEMANTICS, MORPHOLOGY, METHODOLOGY. AT THE END THE CANDIDATE NEEDS TO DEFEND AND HAVE APPROVED THE RESEARCH MONOGRAPHY THAT DEVELOPED.
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GRADUAÇÃO EM LETRAS - PORTUGUÊS, INGLÊS - UNIVERSIDADE REGIONAL DO CARIRI URCA - BRASIL - 2004MAIS DE 4 ANOS DE PREPARAÇÃO COM DISCIPLINA EM LÍNGUA PORTUGUESA E INGLESA. AO FINAL A PESQUISA E MONOGRAFIA PRECISAM SER APROVADAS POR UMA BANCA DE PROFESSORES.
MORE THAN 4 YEARS OF PREPARATION WITH DISCIPLINE IN PORTUGUESE AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE. AT THE END THE RESEARCH AND MONOGRAPHY MUST BE APPROVED BY A TEACHER BANK.
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Teaching experience
2021 - Current
Professor - TeacherMore than +700 classes teaching Portuguese for people around the world!
2006 - Current
Professor - TeacherLarge experience teaching English for Brazilians in schools, idiom courses, and private and public universities/ colleges..
Education
2004 - 2006
Bachelor’s - POSGRADUAÇÃ/ ESPECIALIAZAÇÃO EM ENSINO DE LÍNGUA INGLESA COMO LÍNGUA ESTRANGEIRA
2000 - 2004
Bachelor’s - GRADUAÇÃO LETRAS PORTUGUÊS - INGLÊSLICENCIATURA
2015 - 2021
Doctorate - LINGUISTICS - PORTUGUESE AS FOREIGN LANGUAGEMY RESEARCH (PhD DISSERTATION) WAS ABOUT BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE.
2009 - 2011
Master's - LINGUÍSTICA
Work Experience
2018 - 2019
PROFESSOR DE INGLÊS PRA BRASILEIROS(CAMBRIEDGE MATERIAL)
2018 - 2018
PROFESSOR DE LINGUÍSTICA
2017 - 2018
PROFESSOR DE INGLÊS
2012 - 2013
PROFESSOR UNIVERSITARIO PORTUGUÊS - INGLÊS
2013 - 2013
PROFESSOR DE INGLÊS
2013 - 2014
PROFESSOR LINGUÍSTICA E INGLÊS
2020 - 2020
PROFESSOR ENS. FUDAMENTAL INGLÊS
5.0
Rating
101
Students
801
Lessons
99%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
Portuguese Lessons
Trial Lesson
53 lessons completed
USD 5.00+
🇧🇷 INTERMEDIATE PORTUGUESE CONVERSATION (+ INCLUDED POWER POINT SLIDES + PRONUNCIATION, VERBS AND VOCABULARY WITH IMAGES AND TRANSCRIPTIONS, READIND , IDIOMS, ACCENTS, CULTURE AND VIDEOS).).
B1 - C1Conversation352 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
Package with 14% off
🇧🇷 ELEMENTARY PORTUGUESE FROM SCRATCH/BEGGINERS (*INCLUDED POWER POINT SLIDES + PRONUNCIATION, VERBS AND VOCABULARY WITH IMAGES AND TRANSCRIPTIONS, READING , IDIOMS, ACCENTS, CULTURE AND VIDEO).
A1 - A2Language Essentials230 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
Package with 14% off
ANY LEVEL CONVERSATION IN (BRAZILIAN) PORTUGUESE - NO POWER POINT SLIDES.
A2 - C2Conversation23 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Package with 7% off
ADVANCED PORTUGUESE CON (*INCLUDED POWER POINT SLIDES - CULTURE, VERBS, VOCAB, IDIOMS, DIALECTS, PRONUNCIATION, A BIT OF GRAMMAR, TEXT READING, PICTURE DESCRIPTION, HOMEWORK AND LOTS OF CONVERSATION).
C1 - C2Language Essentials0 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
Package with 14% off
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Vocabulary (2)
Podcast (1)
Quiz (43)
161 Reviews
Kai
21 Portuguese lessons
Teacher’s pick
I could not ask for a better Portuguese teacher! After each lesson with Alyson, I feel encouraged and motivated to continue studying Portuguese. He structures his lessons very effectively. Each lesson, I gain a lot about practical vocabulary, pronunciation tips, and cultural information. Alyson is very good at explaining more difficult topics in the language. He is also a very warm person.
After a few lessons with Alyson, I already feel more confident speaking Portuguese, especially because Alyson has helped me improve my pronunciation and accent. Whether you're a beginner or advanced speaker of Portuguese, I highly recommend Alyson!
Aug 8, 2022
Mor
1 Portuguese lesson
Teacher’s pick
On the personal level, Alyson is really really friendly, has amazing vibes, good energies, and fun to talk with!
Professionally, his explanations were very detailed and clear, while paying attention to the subtleties and making sure you get them clearly, which is amazing.
In addition, he puts emphasis on making the lesson customized to your specific needs.
I really recommend to anybody that wants a fun learning experience.
Dec 22, 2020
Jaime Aldape
15 Portuguese lessons
Excellent.
Jun 22, 2025
Jeanne
14 Portuguese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Les leçons avec Alyson sont un vrai plaisir ! Le cours est toujours structuré et bien préparé, le tout dans une ambiance super positive, encourageante et aussi divertissante !
Jan 18, 2021
Denis Fortin
3 Portuguese lessons
Je eu vou continuar com Alyson . Ele e muito bom professor . Gosto dele
Apr 27, 2026
Jaime Aldape
15 Portuguese lessons
Excellent
Jun 13, 2025
Trial Lesson
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