Deivis D. Pothin

About

Deivis is from Brazil and has been living in London since 2004. He is currently a teacher at St Luke’s CofE Primary School in West London.

He teaches Year 5, coordinates ICT and Science across the school and teaches Spanish in KS2. Deivis is also a member of the senior leadership team of the school.

Besides being a teacher, he enjoys going to the cinema, surfing the Internet and, when in the mood, is a reasonable good cook. :)

Education

MA International ELT and Applied Language Studies. London Metropolitan University, UK. (2006)
BA English, Portuguese and Respective Literatures. Unisinos University, Brazil. (2003)

Research Interests

Language Learning and Technology
Computer Assisted Language Learning
Computer Mediated Communication
Language Learning Strategies
Second Language Acquisition / Bilingualism / Multilingualism
Interactional Sociolinguistics

Qualifications and Awards

2007 – British Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) – Primary School (KS1/2), South Bank University – UK.
2004 – Certificate of Proficiency in English, University of Cambridge – UK.
2001 – Certificate of Proficiency in English, The University of Michigan – USA.
2000 – First Place in the Linguistics Essays Competition – UNISINOS University.

For a more detailed CV, click here. (In Portuguese)