Edleise Mendes Oliveira Santos

Edleise Mendes has a Master's Degree in Linguistic Studies (Federal University of Bahia-UFBA, 1996), PhD in Applied Linguistics (State University of Campinas-UNICAMP, 2004) and Post-Doctorate in Education and Social Sciences (Center for Social Studies - CES, University of Coimbra, Portugal). She is currently an associate professor at the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), where she works in the undergraduate and postgraduate programs in Language and Culture (PPGLinC). She was a Visiting Professor at Georgetown University, Virginia, United States (2014) and University of Hyderabad, Telangana, India (2017). Her area of expertise are language and culture, specially the relations between language, culture and language education. Her main areas of interests are: Portuguese language education, maternal and foreign language (in its varied contexts); Portuguese language teacher education; evaluation and production of materials for language teaching; intercultural and critical approaches to language teaching; language education and multilingualism; policies and projects for the promotion, projection and diffusion of the Portuguese language in the world. She presents several articles, chapters and published books that deal with broad aspects of the teaching-learning process and the teachers education and language policy. She has participated in the elaboration of several instructional materials for teaching Portuguese in Brazil and abroad, as well as international projects for the teachers education of Portuguese foreign language, second language and heritage language, such as PROFIC / PLE - Continuing Education of Portuguese Language Teachers, and to plan and develop the POLH Project (Continuing Education of Teachers of Portuguese as Heritage Language), together with the Portuguese Language Promotion Division (DPLP) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRE/Brazil). In partnership with the International Institute of Portuguese Language (IILP), it participates in the development of the Portal of the Teacher of Portuguese as a Foreign Language / Non Maternal Language (PPPLE), an online platform that provides free teaching materials and resources for teaching Portuguese to speakers of other languages. She was president of the International Society of Portuguese Foreign Language - SIPLE (2011-2013 / 2014 - 2016), where she worked extensively for the promotion, diffusion and projection of Portuguese in the world. She is currently Coordinator of the Observatory of Portuguese Foreign Language / Second Language (ObsPLE-PL2) and of the Nucleus of Studies in Language, Culture and Education (LINCE / CNPQ).

Edleise Mendes é mestre em Estudos Linguísticos (Universidade Federal da Bahia- UFBA, 1996), doutora em Linguística Aplicada (Universidade Estadual de Campinas-UNICAMP, 2004) e Pós-Doutora em Educação e Ciências Sociais (Centro de Estudos Sociais - CES), na Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal (2014) e na Universidade Estatal das Humanidades de Moscou (RGGU), em Moscou, Rússia (2019). Atualmente, é professora associada da Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA), onde atua na graduação e no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Língua e Cultura (PPGLinC). Foi professora visitante na Universidade de Georgetown, Virgínia, Estados Unidos (2014), na Universidade de Hyderabad, em Telangana, Índia (2017) e na Universidade Negeri Malang, em Malang, Indonésia (2018). Dedica-se a estudos sobre a língua portuguesa, materna e estrangeira (em seus variados contextos) e à área da educação linguística de modo geral, com enfoque na formação de professores(as) de línguas, avaliação e produção de materiais didáticos, abordagens interculturais e críticas para o ensino de línguas. Em parceria com o Instituto Internacional da Língua Portuguesa (IILP/CPLP), coordenou o desenvolvimento do Portal do Professor de Português Língua Estrangeira / Língua Não materna (PPPLE). Foi presidente da Sociedade Internacional de Português Língua Estrangeira - SIPLE (2011-2013 / 2014 - 2016). Atualmente é Coordenadora do Observatório de Português Língua Estrangeira / Segunda Língua (ObsPLE-PL2) e do Núcleo de Estudos em Língua, Cultura e Ensino (LINCE / CNPQ). É a coordenadora institucional da UFBA como membro integrante da Cátedra UNESCO em Políticas Linguísticas para o Multilinguismo e membro da Comissão Técnico- Científica do Exame Celpe-Bras (Certificado de Proficiência em Língua Portuguesa para Estrangeiros).