Beginning Brazilian Portuguese

Author Biographies

• Niedja Fedrigo, University of Michigan

  Niedja Fedrigo has taught Portuguese at the University of Michigan since 1993 where her research activities have been focused primarily on instructional technology and distance learning. Recently she presented papers on distance learning and IT at the Conference on Language, Communication and Global Management at the American Graduate School of International Management and at the International Syllabus Conference.

• Valeriane Camey, University of Detroit Mercy

  Valeriane Camey has been involved with language teaching since 1986. Her field of experience includes teaching ELS, Portuguese and Spanish. She works for the University of Detroit Mercy and her main interests include developing teaching material and Second Language Acquisition for the adult learner.