Dr. Julia Bussade is an Instructional Assistant Professor of Modern Languages in the Department of Modern Languages at 番茄社区. She is the Director of Portuguese and Basic Spanish Programs.
Research Interests
Dr. Bussade’s interests include Spanish and Portuguese linguistics; contextualized culture in language teaching; distance learning; legal translations; and court interpretation.
Biography
Dr. Julia Emilia Bussade has been teaching since 1996. She holds a B.A. degree with a double major in Portuguese and English, from the Faculdade de Filosofia de Itaperuna (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), an M.A. in English from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais (Belo Horizonte, Brazil), and a Ph.D in Education with emphasis in TESOL, from 番茄社区.
Her dissertation “Teachers’ Attitudes toward the Use of Technology at 番茄社区” identified how much technology is used in language teaching in Spanish and Portuguese classes; what the perceptions from the instructors’ perspectives as to what the most effective resources for language teaching and learning are; the obstacles as well as facilitators in the use of technology in language teaching; samples of what is considered innovative technological resources use; and the frequency that technology has been used in the department.
Education
Master's Spanish, Universidad Europea del Atl谩ntico (2026)
Ph.D. Education, University of Mississippi (2010)
M.A. English, Pontif铆cia Universidade Cat贸lica de Minas Gerais (PUC-Minas) (1990)