Sônia Ruiz

Curriculum Vitae

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Hudson, MA 01749

Education

**** - **** *** ** ******* (Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Niterói, Brazil) 2000 - 2002 M.A. in American Studies (University of Massachusetts (UMASS), Boston, USA. Fulbright grant recipient)

2006 - 2008 B.A. in History (Universidade Salgado de Oliveira (UNIVERSO), Niterói, Brazil)

1995 - 2000 B.A. in Letters – Portuguese, English and Literatures (Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF) Niteroi, Brazil)

Professional Experience

08/2022 Hudson Public Schools – MA, USA

to the present ESL teacher at Hudson High School

03/2022-05/2023 – Coordinator of the English Language After School Program at Hudson High School

03/2015 Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro – UERJ – RJ, Brazil. to the present Adjunct Professor of English at the Department of Languages

(on leave) and Literature

06/2015-06/2017 – Coordinator of the English Language Sector at the Institute of Application Fernando Rodrigues da Silveira (CAp UERJ) (UERJ Lab School)

02/2006- Our Lady of Mercy School – OLM – RJ, Brazil. 12/2014 Social Studies Middle and High School Teacher (History and Geography)

High School Thesis Program Coordinator

07/2008- Rio de Janeiro Department of Education – SEE-RJ, Brazil. 02/2009 High School English Teacher

06/2004- City of São Gonçalo Department of Education – RJ, Brazil. 09/2009 Middle School English Teacher

10/2004- Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF) – RJ, Brazil. 12/2005 Professor of English and English Language Literatures at the Department of Foreign Modern Languages – English

Language Sector (undergraduate and graduate studies) 08/2003- Brazil-USA Institute (IBEU) – RJ, Brazil. 12/2005 English Teacher

08//2002 - Framingham Public Schools – MA, USA.

06/2003 Bilingual Elementary Teacher (Portuguese/English) (3rd grade bilingual teacher at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School) 08/2000 - UMASS, Boston – MA, USA.

06/2003 Teacher Assistant at the American Studies Department. 03/1997- PROLEM, UFF – RJ, Brazil.

07/2000 English Teacher

Languages

Portuguese – mother tongue

English – Proficient (C2 CEFR)

• ITP (Institutional Test Score) - score: 650/666 - RJ, 07/25/2007

• CPE - Certificate of Proficiency in English (University of Cambridge) - RJ, 07/1999

• Michigan Proficiency in English (University of Michigan) - RJ, 11/30/1996

• FCE - First Certificate in English (University of Cambridge) - RJ, 07/1995 Spanish – Fluent

• PROLEM-UFF Spanish Course

Awards and Achievements

2015 First place in the hiring selection exam for adjunct professor of English as a Foreign Language at the UERJ/CAp UERJ.

2009 Teacher of the Year, Our Lady of School

2006 Grant recipient of the US Embassy Project to improve the English language teaching in Brazil ("Fortalecer o Ensino de Inglês na Rede Pública"). Responsible for coordinating, planning and teaching at this continuing education project for 120 middle and high school English teachers at the city of Sao Goncalo, RJ, Brazil. 2004 First place in the hiring selection public exam for adjunct professor of English as a Foreign Language at the City of Sao Goncalo, RJ, Brazil. 2004 Second place in the hiring selection public exam for assistant teacher of English and US American Literature at UFF, RJ, Brazil.

2000 Fulbright grant recipient to study for a Master’s Degree in American Studies at the UMASS, Boston, USA.

1998 Teaching assistant of English IV at UFF, RJ, Brazil. Textbooks (Author)

Bridges: English Language Textbook Collection – approved to be part of the catalogue of Brazilian National Textbook Program – PNLD2020-2023 and 2024-2026 (more than 2 million copies sold from 2019 to the present)

Carolina de Jesus Pereira; Silene Cardoso; Sirlene Aparecida Aarão; RUIZ, Sônia Melo de Jesus Bridges: 6o ao 9 ano: ensino fundamental: anos finais: Manual do professor. São Paulo: FTD, 2018, v.1 a 4. 200 pages each volume.

Website available: https://pnld2020.ftd.com.br/colecao/bridges/ (PNLD 2020-23) https://pnld.ftd.com.br/ensino-fundamental-anos-finais-pnld-2024-objeto-01/bridges-ingles/ (PNLD 2024-26) English Language High School textbook

SEABRA, D.; MELO, F. M.; RUIZ, Sônia Melo de Jesus Língua Inglesa Ensino Médio 2a série. São José dos Campos: Poliedro, 2020, v.1. p.176. Academic Peer Reviewed Journals

LINO, G. E.; PEDROSA, A. B. R.; RIBEIRO, A. S. M.; RUIZ, Sônia Melo de Jesus; VILLELA, M. Projetos Digitais de Inglês na Educação Básica: reflexões, possibilidades e ações em tempos de pandemia. Signo., v.46, p.134 - 144, 2021.

Additional references: Portuguese. Meio de divulgação: Meio digital. Home page:

[http://https://online.unisc.br/seer/index.php/signo/article/view/15684] JESUS, Sonia Melo de

“A Journey To A Star”: Refletindo Sobre O Processo De Construção De Um Carmen Miranda Como Um Ícone Brasileiro/Latino Nos EUA. Líguas & Letras (Online)., v.18, p.112 - 125, 2017. RUIZ, Sonia Melo de Jesus

Considerações e Desconsiderações Acerca do Gênero de Ficção Científica. Revista de Letras Juçara. v.2, n. 1, p. 353 - 362, 2018.

Book Chapter

JESUS, Sonia Melo de

Protagonistas de um Brasil Imaginário: Faxineiras Brasileiras em Boston, 1980-2000 In: Fronteiras Cruzadas: Etnicidade, Família e Redes Sociais.1 ed.São Paulo : Paz e Terra, 2003, p. 99-114. Obs.:

Name before marriage: Sônia Melo de Jesus

04/24/2022

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