Nilma Dominique

Nilma Dominique is a Lecturer in Portuguese at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Global Languages Department. She has designed and developed MIT's Portuguese language curriculum since introductory to advanced levels. Prior to joining MIT in 2010, Dominique taught Portuguese and Spanish at Harvard University's Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, and has extensive experience teaching Portuguese as a first and second language in Brazil.

Her pedagogical expertise includes non-verbal communication, sociolinguistics, semiotics, and heritage language pedagogy. Dominique has also contributed to teacher training and linguistic consulting. She serves as the first Portuguese representative on the Massachusetts Foreign Language Association (MaFLA) Board and currently co-directs test development for the National Portuguese Exams (NPE).

• Education:
  • PhD in Portuguese Linguistics from Universidad de Alcalá, Spain
  • MA in Portuguese Language and Educational Consulting from Associação Baiana de Educação e Cultura, Brazil
  • BA in Portuguese and Spanish Languages from Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil