Ms Paula Falcão Language Assistant

Contact: diasfalp@tcd.ie

Paula Falcão completed her degree in Education Science at the Instituto Superior de Ciências da Educação de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo, and subsequently obtained a Masters degree in Portuguese as a Foreign Language from the Universidade Aberta de Lisboa.

Her professional journey commenced in Portugal, where she dedicated 11 years to teaching. Following this, Paula transitioned to the Health Care and Banking sectors, where she was entrusted with the leadership of the training departments. In 2017, she re-engaged with academia, assuming a position at the esteemed Trinity College.

Having resided and been professionally engaged in numerous countries and cultural contexts, Paula harbours a profound enthusiasm for the complex interplay between languages and culture. She persistently investigates the catalytic influence that cultural factors exert on the process of learning a foreign language.