PGDip Linguistics, University of Otago
BA Portuguese Language, Brazilian and Portuguese Literature and English Language, Universidade do Oeste Paulista, Presidente Prudente, SP, Brazil
Research areas:
Ethnomusicology
Latin American popular culture
National identity
Teaching methodology
Second language acquisition
Academic experience:
Flavia Rubini-Lean taught English as a second language and Portuguese language in a variety of schools in Brazil. Ms. Rubini-Lean has been teaching courses in Portuguese Language and Brazilian Culture at the University of Otago since 2003.
Papers given at seminars:
2008 - “The pioneering teaching of Portuguese language at the University of Otago”. Presented at the Brazil in Aotearoa New Zealand: Researching the Cultural Dynamics of a Unique and Diverse Nation. New Zealand Centre for Latin American Studies (NZCLAS) – University of Auckland, NZ. April 2008.
2007 - “Chico Buarque and Brazilian Cultural Identity”. Presented at the Coloquio de la Asociación de Profesores Latinoamericanistas de Nueva Zelanda. University of Otago. Dunedin, NZ. June 2007.
Telephone number: 64 3 479-8424
Fax number: 64 3 479-8689
Office: Arts Building 3N4
E-mail: flavia.rubini-lean@otago.ac.nz
Ms Flavia Rubini-Lean