Reading in the brain by Stanislas Dehaene

Fabiana Vanessa Achy Almeida; Claudia Marchese Winfield

doi:10.5007/2175-8026.2012n63p214

Authors

Fabiana Vanessa Achy Almeida UFSC
Claudia Marchese Winfield UFSC

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-8026.2012n63p214

Abstract

Reading in the brain by Stanislas Dehaene

Author Biographies

Fabiana Vanessa Achy Almeida, UFSC

Fabiana Vanessa Achy de Almeida is currently a Phd candidate in applied linguistics at the English language and literature by Programa de Pós-Graduação em letras/inglês from Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), institution from which she also holds her Master’s degree. She has taught English as a Foreign language at all levels for more than twenty years, and it was her experience in the classroom that led her back to research. her interest in research concerns foreign language teaching and learning, focusing on reading, as well as the implementation of the reading process in the brain.

Claudia Marchese Winfield, UFSC

Claudia M. Winfield is currently a doctoral candidate at the Graduate Program in English and applied linguistics at Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. She holds a Master’s degree in English language and literature (UFSC) and a diploma in translation from the institute of linguists iol – UK). her professional experience includes teaching English as a Foreign language at language schools and regular schools in brazil, as well as teaching Portuguese as a Foreign language for the GCSE exam (Kingsway College, london, UK). additionally, she has experience in translation, revision, proofreading, and consecutive interpreting for the private sector. her main research interests are cognitive aspects of reading and translation, with a focus on inferential processes.