https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience Teaching Portuguese at the University of Iowa en-us 2021-11-02 06:05:58 UTC 2026-01-10 18:46:46 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/105545396/23007e2d5fca15eff507d41145cd32b8/R.jpg mariruiz https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1860795018 2021-11-02 06:10:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1860795018 mariruiz https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1860811716 Hi there! My name is Mariana and I'm from Uberlândia, Brazil. I've been working as a Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) at the University of Iowa since August 2021.

I decided to create this space to share my experiences as a student and instructor in the US. Also, to show what the program is about for those who may be interested in applying for the same opportunity.

The page is going to be uploaded throughout the year. Last update: 07 nov. 2021.

You can contact me on mariruiznasci@yahoo.com.br]]> 2021-11-02 06:20:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1860811716 mariruiz https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1860813699 2021-11-02 06:22:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1860813699 mariruiz https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1860814145 2021-11-02 06:22:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1860814145 mariruiz https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1861802190 2021-11-02 14:22:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1861802190 mariruiz https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1863344766 2021-11-03 02:17:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1863344766 mariruiz https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1863370228 Our conversation hour happens every Monday from 5:30-7:00pm at the Center for Language and Culture Learning (CLCL)]]> 2021-11-03 02:28:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1863370228 mariruiz https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1863373082 We watched a comedy movie that is very popular in Brazil. ]]> 2021-11-03 02:29:25 UTC https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1863373082 mariruiz https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1863381340 2021-11-03 02:32:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1863381340 mariruiz https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1863393723 2021-11-03 02:37:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1863393723 mariruiz https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1863397949 2021-11-03 02:39:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1863397949 mariruiz https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1863398385 2021-11-03 02:39:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1863398385 mariruiz https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1863399444 2021-11-03 02:40:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1863399444 mariruiz https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1863404025 On Sep. 30th we had an amazing online cooking class with Marjorie Davis to learn how to make a traditional and delicious brigadeiro!]]> 2021-11-03 02:41:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1863404025 mariruiz https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1863409320 We have meetings twice a month to discuss short stories written in Portuguese.]]> 2021-11-03 02:44:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1863409320 mariruiz https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1863420433 I met our adorable mascot Herky!]]> 2021-11-03 02:48:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1863420433 mariruiz https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1863433891 2021-11-03 02:54:25 UTC https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1863433891 mariruiz https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1863480251 You can see the flags that represent all the international students currently attending the university.]]> 2021-11-03 03:16:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1863480251 mariruiz https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1863488584 2021-11-03 03:20:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1863488584 mariruiz https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1863496246 We met at Guarulhos airport for the first time.]]> 2021-11-03 03:23:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1863496246 mariruiz https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1863506505 2021-11-03 03:28:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1863506505 mariruiz https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1870655986 2021-11-05 18:47:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1870655986 mariruiz https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1870695481 2021-11-05 19:13:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1870695481 mariruiz https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1870695933 2021-11-05 19:14:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1870695933 mariruiz https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1870697895 2021-11-05 19:15:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1870697895 mariruiz https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1870700823 2021-11-05 19:17:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1870700823 mariruiz https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1873104345 Our professor Giovanni Zimotti invited Braeden Jones to demostrante how we can explore virtual reality to incorporate it into our courses for language practice and cultural learning. It was fun and I had many ideas on possibilities to use it in my classes.]]> 2021-11-07 17:26:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1873104345 mariruiz https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1873110971 2021-11-07 17:31:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1873110971 mariruiz https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1873149550 Holly works for CIVIC (Council for International Visitors) in Iowa City as a student intern. She wrote a report about Brazil and I reviewed the text that is going to be published. We met in person and talked about American and Brazilian culture.]]> 2021-11-07 18:00:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1873149550 mariruiz https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1873372651 2021-11-07 21:10:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1873372651 mariruiz https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1873374081 2021-11-07 21:11:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mariruiz/fltaexperience/wish/1873374081