THE FULBRIGHT FLTA

PROGRAM,
EXPERIMENTING, AND

Rafael Leonardo da Silva

University of Georgia

THE FULBRIGHT FLTA

PROGRAM
Language Teachers from all over the world
More than 30.000 Fulbrighters (both FLTA and other scholarships) so
far
More than 400 FLTAs each year
41 Brazilian FLTAs in 2014-2015

WHAT DOES FULBRIGHT

LOOK FOR?
Young language teachers who are eager to share their natives
languages, as well as innovate and improve worldwide language
education.

A GAMING EXPERIENCE AT
UGA
Project developed with Professor Amelia Hutchinson (Portuguese
dept.), Viviane Alves (Portuguese dept.), and Professor Jonathan
Baillehache (French dept.)
Objective: Demonstrate how games may enhance language
development

GAMING CLASSES
Four classes so far
1 Intermediate Portuguese Class and
2 Elementary Portuguese Classes
Game Papers, Please

FEEDBACK
-Improves motivation to learn a foreign language
-The game is interesting and immersive
-Emotional attachment

WHATS NEXT?
Use other games for Portuguese language education
Help the development of the Digital Arts at UGA

REFERENCE
Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Program. Available at:
<http://www.iie.org/Programs/Fulbright-FLTA>. Accessed on: March
13th, 2015.

THANK YOU!