Denilso de Lima

Denilso is just a guy who loves doing what he does: learning and teaching the English Language. Nowadays, he has been much more involved in writing books on English Language Teaching and on sharing ideas with the ELT World. Denilso has been working as a teacher trainer for 10 years now and really feels like making a huge difference on this field in Brazil (and in the world). He knows that this is not an easy thing, but he won’t ever give up! Wanna learn more about Denilso? So, just keep reading!

Professional
  • English Language Teacher (since 1995)
  • EFL Teacher Trainer (since 2002)
  • ELT Consultant (since 2004)
  • Lecturer (since 2006)
Books and Articles Published
  • Inglês na Ponta da Língua - método inovador para melhorar o seu inglês, ISBN 978-85-352-1389-8, Editora Elsevier/Campus, © 2004 [A book on the Lexical Approach from a learner's point of view]
  • Por que assim e não assado? O guia definitivo de collocations em inglês, ISBN 978-85-352-2734-5, Editora Elsevier/Campus, © 2007 [A book on collocations in English and Brazilian Portuguese]
  • Gramática de Uso da Língua Inglesa – a gramática do inglês na ponta da língua, ISBN 978-85-352-4157-0, Editora Elsevier/Campus, © 2010 [A book on learning and teaching English language grammar with no rules and terminology]
  • Collocation: ingrediente essencial para melhorar ainda mais o inglês de seus alunos, Revista New Routes [DISAL], #35, maio/2008, p. 30-33, ISSN 1516-3601 [an article on how to introduce collocations to language learners]
  • inFlux Vacation Course – a four-series books developed for those interested in keeping English on the tip of tongue while on vacation.

Lectures and Workshops

Denilso has presented several lectures and workshops with some major English Language Teachers’ Association, universities and English language schools: Braz-TESOL, APLIESP, APIES, APIRS, APLIEPAR, ABCI, LABCI, São Camilo, UNIR, UNESP, Unilagos, Uniron, PUC-PR, Tuiuti, Anhanguera, UFSCar, inFlux, Cultura Inglesa, Fisk, CNA, Skill, CCAA, Yazigi. The titles his presentations are:

  • Collocations: understanding and teaching.
  • The Lexical Approach: the Present Perfect and Future Continuous of English Language Teaching.
  • Chunks of Language – dealing with them in the classroom.
  • Chunks of Language: paving the way for fluency
  • What is formulaic language and why should you care?
  • Collocations: going beyond the intermediate plateau.
  • English on the Tip of the Tongue: the importance of lexical items in fluency development.
  • Language in the Mind – neuroscientific contributions to the Lexical Approach.
  • Language in the Brain: the mental grammar versus the mental lexicon.
  • Professional Development: how to keep learning while teaching?
  • The ELT Professional versus the Teacher of English in Brazil.
  • The History of English Language Teaching in Brazil.
  • Small Words, Big Worlds: pay attention to small details and get fluent.
  • Formulaic Language: what’s this and why does it matter?
  • Teaching English Lexically

Other Activities:

  • Responsible for the blog Inglês na Ponta da Língua, a blog with more than 1300 English Language tips for learners and teachers. This blog has been awarded the best Cultural Blog in Brazil.
  • Guest post writer to English Experts and Tecla Sap, both aimed at English Language learners and teachers
  • Guest writer for Brazilian Wave magazine, ISSN 1923-1865 [published in Canada]
  • TV Presenter of ‘Inglês na Ponta da Língua’ on “Bem Viver TV” program shown on NET and TVA channels in São Paulo, SP.
  • Consultant on English Language Acquistion to Folha de São Paulo.

Main Areas of Interest

  • Formulaic Language, Fluency Acquisition, New Trends in Grammar Teaching, Applied Linguistics to English Language Teaching, Corpus Linguistics, Lexical Acquisition and Teaching in Foreing Language, Lexical Approach, Communicative Language Teaching, Task-Based Teaching, Grammatical Acquisition through Formulaic Language, Collocations,English Language Teachers Professional Development, Public Policies for English Language Teaching in Brazil, Material Development for English Language Teaching.

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