Patricia Vasconcelos Almeida Patricia Vasconcelos Almeida has a degree in Languages from the Federal University of Uberlândia and a Master degree in Linguistics from the same institution. PhD in Applied Linguistics from the State University of Campinas, with a period in England at the University of Bath. Post-Doctorate from Federal University of Minas Gerais in Applied Linguistics - Language Studies - line: Language and Technologies. She is currently an English language teacher at the Federal University of Lavras (UFLA) working mainly on the following subjects: teacher training, technology-mediated language teaching and learning and multilearning and CALL, basically following the precepts of Activity Theory. She is the leader of the Digital Technologies and Practices in Language Teaching and Learning research group. She is a member of ALAB and an active member of the International Research Network - Trajectories and Perspectives of Language Teachers in the 21st Century, which involves researchers from many different countries (Germany, France, England, Italy, Portugal, Australia etc.). She is also a member of LatinCALL and ANPOLL. Patricia has contributed to LatinCALL and IVE Project, serving as a researcher experiencing opportunities in intercultural and educational initiatives within the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) context. | 