Education:

Ph.D. in Linguistics, University of Évora, Portugal (dissertation submitted, defense pending)
M.A. in Contemporary Literary Creations, University of Évora, Portugal, 2012
B.A. in Languages and Literatures: Portuguese and English, University of Évora, Portugal, 2007

Other Diplomas & Certificates:

2024, September 6. Real-world Tasks to Develop Digital Citizenship and Literacy in Language Learning. Center for Educational Resources in Culture, Language and Literacy, The University of Arizona. [Online].

2023, May 11–12. III Jornada de Estudos em Português Língua Internacional. Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. [Online].

2023, February 23. The Council of Europe’s New CEFR-CV: Old and Familiar, or Interesting News?. The International Language Association. [Online].

2022, July 26. Cultura e Cidadania. Camões IP. [Online].

2020, December 16. Jornada Científica do Programa de Doutoramento em Linguística. Universidade de Évora. [Online].

2020, May 15. Curso de Formação e Aprendizagem de Português Língua Não Materna. Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Coimbra. [Online].

2020, May 27. Do Presencial ao Online. Camões IP. [Online].

2019, May 13–July 12. Technology in the Young Learner English Classroom. APPIFORMA – Associação Portuguesa de Professores de Inglês. [Online].

2018, May 11–26. As dificuldades de aprendizagem específicas no ensino das línguas. Centro e Formação de Professores Beatriz Serpa Branco, Évora.

2017, June 16. Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English. Cambridge English Language Assessment, British Council Lisboa.

2014, November 18–19. O Ensino e a Aprendizagem de Línguas Estrangeiras: Conceitos e Práticas. Universidade de Évora, Évora.

2010, July 4–10. Modern Languages in the Primary School: Total Immersion Course in English. LFEE Europe, Confluence Scotland, Edinburgh (grant awarded by Agência Nacional para a Gestão do Programa de Aprendizagem Ao Longo da Vida, Lisboa, Portugal).

Abbreviated Curriculum Vitae:

Luís Elói joined Boğaziçi University as an Instructor of Portuguese in 2019, where he has designed and taught elementary and pre-intermediate Portuguese language courses. Prior to joining Boğaziçi University, he taught Portuguese and English in Portugal across primary, vocational, and higher education settings. His research focuses on intercultural communicative competence in foreign language education, particularly in Portuguese and English as foreign languages. He has published in peer-reviewed journals and presented his research at international conferences.

Research Interests:

Intercultural communicative competence

Foreign language education

Portuguese as a foreign language

English as a foreign language

Publications:

Elói, L. (2026). A competência comunicativa intercultural na ótica de alunos de PLE e a sua influência na metodologia de ensino e na elaboração de materiais didáticos. Revista Da Associação Portuguesa De Linguística, n.º 14. https://doi.org/10.26334/2183-9077/rapln14ano2026a3.

Elói, L. (2025). Atitudes, perceções e crenças de alunos de PLE em relação à competência intercultural e seu impacto na metodologia de ensino e elaboração de materiais. In Fausto, C., Catarina, C., Catarina, M. (Orgs.), Elaboração, implementação e validação de recursos didáticos de Português como Língua Global (pp. 116–119). Leiria, Portugal: Instituto Politécnico de Leiria.

Guerra, L., Elói, L. (2024). Findings of ECRs’ research-related needs analysis. In Y. Oral & D. İnal (Eds.), Towards European researcher development and engagement for equity and inclusion: a tripartite data-driven review of interculturality in language education (pp. 57–66). İstanbul: IUC University Press.

Elói, L. (2024). Avaliar competências linguísticas e consciência crítica intercultural no curso de PLE / Assessing language and critical intercultural awareness in the PFL course. In C. S. Araújo, A. P. Monte, P. O. Fernandes, J. S. Sousa, V. Gonçalves (Eds.), LUSOCONF2023 V Encontro Internacional de Língua Portuguesa e Relações Lusófonas: livro de atas (proceedings) (pp. 90–97). Bragança, Portugal: Escola Superior de Educação de Bragança.

Elói, L. (2023). Attitudes, beliefs, and perceptions of teachers of Portuguese and English towards the development of intercultural communicative competence. In Oral, Y., Bozyiğit, E., Işıklıgil, N. C., Yıldız, Y. (Eds.), EUREDIE Book of Abstracts. (p. 6). EUREDIE 2023 Congress, European Researcher Development and Engagement for Interculturality and Equity, 2021-1-TR01-KA220-HED-000029594. İstanbul Universitesi-Cerrahpaşa.

Elói, L. (2023). Writing activity for homework? Yes, please! The APPI eJournal, vol. 5, no. 21, pp. 19–22. ISSN 2184-7525.

Elói, L. (n.d.). Reflection on the connection between intercultural communicative competence and receptive skills in a blended learning context. Switzerland: English Teachers Association Switzerland. (Online).

Elói, L. (2020). Language and Culture in the Classroom: a personal view and a suggestion of good practices in the English primary classroom, APPInep eNewsletter, no. 15, Winter/Spring 2020, pp. 5–7.

Elói, L. (2017). A Génese da Psique Disforme de Patrick Bateman em American Psycho. In M. A. Lima (Ed.), GÓTICO AMERICANO Alguns Percursos (pp. 135–151). Edições Húmus, Vila Nova de Famalicão. ISBN: 978-989-755-308

Talks / Presentations:

Elói, L. (2025). Atitudes, perceções e crenças de alunos de PLE em relação à competência comunicativa intercultural e seu impacto na metodologia de ensino e elaboração de materiais. Congresso Internacional Português como Língua Global. Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, January 25. [Online].

Elói, L. (2023). Attitudes, beliefs, and perceptions of teachers of Portuguese and English towards the development of intercultural communicative competence. The International Congress on Interculturality and Equity in Language Education (EUREDIE Congress-2023). Istanbul, Türkiye: Harbiye Military Museum and Cultural Centre, November 23.

Elói, L. (2023). Avaliar competências linguísticas e consciência crítica intercultural no curso de PLE / Assessing language and critical intercultural awareness in the PFL course. V Encontro Internacional de Língua Portuguesa e Relações Lusófonas. Bragança, Portugal: Escola Superior de Educação de Bragança, October 13. [Online].

Elói, L. (2023). Applying a model of interculturality in research: Case study I. In L. Guerra, Models of Interculturality. European Researcher Development and Engagement for Interculturality and Equity (EUREDIE) 2021-1-TR01-KA220-HED-000029594 Training Module – Summer School. Évora, Portugal: July 27. [Online].

Research Projects:

Erasmus+ K2 Cooperation Partnership project (2022-2024). European Researcher Development and Engagement for Interculturality and Equity (EUREDIE). No. 2021-1-TR-KA220-HED-000029594.