Primary English Education in Portugal

What is PEEP?

Primary English Education in Portugal (PEEP) is an inter-institutional network which has been set up to promote the engagement in and dissemination of investigation in the field of primary English education in Portugal. Its objectives are:

  • To increase the profile of primary English education in Portugal.
  • To disseminate research and best practices in primary English education in Portugal.
  • To support and promote practitioner-based, classroom research and inquiry.
  • To further opportunities for inter-institutional research activity.

PEEP was launched in September 2017 at the ‘PEEP2017 Meeting’, held in the Polytechnic Institute of Porto.

 

Participants

Teacher educators and researchers from HEIs in Portugal are actively involved in the PEEP network activities.

 

Higher Education Institutions

There are now six Higher Education Institutions in Portugal which have the MA in Teaching English in 1st Cycle of Basic Education.

Research projects

TAM-bMOOC

TAM-bMOOC

Assessment in primary English education in Portugal: Teachers’ Perceptions and practices

Assessment in primary English education in Portugal: Teachers’ Perceptions and practices

October 2017 – December 2019 This is a research project led by Sandie Mourão (Nova University, Lisbon), with ...
TEYL in the practicum: mapping supervisory and teaching approaches

TEYL in the practicum: mapping supervisory and teaching approaches

Mapping Approaches Project (MAp) February 2018 – December 2020 Executive summary in English Final report in ...

FAQs

How can I become a teacher of English in primary education in Portugal?

Documentation to help you can be found at Direcção-Geral da Administração Escolar