Hello!
I'm Bruna Passos.
I've been an English teacher for over ten years. Having explored different areas in teaching, I couldn't help but grow passionate about what my job entails, which is—in short—helping learners thrive in their personal and professional goals.
I help upper-intermediate and advanced learners of English break through their learning plateaus and develop their language skills by delving into authentic materials and exploring language through a lexical lens.
DEGREE IN LANGUAGES (UFRGS) · MASTER'S IN LINGUISTICS (UFRGS) · C2 PROFICIENCY (GRADE A)
Courses for ambitious learners, tailored to their needs.
LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT AT LEVEL B2
20 weeks 25 hours group
LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT AT LEVEL C1
20 weeks 25 hours group
Masterful
LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS
16 weeks 20 hours group
Towards C2 Proficiency
EXAM PREPARATION
20 weeks 30 hours group
EXAM PREPARATION
20 weeks 30 hours group
THE LEXICAL APPROACH IN PRACTICE
11 weeks 11 hours group
Private tutoring
LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT AND EXAM PREPARATION
In language development lessons, we work with meaningful, up-to-date topics through a lexical lens—spotting patterns and developing advanced structures. We also train your critical thinking, helping you engage with language and ideas more deeply. My approach is reactive, with constructive, respectful feedback that helps you notice and close learning gaps.
Exam preparation lessons follow the same dynamic approach, with a focus on developing the high-level skills the exam requires. We work with past papers, authentic materials, and practical strategies to build lasting proficiency and ensure you're ready to perform at your best.
1:1 or in pairs
AN INTRODUCTION TO CORPUS-BASED TOOLS
4 weeks 5 hours group
How we learn
Authentic language.
Articles, podcasts, videos, and ideas worth discussing. We explore English in context while broadening our understanding of the world.
A lexical perspective.
We notice how words combine, the patterns they follow, and the choices that make our communication more precise and natural-sounding.
Responsive teaching.
Your contributions help shape our lessons. Targeted feedback and guided practice address the gaps that emerge as you use English.
Isabel Tomaselli
Taking classes with Bruna has been a real source of inspiration. Her well-structured, fluid lessons create a space for us to explore language critically and with curiosity, while also stepping back and rethinking our own assumptions about the topics she introduces.
Her methodology, along with her clear passion for language, has made a meaningful impact on my learning journey and on my work as a teacher. From her careful curation of authentic materials to the class documents we can refer back to, and from her attentive ear for emergent language to the tact she brings to every interaction, she turns theory into practice in a way that not only helps us learn but also reignites our love for the process of learning—and teaching—a second language.
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