Education
Jonathan Ferreira
I hold a Bachelor of Arts in Letters (Linguistics and English Language Teaching) from the Federal University of Paraíba, a Master of Arts in Literacy Education, and am completing my PhD in Language and Literacy Education at the University of British Columbia, where my research focuses on fairly assessing digital multimodal composing (DMC) as a form of disciplinary learning. I am also a Cambridge-ESOL (CELTA) certified English language teacher with over 13 years of classroom experience across Brazil and Canada.
Education
2014-2018
Federal University of Paraiba
Bachelor of Arts, Letters (Linguistics and English Language Teaching)
Grade Average: A+
Thesis: English Language Teaching and Multiliteracies in Non-Governmental Brazilian Organization: Promoting Citizenship and Empowerment
Supervisor: Dr. Angelica Maia
2018-2020
University of British Columbia
Master of Arts, Literacy Education
Grade Average: A+
Thesis: Learning English and Language at Play: Threads of Meaning-Making and Identities
Supervisor: Dr. Maureen Kendrick
2012-2013
Cambridge-ESOL examinations
CELTA – Certificate of English Language Teaching to Adults, University of Cambridge
2021-2026
University of British Columbia
Doctor of Philosophy, Language and Literacy Education Grade Average: A+
Dissertation: Assessing Disciplinary Learning Through Digital Multimodal Composition: A Justice-Oriented Approach
Supervisor: Dr. Maureen Kendrick
Honours
2025-2026
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
PhD Fellowship | $40,000
2021-2025
University of British Columbia
Four Year Fellowships (4YF) Tuition Award | $83,690
2021-2025
University of British Columbia
President's Academic Excellence Initiative PhD Award | $4,855
2025
University of British Columbia
LLED Student Research Grant | $1,000
2019-2025
University of British Columbia
UBC Endowed Awards
LOMCIRA Harold Covell Memorial |$1,150
Joseph Katz Memorial Scholarship | $2,225
Dean of Education Scholarship | $2,000
2022
University of British Columbia
Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award $1000
2021
Language & Literacies Researchers of Canada
Master’s Research Award | $500
Languages
Fluent in English and Portuguese; Intermediate level in French; Basic Understanding of Spanish; Currently learning German