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Debora B. Zamorano

Associate Professor of Practice
Latin-US and Linguistics

Office Building: Liberal Arts Building
Office Room: Graham Hall 312
Phone: (915) 747-6360
Email: dbzamorano@utep.edu

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Bio

I was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil. I worked as a teacher of English as a Second Language and an assistant principal in Brazil. In 2000 I came to El Paso and received my Master's and Doctoral degrees in Educational Leadership at UTEP. Currently I am a full time lecturer at UTEP and teach ESOL Academic Writing Classes and Portuguese as a Second Language.

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Spring 2024	PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese	23255
Spring 2024	PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese	23262
Spring 2024	PORT 2402 - Intermediate Portuguese II	27245
Fall 2023	PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese	13273	Syllabus
Fall 2023	PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I	13274	Syllabus
Fall 2023	ESOL 1310 - Reading Engl as Second Lang	13709	Syllabus

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Spring 2024	PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese	23255
Spring 2024	PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese	23262
Spring 2024	PORT 2402 - Intermediate Portuguese II	27245
Summer 2023	PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese	33537	Syllabus
Spring 2023	PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese	23601	Syllabus
Spring 2023	ESOL 1311 - Expos Engl Compos-Spkr Esl	27823	Syllabus
Spring 2023	PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I	23942	Syllabus
Fall 2022	PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese	16188	Syllabus
Fall 2022	PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I	16191	Syllabus
Fall 2022	PORT 2402 - Intermediate Portuguese II	16193	Syllabus
Summer 2022	PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese	33987	Syllabus
Spring 2022	PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese	25144	Syllabus
Spring 2022	PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese	25154	Syllabus
Spring 2022	PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I	25603	Syllabus
Fall 2021	PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese	16135	Syllabus
Fall 2021	PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese	16691	Syllabus
Fall 2021	PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I	16139	Syllabus
Summer 2021	PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese	33940	Syllabus
Spring 2021	PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese	25683	Syllabus
Spring 2021	PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese	25697	Syllabus
Spring 2021	PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I	26230	Syllabus
Fall 2020	PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese	16997	Syllabus
Fall 2020	PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I	16424	Syllabus
Fall 2020	PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I	16425	Syllabus
Summer 2020	PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese	34137	Syllabus
Spring 2020	PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese	26393	Syllabus
Spring 2020	PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I	27147	Syllabus
Spring 2020	PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I	27150	Syllabus
Fall 2019	PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese	17805	Syllabus
Fall 2019	PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I	16973	Syllabus
Fall 2019	PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I	16974	Syllabus
Summer 2019	PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese	34640	Syllabus
Spring 2019	PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese	27110	Syllabus
Spring 2019	PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I	28262	Syllabus
Spring 2019	PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I	28265	Syllabus
Fall 2018	PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I	17955	Syllabus
Fall 2018	PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I	17956	Syllabus
Fall 2018	PORT 2402 - Intermediate Portuguese II	17957	Syllabus
Summer 2018	PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese	35626	Syllabus
Summer 2018	PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I	35627	Syllabus
Spring 2018	PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese	28224	Syllabus
Spring 2018	PORT 2402 - Intermediate Portuguese II	28290	Syllabus
Spring 2018	PORT 2402 - Intermediate Portuguese II	28291	Syllabus
Fall 2017	PORT 2301 - Accelerated Portuguese One	11423	Syllabus
Fall 2017	PORT 2301 - Accelerated Portuguese One	11424	Syllabus
Fall 2017	PORT 2302 - Accelerated Portuguese Two	18321	Syllabus
Fall 2017	PORT 2302 - Accelerated Portuguese Two	18322	Syllabus
Summer 2017	PORT 2301 - Accelerated Portuguese One	32045	Syllabus
Summer 2017	PORT 2301 - Accelerated Portuguese One	35276	Syllabus
Spring 2017	PORT 2301 - Accelerated Portuguese One	22869	Syllabus
Spring 2017	PORT 2301 - Accelerated Portuguese One	23770	Syllabus
Spring 2017	PORT 2302 - Accelerated Portuguese Two	23769	Syllabus
Spring 2017	PORT 2302 - Accelerated Portuguese Two	25448	Syllabus
Fall 2016	PORT 2301 - Accelerated Portuguese One	11593	Syllabus
Fall 2016	PORT 2301 - Accelerated Portuguese One	13267	Syllabus
Fall 2016	PORT 2301 - Accelerated Portuguese One	15011	Syllabus
Fall 2016	PORT 2302 - Accelerated Portuguese Two	13268	Syllabus
Summer 2016	PORT 2301 - Accelerated Portuguese One	32115	Syllabus
Summer 2016	PORT 2302 - Accelerated Portuguese Two	31090	Syllabus
Spring 2016	PORT 2301 - Accelerated Portuguese One	23100	Syllabus
Spring 2016	PORT 2301 - Accelerated Portuguese One	24111	Syllabus
Spring 2016	PORT 2302 - Accelerated Portuguese Two	21428	Syllabus
Spring 2016	PORT 2302 - Accelerated Portuguese Two	24110	Syllabus
Spring 2016	PORT 3355 - Conversational Portuguese	28019	Syllabus

Term	Course	Section	Evaluation
Summer 2023	PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese	33537	Evaluation
Spring 2023	PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese	23601	Evaluation
Spring 2023	ESOL 1311 - Expos Engl Compos-Spkr Esl	27823	Evaluation
Spring 2023	PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I	23942	Evaluation
Fall 2022	PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese	16188	Evaluation
Fall 2022	PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I	16191	Evaluation
Fall 2022	PORT 2402 - Intermediate Portuguese II	16193	Evaluation
Summer 2022	PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese	33987	Evaluation
Spring 2022	PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese	25144	Evaluation
Spring 2022	PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese	25154	Evaluation
Spring 2022	PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I	25603	Evaluation
Fall 2021	PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese	16135	Evaluation
Fall 2021	PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese	16691	Evaluation
Fall 2021	PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I	16139	Evaluation
Spring 2021	PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese	25683	Evaluation
Spring 2021	PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese	25697	Evaluation
Spring 2021	PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I	26230	Evaluation
Fall 2020	PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese	16997	Evaluation
Fall 2020	PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I	16424	Evaluation
Fall 2020	PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I	16425	Evaluation
Summer 2020	PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese	34137	Evaluation
Spring 2020	PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese	26393	Evaluation
Spring 2020	PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I	27147	Evaluation
Spring 2020	PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I	27150	Evaluation
Fall 2019	PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese	17805	Evaluation
Fall 2019	PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I	16973	Evaluation
Fall 2019	PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I	16974	Evaluation
Summer 2019	PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese	34640	Evaluation
Spring 2019	PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese	27110	Evaluation
Spring 2019	PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I	28262	Evaluation
Spring 2019	PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I	28265	Evaluation
Fall 2018	PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I	17955	Evaluation
Fall 2018	PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I	17956	Evaluation
Spring 2018	PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese	28224	Evaluation
Spring 2018	PORT 2402 - Intermediate Portuguese II	28290	Evaluation
Spring 2018	PORT 2402 - Intermediate Portuguese II	28291	Evaluation

Bio

EDD in Educational Leadership, The University of Texas at El Paso (2008)
BA in Business Administration, Pontifical Catholic University of Sao Paulo (1985)

Publications

Zafra, Enriqueta. Lazarillo de Tormes: A Graphic Novel Hispania 105 4 (2022), Debora B. Zamorano.
4. Book Review: Tiago, Manuel (Alvaro Cunhal). Border Crossings Hispania Published September 2022 Volume 105 Number 3 (2022), Debora B. Zamorano.
The importance of integrating idioms and expressions into the second language curriculum 0 /jlep.v3no3.2022.al Online publication august 31. 3 Issue: Vol. #; No. 3; August 31 (2022), Debora B. Zamorano.
Five Days Five Nights Hispania 104 978-0-717-80789-5 (2021), Debora B. Zamorano.
Teaching Portuguese to Spanish and English Speakers - How to Facilitate Pronunciation, Grammar and Vocabulary Acquisition Journal of Language and Education Policy 2 no 6 September (2021), Debora B. Zamorano.

Presentations

Advertise our language programs to Brazilian students (2022), Volume El PAso TX. Lecture given via Zoom, Debora B. Zamorano.
Using Interactive Activities in Online Synchronous Language Classes (2021), Volume El Paso, TX, Debora B. Zamorano.
International Film Festival (2019), Volume University of Texas at El Paso, Hector Enriquez, Maissa Khatib, Debora Zamorano, Gabriel Avila, Carla Contemory, Nelson Cardenas, Jane E. Evans, Natalia Savchenko, Selfa Chew.
International Film Festival (2018), Volume University of Texas at El Paso, Hector Enriquez, Maissa Khatib, Debora Zamorano, Gabriel Avila, Carla Contemory, Nelson Cardenas, Jane E. Evans, Natalia Savchenko, Selfa Chew.

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Current/Future Courses

Term

Spring 2024

Course

PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese

Section

23255

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese

Section

23262

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

PORT 2402 - Intermediate Portuguese II

Section

27245

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese

Section

13273

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I

Section

13274

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

ESOL 1310 - Reading Engl as Second Lang

Section

13709

Syllabus

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term

Spring 2024

Course

PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese

Section

23255

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese

Section

23262

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

PORT 2402 - Intermediate Portuguese II

Section

27245

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2023

Course

PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese

Section

33537

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese

Section

23601

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

ESOL 1311 - Expos Engl Compos-Spkr Esl

Section

27823

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I

Section

23942

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese

Section

16188

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I

Section

16191

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

PORT 2402 - Intermediate Portuguese II

Section

16193

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2022

Course

PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese

Section

33987

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese

Section

25144

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese

Section

25154

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I

Section

25603

Syllabus

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Fall 2021

Course

PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese

Section

16135

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese

Section

16691

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I

Section

16139

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2021

Course

PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese

Section

33940

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese

Section

25683

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese

Section

25697

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I

Section

26230

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2020

Course

PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese

Section

16997

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2020

Course

PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I

Section

16424

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2020

Course

PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I

Section

16425

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2020

Course

PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese

Section

34137

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese

Section

26393

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I

Section

27147

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I

Section

27150

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese

Section

17805

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I

Section

16973

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I

Section

16974

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2019

Course

PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese

Section

34640

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese

Section

27110

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I

Section

28262

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I

Section

28265

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2018

Course

PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I

Section

17955

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2018

Course

PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I

Section

17956

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2018

Course

PORT 2402 - Intermediate Portuguese II

Section

17957

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2018

Course

PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese

Section

35626

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2018

Course

PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I

Section

35627

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese

Section

28224

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

PORT 2402 - Intermediate Portuguese II

Section

28290

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

PORT 2402 - Intermediate Portuguese II

Section

28291

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2017

Course

PORT 2301 - Accelerated Portuguese One

Section

11423

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2017

Course

PORT 2301 - Accelerated Portuguese One

Section

11424

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2017

Course

PORT 2302 - Accelerated Portuguese Two

Section

18321

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2017

Course

PORT 2302 - Accelerated Portuguese Two

Section

18322

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2017

Course

PORT 2301 - Accelerated Portuguese One

Section

32045

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2017

Course

PORT 2301 - Accelerated Portuguese One

Section

35276

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2017

Course

PORT 2301 - Accelerated Portuguese One

Section

22869

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2017

Course

PORT 2301 - Accelerated Portuguese One

Section

23770

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2017

Course

PORT 2302 - Accelerated Portuguese Two

Section

23769

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2017

Course

PORT 2302 - Accelerated Portuguese Two

Section

25448

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2016

Course

PORT 2301 - Accelerated Portuguese One

Section

11593

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2016

Course

PORT 2301 - Accelerated Portuguese One

Section

13267

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2016

Course

PORT 2301 - Accelerated Portuguese One

Section

15011

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2016

Course

PORT 2302 - Accelerated Portuguese Two

Section

13268

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2016

Course

PORT 2301 - Accelerated Portuguese One

Section

32115

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2016

Course

PORT 2302 - Accelerated Portuguese Two

Section

31090

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2016

Course

PORT 2301 - Accelerated Portuguese One

Section

23100

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2016

Course

PORT 2301 - Accelerated Portuguese One

Section

24111

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2016

Course

PORT 2302 - Accelerated Portuguese Two

Section

21428

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2016

Course

PORT 2302 - Accelerated Portuguese Two

Section

24110

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2016

Course

PORT 3355 - Conversational Portuguese

Section

28019

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2023

Course

PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese

Section

33537

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese

Section

23601

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

ESOL 1311 - Expos Engl Compos-Spkr Esl

Section

27823

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I

Section

23942

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2022

Course

PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese

Section

16188

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2022

Course

PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I

Section

16191

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2022

Course

PORT 2402 - Intermediate Portuguese II

Section

16193

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2022

Course

PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese

Section

33987

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2022

Course

PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese

Section

25144

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2022

Course

PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese

Section

25154

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2022

Course

PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I

Section

25603

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2021

Course

PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese

Section

16135

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2021

Course

PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese

Section

16691

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2021

Course

PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I

Section

16139

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2021

Course

PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese

Section

25683

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2021

Course

PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese

Section

25697

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2021

Course

PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I

Section

26230

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2020

Course

PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese

Section

16997

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2020

Course

PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I

Section

16424

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2020

Course

PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I

Section

16425

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2020

Course

PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese

Section

34137

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2020

Course

PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese

Section

26393

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2020

Course

PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I

Section

27147

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2020

Course

PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I

Section

27150

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2019

Course

PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese

Section

17805

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2019

Course

PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I

Section

16973

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2019

Course

PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I

Section

16974

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2019

Course

PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese

Section

34640

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2019

Course

PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese

Section

27110

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2019

Course

PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I

Section

28262

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2019

Course

PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I

Section

28265

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2018

Course

PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I

Section

17955

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2018

Course

PORT 2401 - Intermediate Portguese I

Section

17956

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2018

Course

PORT 1402 - Beginning Portuguese

Section

28224

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2018

Course

PORT 2402 - Intermediate Portuguese II

Section

28290

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2018

Course

PORT 2402 - Intermediate Portuguese II

Section

28291

Evaluation

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