Quinn Hansen (Lecturer, Portuguese Language and Luso-Brazilian Culture) was raised in Texas, where he earned a BA in Spanish and Portuguese Language and Literature from the University of Texas at Austin.
Following that, he moved to Portugal to pursue an MA in Linguistics from the Universidade Nova de Lisboa. After completion of his MA, Quinn moved to Aleppo, Syria, to teach first grade at an international school. Upon returning to the United States, he completed a PhD in Linguistics at the University of Florida under the direction of Dr. Eric Potsdam.
Although his past research focused on syntactic issues related to Brazilian Portuguese, Quinn now dedicates his time to focusing on the many different aspects of Luso-Brazilian culture including language use, music, political systems, and sports, especially the world of soccer. Quinn enjoys helping students fall in love with the Luso-Brazilian world and its many cultural expressions, and is looking forward to helping to grow our Portuguese offerings.
- What are the students saying about Quinn:
- Dr. Quinn is one of the best overall professors any student could have at UF. His lectures are intuitive and fun which draws all students into participating in conversation.
- Professor Hansen is genuinely the best teacher I have ever had and I could not recommend his Quest course enough!
- Soccer explains the world was my favorite class this semester. Prof. Hansen is really passionate and enthusiastic about the content in the course. Assignments and grading are clear and the class structure is good. Would recommend for Quest 1.
- This was my favorite class ever and I enjoyed having him as a Professor. He is such a great professor with a great warmth and interest in helping students.
- Professor Hansen is the best professor I have had at UF. He is passionate about his class, Portuguese, and his students. He actually cares about his students and his class is a blast! Put in some effort and you will not only get an A, but have a great time, make some friends, and learn a new language.
- Unbiased Review: Quinn is great. He fosters a great learning environment based mostly off of interaction between the students so that we can practice our oral and listening Portuguese. He is kind and caring, and overall a down-to-earth person. More than a great professor, he is an extraordinary individual.
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