Anabela Rato

Associate Professor; Associate Chair – Graduate
Northrop Frye Hall, Room 223, 73 Queen's Park Cres E, Toronto, ON M5S 2C3
416-813-4085
anabela.rato@utoronto.ca

Campus

  • Downtown Toronto (St. George)

Fields of Study

  • Linguistics

Areas of Interest

  • Second language speech learning
  • Heritage language speech acquisition
  • Speech perception and production
  • Phonetic training
  • Sound variation
 

Biography

Anabela Rato is an Associate Professor and Associate Chair – Graduate of the Department of Italian, Spanish, Portuguese & Latin American Studies at the University of Toronto. She is also the Director of the Undergraduate Program in Portuguese Studies. She has a Licenciatura in Portuguese and English Teaching, an M.A. in English Language, Literature and Culture, and a Ph.D. in Language Sciences from the University of Minho, Portugal. Her research interests include second language and heritage language speech acquisition, speech perception and production, phonetic training, applied phonetics, and sound variation.

Education

PhD, University of Minho
MA, University of Minho
Licenciatura, University of Minho

Administrative Service

Director, Portuguese Studies (2025-2026)
Associate Chair, Portuguese Studies (2019 - 2023)