Zita Vieira earned her Masters in Teaching English and TESOL Certificate from Bridgewater State University in 2013.  Since 2013, Zita Vieira Mendes has taught at the University of Cabo Verde as a graduate assistant. Her main academic and research interests include the development of critical thinking skills through reading, academic writing, oral communication, and English grammar. She is the author of the national English Book ( 5th & 6th grade), published for the first timein Cabo Verde.