CIAL Centro de Línguas, Portugal. CIAL Centro de Línguas in Lisbon has recently appointed Marta Silva as Director of Studies. Marta has been a teacher at CIAL for 16 years, as well as an author of course syllabus and materials. She holds degrees in Linguistics and Portuguese Studies from the University of Lisbon. Marta will coordinate all teaching activities, including the liaison with CIAL in Faro. “CIAL has grown and it was time we had a member of staff familiar with our approach to language teaching and overall philosophy, totally dedicated to academics,” said Alexandra Borges de Sousa, Managing Director of CIAL.