Would you like to embark on learning Portuguese? This course will get you started. It is designed to provide the true beginner with basic linguistic competence to understand and use daily expressions common to any part of the Portuguese-speaking world. Within contextualized everyday settings, you practice introducing yourself and others, meeting people, interacting in a café or a restaurant and speaking about everyday activities. Through a variety of activities, including role play, you gain the confidence to start to build on your knowledge and to talk about leisure activities, hobbies, plans and even the weather.

Prerequisites: No prior knowledge of Portuguese is expected.

Textbook: Português XXI 1(Nova Edição), Lidel – Edições Técnicas, by Ana Tavares.

Beginner 2 is the right course for students who have some knowledge of Portuguese but still have some basic topics to cover or for those who have studied Portuguese in the past and wish to refresh it. At this level, you build upon what you have learned so far. You work on your pronunciation, improve your formal Portuguese and learn some idiomatic expressions. You develop greater fluency in everyday situations, such as shopping, describing people and places, giving directions, discussing instructions, describing a city and talking about traditions. Within contextualized everyday settings, you practice writing letters/emails and talking about past, present and future events and experiences. You are also ready to give information about your professional life and even express appreciation or dissatisfaction!

Prerequisites: Beginner 1 (40 hours) at this program (or equivalent).

Textbook: Português XXI 1(Nova Edição), Lidel – Edições Técnicas, by Ana Tavares.

At this level, you are ready to handle somewhat more complicated conversations and acquire more sophisticated grammatical structures. You practice asking and answering questions and develop your comprehension and expressive skills. Through a variety of activities, you acquire sufficient linguistic competence to give information about yourself, to advise someone and to understand interviews, advertisements, and instructions on a variety of topics. This course also provides you with the necessary linguistic competence to express your thoughts and opinions about eating habits, sports, health and everyday life in different countries, as well as to comprehend press articles on these topics. Building upon what you have learned in the previous levels, you practice giving advice, talking about the weather and understanding weather maps and forecasts. You work on all four skills (reading, writing, speaking and listening) and your pronunciation gets even better!  

Prerequisites: Beginner 2 (40 hours) at this program (or equivalent).

Textbook: Português XXI 2(Nova Edição), Lidel – Edições Técnicas, by Ana Tavares.

Building upon your knowledge, in Pre-Intermediate 2 you learn how to express yourself in somewhat more complex communicative scenarios. You practice giving basic information about health issues, scheduling an appointment, as well as discussing health support systems. You deal with daily news articles and various other spoken and written texts. You practice shopping, as well as exchanging and returning merchandise, complaining and expressing your opinion about the quality of the service. You also discuss topics such as popular festivities, traditions and stories, as well as traditional and modern professions. You become acquainted with different Portuguese language varieties and learn about very interesting cultural traditions and natural wonders of several Portuguese speaking countries. You work on all four skills (reading, writing, speaking and listening), continue to refine your pronunciation and expand your vocabulary and range of idiomatic expressions. In the meanwhile, your writing skills continue to improve!

Prerequisites: Portuguese Pre-intermediate 1 (40 hours) at this program (or equivalent)

Textbook: Português XXI 2(Nova Edição), Lidel – Edições Técnicas, by Ana Tavares.

At this level, you are ready to engage in more complex conversations and to handle more intricate topics. You talk about well-known celebrities, your dreams and ambitions. You discuss environmental issues like pollution and recycling. You read about migration and compare the situation in your country with that of several Portuguese speaking countries, while learning some more interesting facts about these countries. Your pronunciation gets even better and you become familiar with many more Portuguese language proverbs and idiomatic expressions. And, because your language skills are better than ever, you are able to discuss plans for the future, express opinions and make your point!

Prerequisites: Portuguese Pre-intermediate 2 (40 hours) at this program (or equivalent).

Textbook: Português XXI 3(Nova Edição), Lidel – Edições Técnicas, by Ana Tavares

In Intermediate 2, you are prepared to tackle topics such as unemployment and voluntary work; you listen to a variety of testimonies and express your thoughts about different experiences. You also talk about today’s demographics, teenagers’ world and their love for social media. At this level, you are even ready to express your vision of an ideal world and to comment on the concept of happiness! You continue to improve your pronunciation, your grammar knowledge and your vocabulary. You are actually becoming an expert in the art of finding synonyms!

Prerequisites: Portuguese Intermediate 1 (40 hours) at this program (or equivalent).

Textbook: Português XXI 3(Nova Edição), Lidel – Edições Técnicas, by Ana Tavares.

In Intermediate 3, you are prepared to tackle topics such as unemployment and voluntary work; you listen to a variety of testimonies and express your thoughts about different experiences. You also talk about today’s demographics, teenagers’ world and their love for social media, and the complex challenges of aging. At this level, you are even ready to express your vision of an ideal world and to comment on the concept of happiness! You also get to discuss other intricate topics like the features of the different types of press available in the modern world and the pros and cons of organizations such as the European Union. While developing your language knowledge, you gain a better insight into the history and the cultural traditions of the several Portuguese speaking countries. You talk about language variation; You continue to improve your pronunciation, your grammar knowledge and your vocabulary. You are actually becoming an expert in the art of finding synonyms!

Prerequisites: Portuguese Intermediate 2 (40 hours) at this program (or equivalent).

Textbook: Português XXI 3(Nova Edição), Lidel – Edições Técnicas, by Ana Tavares.

If you wish to learn some basic Portuguese without engaging in a longer regular program, this 20-hour course is the right one for you! It is designed to provide students with basic linguistic competence to understand and use daily expressions aimed at satisfying immediate needs. Within contextualized everyday settings, you practice greeting people, introducing yourself and others, sharing personal information, interacting in a café or a restaurant, getting around town and shopping. Learning Portuguese is just a click away! Come and join us!

Prerequisites: No prior knowledge of Portuguese is expected.

Textbook: No textbook required for this course.

Would you like to practice the Portuguese you have learned so far? Or have you studied Portuguese in the past and wish to refresh it? Then join us: let’s talk Portuguese! This course is all about speaking the language in real-life situations. Find your way in cities like Lisbon and Rio de Janeiro, book a hotel, order food and drinks in restaurants and cafés, go shopping, introduce yourself in a job interview, make plans with your friends (and remember to consider the weather!), tell them about your travel experiences, and a lot more… At the same time, revise and consolidate your grammar and vocabulary knowledge through a number of interesting exercises and activities. Practicing your Portuguese is just a click away! Challenge yourself!

Prerequisites: Portuguese Beginner 1 or Portuguese Beginner 2 at this program (or equivalent).

Textbook: No textbook required for this course.

If you have reached the pre-intermediate level (at least), you are ready to handle somewhat more complicated conversations. Join us and challenge yourself! Within contextualized everyday settings, you practice asking and answering questions, sharing information and giving advice.  You express your thoughts and opinions about eating habits, sports, health and everyday life in different countries.  You practice shopping, as well as exchanging and returning merchandise, complaining and expressing your opinion about the quality of the service. You also talk about popular festivities and traditions, vacation experiences and plans… At the same time, you revise and consolidate your grammar and vocabulary knowledge through a number of interesting exercises and activities. Improving and practicing your Portuguese is after all just a click away!

Prerequisites: Portuguese Pre-intermediate 1 or Portuguese Pre-intermediate 2 or any of the Intermediate sublevels at this program (or equivalent).

Textbook: No textbook required for this course.

Beginner 2 is the right course for students who have some knowledge of Portuguese but still have some basic topics to cover or for those who have studied Portuguese in the past and wish to refresh it. At this level, you build upon what you have learned so far. You work on your pronunciation, improve your formal Portuguese and learn some idiomatic expressions. You develop greater fluency in everyday situations, such as shopping, describing people and places, giving directions, discussing instructions, describing a city and talking about traditions. Within contextualized everyday settings, you practice writing letters/emails and talking about past, present and future events and experiences. You are also ready to give information about your professional life and even express appreciation or dissatisfaction!

Prerequisites: Beginner 1 (40 hours) at this program (or equivalent).
Textbook: Português XXI 1(Nova Edição), Lidel – Edições Técnicas, by Ana Tavares.