- Online
- $425
If you have little or no previous knowledge of Portuguese, then this is the right level for you. Learn to share information about yourself and ask basic questions of those around you. You also learn structure and vocabulary that allow you to function in everyday settings such as ordering food in a restaurant or asking for directions. You begin to understand complex language structures in an immersion classroom setting while learning to speak primarily in the present tense. Note: Courses will be taught in Brazilian Portuguese.
Course outline
This is not a prescriptive list. Exact course outlines are determined by the instructor to best meet the needs of each class. It is meant to serve as a guideline and suggest what may be covered at this level. It is often necessary to repeat levels in order to become completely comfortable with the skills at each stage with a different teacher and style.
Communicative objectives
- introduce oneself, to greet, to identify oneself
- tell time
- give and ask for a telephone number or address
- ask for and give directions
- speak about one’s likes and dislikes
- speak about everyday actions
- accept or decline an invitation
- go shopping
- order in a restaurant, make reservations
Linguistic objectives
- Pronunciation, phonetics
- Conjugation in present simple: 1st, 2nd and 3rd conjugations
- Irregular verbs ser, estar and ter
- Future and Gerund (-ing)
- Pronouns: subject, object, possessive
- Question words and question methods
- Singular, plural, masculine, feminine
- Negation
- Prepositions de (da, do…) and em (no, na…)
Course format
This course is offered 100% online.
About online learning
Our online conversational language courses offer you a real-time virtual classroom experience where you can see and interact with your teacher and classmates. Each week, you log in at a set time to your class using our intuitive learning management platform, Canvas. Through Canvas, you access Zoom, a web conferencing app, for your live class. Just like in a classroom, you do individual, pair and group work, ask questions and receive verbal feedback from your instructor.
Outside of class time, you can access handouts and other materials online at your own pace and rhythm. You might be doing readings or watching videos to prepare for your next class, or practising with the material you have learned in your previous class. You do get out what you put in.
In order for a virtual classroom to be successful, we want to see your faces! Please be prepared to participate with your video turned on. We provide virtual drop-in sessions for you to test out the Zoom app before your first day of class. We will also send you instructions on accessing Canvas before your course begins.