Portuguese for Everyday Life
Course summary
Porto, Portugal
6 days
Erasmus+ KA1
480€
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There are an estimated 230 million speakers of Portuguese, which puts it firmly in the sixth most widely spoken language.
There are Portuguese-speaking territories on five continents: Europe, South America (Brazil), Africa (Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, São Tomé and Príncipe, Angola, Mozambique) Asia (Macau (China)) Goa, Daman and Diu (India); on six if we count East Timor as part of Australasia.
- Fastest growing language in Europe (with Spanish).
- Widely spoken, though not official, in Andorra, Luxembourg, Paraguay, South Africa, and Namibia.
- Working and/or official language in important international organizations (African Union, the Community of Portuguese
- Language Countries, the European Union, and Mercosul, the Organization of American States, the Organization of IberoAmerican States, and the Union of South American Nations)
- It is estimated that 1.3 million native speakers of Portuguese live in the USA.
If you contact or work with people coming from Portugal, Brazil, Angola, Mozambique or Portuguese Communities, this is the ideal course for you.
This course is intended for people who want to learn Portuguese.
We invite you to learn Portuguese in Porto while enjoying a fabulous stay in one of the most beautiful countries of Europe.
Pricing Details
Our pricing policy follows the official regulations on transparent costs.
The costs can be supported with a KA grant under the Erasmus+ programme.
Course fee: 480 euros per participant (6-day course).
Includes:
- Learning Together’s Welcome Kit;
- A Daily Program designed by our trainers;
- Welcome Dinner to meet your new colleagues;
- Daily Coffee Break;
- Logistic, organizational and administrative support from headquarters;
- Daily assistance and on-call support throughout the whole week.
- Daily assistance and suggestions (restaurants, sightseeing, hospitals…) – we also have a section on our website dedicated to Discovering Porto (eating, sleeping, sightseeing suggestions) that we always recommend our participants to check out.
Course Objetives
Learning Outcomes:
Understand and use different expressions and announcements, allowing them to fulfill specific communication needs.
Know how to communicate in various situational contexts.
Comprehend the foreign language with sufficient ability to grasp the main idea and some supporting details in short conversations
Write different typology of texts in Portuguese language.
Practise the structures of Portuguese language.
Show openness and awareness of multiculturalism and multilingualism of our wide Europe.
The training class will focus on showing students the richness of the Portuguese cultural, historic and literary heritage.
Daily Program*
- Welcome dinner,icebreaking
- Meet & greet, networking – participants and staff
- Week briefing & planning
- Images of Portuguese Culture & Society
- Relevant Vocabulary on socialising (Personal Information and Jobs, Describing People,
Relatives, Personal Feelings). - Grammar content
- Cultural Heritage day and City tour – patrimony observation, taking photos of
places and signs for later study - Field project: Discover special places in town using APP on android or iphone
- Language Focus on Food and Drinks (Healthy Diet, Restaurants, Menu, Prices) and Daily Activities
- Useful vocabulary connected with Travel and transport ( Places in the City, Weather, Means
of transport) - Visit Mercado do Bolhão and buying some fruits for the Boat trip
- Let´s ask for a coffee at Majestic Café
- Visit to the Port Wine cellars
- Make a short film or video
- Describing accommodation’s types of Hotels, Booking, Facilities
- Pay a visit to Casa da Música and Foz
- Shopping Vocabulary and useful Phrases – Where to buy what (Shops, Goods, Payment, Complaints) and Social formulas
- Performing a play
- Work presentations
- Course roundup & review
- Learning outcomes’ validation
- Certification Ceremony
*This schedule/ program describes likely activities but may differ based on the trainer's discretion and objectives.
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