Conversational Portuguese for Adults – Beginner (8 Month Program)
Overview
Conversational Portuguese for Adults
2024-2025 Conversational Portuguese for Adult Beginners
Instructor: Sílvia Belo Oliveira
Materials: Português em Foco 1 (livro do aluno & caderno de exercícios)
Class Meeting Time: Weekly on Wednesdays from 5:30 to 7:30 pm, virtually on Microsoft Teams.
Course Objectives:
The overall objective of this 30-week course in Conversational Portuguese for Adult Beginners is for the learner to acquire a communicative competence that will allow them not only to form grammatically correct sentences but also to interact with other speakers, using appropriate speech acts for everyday communicative situations. This approach will help learners gain confidence in speaking Portuguese.
We will be using Português em Foco 1, both the student book and the workbook, following their scope and sequence. We will start with the introductory unit 0 and work our way to unit 9, offering a thorough and gradual learning curve. The instructor will supplement with other materials whenever necessary.
Cost: $800
