Portuguese for Foreigners, level A1 (308_15_2S)

Tutoring: Ana Santos – Ana Catarina Matos – Cláudia Martins – Joana Câmara



The Camões, Instituto da Cooperação e da Língua (Camões, I.P.) is launching an online course entitled Portuguese for Foreigners, level 1. This course is coordinated by Mónica Braz Pereira, Camões, I.P.

The course will be totally delivered online, using a course management system as well as other useful software (see requirements below).

I - Objectives

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The main objective of this course is to give an opportunity to all those who want to learn Portuguese to do it online. In terms of the Common European Framework of Reference for Language Learning (CEFR), it is expected that those taking part in it will achieve the A1 level.

II - Participants

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The course is aimed at those who want to learn Portuguese and have no prior knowledge of this language.

III - Number of participants

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20.

IV - Duration

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The course will last for four months, beginning February 24.

V - Details

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The online course is structured around 14 weekly blocks; learners will spend 8 hours a week on it, as follows:

1. Autonomous work:

2. Work with the tutor:

Materials and instructions for their use will be will be placed weekly on the learning platform. Oral interaction sessions will be scheduled on a weekly basis. Every other week there will be formative mini-tests to solve, allowing the learners to identify their difficulties and the tutor to better cater for learners' needs. English will be used initially as communication language.

VI - Requirements

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Candidates must have:

  • broadband Internet;
  • a multimedia computer;
  • headphones and a microphone or a headset;
  • Skype installed on their computers (free download at www.skype.com);
  • Português XXI, level 1, Student Book (textbook);
  • the respective exercise book and audio CD;
  • optionally, Gramática Activa 1, a grammar book.

Participants will have a 20% discount when buying the above learning materials (textbook, exercise book, audio CD and grammar book) directly from the publisher. For further information please contact the publisher at depinternacional@lidel.pt. The Camões, I.P. itself will not establish these contacts.

VII - Fee

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There will be a 320 EUR fee. Payment will be made by bank transfer. We will send our bank account details to the selected participants.

VIII - Selection

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The Camões, I.P. will be fully responsible for the selection of the candidates.

IX - Certification

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Participants in the course who want to get a certificate can submit to the DEPLE examination (Elementary Diploma of Portuguese as a Foreign Language). For further information please visit http://caple.letras.ulisboa.pt/.

X - Application

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Candidates must fill in an application form until February 10.