Portuguese for Beginners Online Course - Portuguese 1 (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

• greetings;
• irregular verbs SER and ESTAR (verb to be);
• regular verbs with the following terminations: -ar, -er, -ir (simple present tense);
• irregular verb IR
• numbers and hours;
• prepositions and pronouns;
• interrogative words; and
• vowels, consonants and the complete alphabet in Portuguese.

Objective

After completing this course, you will be able to
• introduce yourself;
• tell where are you from and where you are;
• describe your routine and hobbies;
• express your preferences (likes and dislikes); and
• recognize the sounds of Brazilian Portuguese language (phonetics and pronunciation).

Content

• Greetings;
• Irregular verbs SER and ESTAR (verb to be);
• Regular verbs with the following terminations: -ar, -er, -ir (simple present tense);
• Numbers and hours;
• Prepositions and pronouns;
• Interrogative words; and
• Vowels, consonants and the complete alphabet in Portuguese.

Materials

All material is available online.
The material is designed and provided by IGR Helsinque’s teachers.

Teaching methods

online content, online chat, individual assignments, monitoring and evaluation.

International connections

• recorded videos, featuring IGR Helsinque´s teachers
• animations
• pdf material
• quizzes
• interactive exercises
• online chats
• virtual meetings

Student workload

*Period - 12 weeks

Qualifications

None.

Further information

*Helena Noto - Pedagogical Coordinator and Teacher
e-mail: helena.noto@itamaraty.gov.br