Class Details
Brazilian Portuguese Course 101 (Level 1): Beginners
Course summary
Level A1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)
This beginner's course focuses on basic greetings, personal information, expressing oneself and introductory grammatical structures. You will also be introduced to elements of the culture. No prior knowledge of the language is required.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this course, you should be able to:
- introduce yourself and others
- provide personal information
- describe people
- formulate basic sentences using verbs in present tense.
Content
- Pronunciation and simple rules
- Greetings – how to provide and understand personal information
- The Alphabet – understanding and pronouncing the alphabet, which is a little different to English
- Personal Pronouns (I, you) – In a sentence, understanding the difference between I, you and we is important in any language
- Verbs: how to learn and use the most common verbs such as ‘to be’, ‘to be named’, ‘to live’, ‘to like’ and ‘to go’ – and also the common regular verbs ending in -AR
- Gender: feminine/masculine/singular/plural
- Introducing someone: by his/her nationality, occupation; age
- Introducing your family and friends: demonstrative (this/these/those) and possessive pronouns (my/mine, yours)
- Describing people: adjectives (pretty/handsome, friendly, etc)
- Articles (the/a/an)
- Numbers 0-1000
- Prepositions – in English, these include: by, at, from, in
- Present tense of regular and Irregular verbs – we will start by focussing on the present tense such as how you’re feeling, where you’re going and what you’re saying
- Structuring a sentence – how to form basic sentences
Who this course is for
Suitable for beginner A1 level students. No prior knowledge of the language is required.
Delivery style
Delivered as a series of interactive workshops where active participation is encouraged.
Prescribed text
Brazilian Portuguese Beginner 1 (4th edition) (eBook), 2023, by Dr Rita Ferraro, Australia.
ISBN: 9780646995809
Sessions
Location
Online via Zoom
Other information
Our online via Zoom courses are interactive and delivered in real-time. You will have the chance to ask questions and join in activities, just as you would in any in-person class.
Our facilitators are well versed in Zoom delivery and will skillfully guide you in your online learning journey.
Instructions regarding how to connect to online classes will be sent to participants about 4 days before the class commences.
Meet the facilitators
Leticia Pereyron
Leticia has been teaching English as a second language and Portuguese to foreigners since 1998. She has lived in various countries including England, where she took the ESOL Cambridge CELTA, Spain where she learnt Spanish, and in the USA where she completed a Master’s degree in TESOL and was a lecturer in Portuguese in the Master’s Program of International Relations at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Leticia currently lives in Sydney and teaches Portuguese at the University of Sydney. She holds a PhD in Applied Linguistics from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul and a Masters in Languages and a Bachelor’s degree in Portuguese and English Literatures.
Qualifications:
- PhD in Linguistics (Brazil)
- M.A. In TESOL (Philadelphia, USA)
- M.A. In Linguistics (Brazil)
