Brazilian Portuguese Course 101 (Level 1): Beginners

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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.

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

This course covers the following topics:

• pronunciation – pronunciation can be easily learned by following some 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.

Intended audience

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, 2018 (3rd. edition) by Dr Rita Ferraro, Australia.
ISBN: 978-0-646-99580-9

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Language Book Centre
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Selected courses that teach spoken language may include use of language immersion (course instruction in the selected language) as part of the training strategy.