Portuguese for beginners

PORTUGUESE FOR BEGINNERS

Gina Brazier, teaching assistant, Portuguese Section, School of Languages and literatures, UCT

The course is aimed at teaching participants with no prior knowledge of the Portuguese language how to understand and speak it at a basic level. Classes will consist of both grammar and conversation. Class participation is an important element of the course and participants will be given homework. On completion of the course participants will have a basic understanding of the Portuguese language and will be able to converse on a basic level. Participants will engage in online exercises, activities and games. 

Participants need to acquire the Oxford Essential Portuguese Dictionary and Hutchinson’s Portuguese: An Essential Grammar. 

The course will be offered on the Microsoft Teams platform. Participants will be sent a link. Additional material will be provided via PDF.