1026 PORTUGUESE FOR BEGINNERS

Pedro Miguel de Almeida Pinto, teacher and translator

This introductory course is designed to teach participants with or without prior knowledge of Portuguese how to understand and speak the language. Participants will receive a grounding in Portuguese grammar and conversational skills; each session will include grammar and conversation. Class participation is an important element of the course and participants will be expected to spend time each day doing homework tasks. On completion of the course participants should be able to communicate in everyday situations and will have acquired the essential elements that will enable further study of this language.

Please note that this course runs for three weeks, including an extra week after Summer School ends.

The textbook for the course will be on sale at the first lecture at a cost of R300,00.