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

Learning outcomes

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.

Prerequisites

None.

Teaching methods

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

Learning materials and recommended literature

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

International connections

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

Student workload

*Period - 12 weeks

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.

Assessment methods and criteria

• Virtual attendance • Exercises completed in the modules • Performance in mid-term evaluations/exams (exams in each module) • Chat attendance • E-mail and messages with questions • Submission of the final test/exam

Evaluation scale

H-5