Portuguese III
This is an intermediate course designed for students who have a background in basic Brazilian Portuguese of at least 40 hours. This class emphasizes oral and written communication skills, and upon completion the student will be able to handle basic every day conversations by means of the solid conversational skills acquired. This class will cover: pronunciation; grammar (reflexive pronouns, indefinite pronouns; comparisons; superlative; diminutive); verb conjugation (future, imperfect, compound tenses); vocabulary (idioms, popular expressions, sayings), culture (here we start reading about Brazilian history and culture). Moreover, conversational structures will be used throughout the class. THE INSTRUCTOR WILL BE SPEAKING PORTUGUESE ALMOST THE ENTIRE TIME. This class runs for 8 weeks, and meets once a week for 2 hours at a time. This class is taught by a native Brazilian instructor.
Material
Falar…Ler…Escrever: Um Curso Para Estrangeiros (textbook) by Emma Eberlein Lima and Samira Abirad Iunes.
Number of Students
Minimum 4 & Maximum 10
Location
Casa de Cultura Brasileira – 1022 W. Argyle St, suite 202. Chicago – IL 60640.
Fee
$250.00 (For those who don’t have the book yet, we sell it for $60). Friends of the Brazil Foundation have a 5% discount off the tuition price.
To check if we are currently offering this class or for more information contact our office at (773) 782-6442 or email us at info@brazilinchicago.com.
Casa de Cultura Brasileira
The “Casa” is located at 1022 W. Argyle Street, Suite 202 – in the heart of Little Vietnam, and its mission goes beyond that of a language school. We are constantly in touch with Brazilians working with different aspects of Brazilian culture and are scheduling a number of presentations, workshops, lectures and shows on music, dance, culinary, religion and much more.
Casa de Cultura Brasileira first opened its doors in January 2007 and is proud to announce that by the end of that same month we had eight groups, ranging from a beginner course to conversation classes.
Soon Casa will be also an open space for everyone interested in Brazilian culture. There will be a library with books and videos; live Brazilian TV and, of course, “cafezinho” for our visitors and students.
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Testimonial
Marcelo is simply a great teacher. He has the ability to roll with the conversational punches…”
-Dr. Jeff Dreyfuss, PhD (Private student)
“Quero dizer, LEGAL!...It’s amazing how much Portuguese I learned in just two months. Muito obrigado.”
-Jeremy Cadiz
Marcelo’s ability to patiently transmit his knowledge of teaching and learning languages will allow you to securely use your beginning and emerging skills from the first class.
-Maria Eliza Hamilton Bispo de Jesus Abegunde, Poet
