Portuguese for international teachers and staff: language and culture
About this course
This Portuguese course for beginners is open to everyone who wants to communicate confidently in everyday situations and understand the culture behind the language. It welcomes teachers, trainers, school staff, professionals from any sector, travellers and anyone curious about Portugal. No previous Portuguese is needed. The course focuses on European Portuguese, the Portuguese spoken in Portugal, so you can use it straight away in cafés, shops, restaurants, on public transport and when getting to know local people.
Over five days, you will learn essential vocabulary, pronunciation and key structures through role-plays, real-life simulations and communicative games. Each session connects language with Portuguese culture, from greetings and social customs to café life, food, music and local festivals. This way you understand not only what to say, but how and when to say it. You will also reflect on intercultural communication and how to apply it in your own life, work and community.
This beginner Portuguese course combines language practice with cultural immersion and personal development. You will leave with a personal phrasebook, a small intercultural action you can put into practice back home, and a plan to keep learning Portuguese after the course.
COURSE OVERVIEW
- Integrate basic Portuguese confidently into everyday interactions.
- Adapt your behaviour and language to Portuguese social and cultural customs.
- Manage your own continued learning of Portuguese with a realistic study plan.
- Share intercultural learning with people in your workplace or community.
- Use simple Portuguese to introduce yourself and talk about your life and work.
- Apply key phrases to order food and drinks, shop and pay in everyday situations.
- Ask for and understand simple directions, times and information.
- Create a personal phrasebook adapted to your own needs.
- Plan a short, simple conversation in Portuguese with a local speaker.
- Understand essential Portuguese vocabulary and structures for everyday situations.
- Identify key phrases for greetings, introductions, ordering, shopping and asking for directions.
- Recognise the main sounds of European Portuguese and how they differ from written Portuguese.
- Explain basic Portuguese social customs, such as greetings, politeness and daily routines.
NEXT COURSES
Our Pricing
100% funded by the Erasmus+
Services included
- Pre-arrival information.
- Tuition & training materials.
- Admin & organizational costs.
- Documentation support.
- Coffee break.
*Please check our Terms & Conditions for details of the items included in the Coffee Corner.
services
- Accommodation (hotels & self-catering apartments).
- Half-day and one-day trips.
- Cultural activities.
- Airport transfer.
- Local transport.
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