You and your group can be trained by our native speaker qualified Portuguese teachers, and can meet at your place of work or home at a time convenient to you. Tutorials can take place any day of the week, including weekends, and can be scheduled for the morning, afternoon or evening. If your home or office is not suitable for you, you can attend the course at the teacher's offices. You will be provided with all relevant course materials.
These courses in Portuguese are wider-ranging in their nature, and are driven towards students who have a variety of differing needs. All beginner students will expect to study enough survival Portuguese to get them through a short visit to the country, those staying on with the course can progress differently, depending on their individual requests and requirements. Whether you are buying property in a foreign country, married to a foreign national, planning a round-the-world trip, interested in Portuguese history and culture, or if you simply want to attain a particular level of Portuguese, this is the choice for you.
Portuguese courses of this type are aimed towards those that need to learn Portuguese to aid them with their employment. For those just starting out, it is integral to learn basic greetings and business etiquette; and reading and writing can be adopted once the simple precepts are out of the way. Success has come from students who are involved in import/export, international negotiations and acquisitions, those seeking jobs in multinational companies, and those working with foreign colleagues, academia and bureaucracy. Just our most basic beginners course will have the student finishing the course with basic telephone/e-mail skills in Portuguese, as well as survival Portuguese should a short stay in the country be needed.
Those wishing to learn Portuguese in groups of 2 or more together (Two-to-One Portuguese Courses or Small Group In-Company Portuguese Courses) can sign up for our group classes. All students must be at nearly the same level of Portuguese proficiency, must have the same needs from the language, and must be able to study at the same time and place as the others. Bookings must be made for all students simultaneously. Listen & Learn do not propose group sizes or more than 6-8 people, but In-Company Taster Portuguese Courses can occur with up to 12 people.
A pluricentric tongue, Portuguese has two man dialect groups - that of the 'Old World' (Europe) and that of Brazil
The vocabulary of Portuguese is mostly from Latin, but there are influences from Arabic, as well as words from the Phoenician and Carthaginian languages
Portuguese is not only the official language of Portugal - it is also the first tongue in Brazil, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Angola and Guinea-Bissau
Portuguese Testimonials
"Our native speaker qualified Portuguese language teachers can train you and your colleagues at your office or home at a time to suit you. Classes can be any day of the week (even weekends) in the morning."
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San Francisco has long been renowned as a thriving cosmopolitan and liberal US city. It boasts a culturally diverse background and is a haven for artists, poets and musicians. The city has large Mexican and Asian-American communities and has a Chinatown district which is well worth a visit. San Francisco is famous for its hills and cable car rides are a great way to catch spectacular views of the city. Other points of interest include the magnificent Golden Gate Bridge, the infamous Alcatraz Island, the Museum of Modern Art, Baker Beach, San Francisco Zoo and the Golden Gate Park. In fact, there is so much to see and do in San Francisco, you might find it hard to fit in any time for studying!
