Course Overview

Online Portuguese Club is an Advanced course for students who have studied the Portuguese language to a high level and wish to work on fluency. Online Portuguese Club requires that you have previously studied a course of at least 144 class hours. If you’re unsure of your level, then check our levels chart.

Our Online Portuguese language classes take place via Zoom with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students. The interactive lessons emulate our face-to-face classes, and via teacher screen-sharing, students are able to experience a live classroom environment. From vocabulary activities and covering grammar points on the white board, to listening exercises, file sharing and ‘break-out rooms’ to practise speaking with classmates, students can learn without leaving the comfort of their homes. Take a look at an example of one of our online classes in this video.

Course Content

This course focuses on conversation so you will have the opportunity to improve and refine:

• Your conversational skills
• Your fluency by focusing on specific tasks
• Your pronunciation by:
  • Learning to recognise specific sounds and reproduce them
  • Finding your perfect speech pace
  • Learning to use your mouth to produce those difficult sounds
• Your intonation: sound like a native!
• Learn how to join words in more complex sentences and express yourself effectively: intonation communicates your emotions and intentions
• Focus on cultural awareness
• During the course you will be encouraged to record yourself

Course Information

• Average class size: 8 (maximum 12)
• Students must be 18+ years old
• Existing language ability: 144 class hours of previous Portuguese language study required
• Classes will take place via Zoom

Class Schedule

• The classes are 2 hours per week
• The course runs for 6 weeks
• The course takes place on Tuesday evenings 18:30 – 20:30
• The possible study options for this course are as follow:

11th January – 15th February 2022

22nd February – 29th March 2022

5th April – 17th May 2022*

24th May – 28th June 2022

5th July – 9th August 2022

16th August – 20th September 2022

27th September – 1st November 2022

8th November – 13th December 2022

*Due to the Easter holiday there is a break in the course on the 19th of April. The course still consists of 6 lessons however.

What do you need for an online class?

To get the most from this course you will need:

• A reliable internet connection
• A desktop computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone
• A web camera on or attached to the device you are using
• An integrated microphone in the device you are using or an attached headset
• The day before your course, you will be sent via email all the details you need to connect to the IH London Zoom classroom

This language course includes:

• Access to our Moodle platform to download lesson summaries, notes and resources
• Support and advice from Portuguese language teachers
• Portuguese language study tips