Course Overview

Portuguese Level 12 is a Pre-Intermediate Portuguese course for students who have been studying Portuguese for a while. Portuguese Level 12 requires that you have previously studied Portuguese Level 11 or a course of at least 132 class hours. If you’re unsure of your level then check our levels chart.

Our Portuguese language classes take place at our school in Covent Garden with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students. Evening language classes at IH London are dynamic and interactive as the emphasis is on spoken communication, which is achieved through lots of group work and role-plays. At the same time, there is systematic work on grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, so that you can improve on all aspects of the language. Your teacher speaks in the target language throughout, so that you can refine your comprehension and listening skills. 

Course Content

Communicative aims

– Talking about holidays, activities and interests, including tourist attractions and entertainments, national/regional cuisine 

– Exploring important festivals and celebrations in the Portuguese speaking countries

– Expressing wishes, doubts, hopes, giving opinions and participating in discussions/debates about your future plans in coming months 

– Reading short literary ‘contos’ and relating a resumé to the class 

Linguistic aims

 – Colloquial language and expressions 

– The Present Subjunctive 

– Verb voices – Active x passive 

– Indirect Object Pronoun: para mim…para ele…comigo… 

– Plural of Verbs + nouns: beija-flores 

Cultural aspects

– Festivals and celebrations in the Portuguese speaking countries

Course Information

• Average class size: 8 (maximum 14)
• Students must be 18+ years old
• Existing language ability: 132 class hours of previous Portuguese language study required
• Classes will take place at our school in Covent Garden (16 Stukeley Street, Holborn, London WC2B 5LQ) 

Class Schedule

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

Tuesdays: 11th January – 15th February 2022

Wednesdays: 23rd February – 30th March 2022

Mondays: 4th April – 16th May 2022*

Tuesdays: 24th May – 28th June 2022

Wednesdays: 6th July – 10th August 2022

Wednesdays: 17th August – 21st September 2022

Thursdays: 29th September – 3rd November 2022

*Due to the Easter holiday there is a break in the course on the 18th of April. Additionally, due to the Bank Holiday the lesson on the 2nd of May will be rescheduled to another day tbc with the teacher. The course still consists of 6 lessons however.

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