Language Courses
Brazilian Portuguese Courses at Canning House 2008 - 2009
Below you will find details of courses coming soon at Canning House. For more information please e-mail: education@canninghouse.com.
Venue for all courses: Canning House, 2 Belgrave Sq, London, SW1X 8PJ.
Our courses are very much conversation based and are ideal for those wishing to learn how to communicate in the Portuguese language as it is spoken in Brazil. After one term students may move up a level, making it possible to cover three levels in an academic year.
LEVELS
Beginners: For those new to the language with no experience, this course will give you the basics - how to introduce yourself, numbers, the alphabet, pronunciation, directions, ordering, shopping, verbs in the present and introducing the single past.
Elementary: Aimed at those with a Beginners course under their belt, also suitable for fluent Spanish speakers who are beginners in Portuguese. Students will learn useful vocabulary for travelling, comparisons, descriptions, how to give and receive information, the imperative, the gerund, working with past and present tenses.
Intermediate: This course will cover descriptions, facts and situations, comparatives and superlatives, opinions, perfect, imperfect, preterit, future of present and future of preterit tenses. Students will explore Brazilian people, culture and lifestyle.
Advanced: This course will cover introduction to subjunctive tenses, texts for reading comprehension on cultural and current affairs and more advanced and sophisticated structures/vocabulary and use of language.
TERM & COURSE DATES
Autumn term: 15 September 2008 - 20 November 2008
Spring Term: 12 January 2009 - 19 March 2009
Summer Term: 20 April 2009 - 6 July 2009
Beginners, Thursdays 6.30pm - 8.30pm
15 January 2009 - 19 March 2009 (click here to book a place in this course)
Elementary, Mondays 6.30pm - 8.30pm
12 January 2009 - 16 March 2009 (click here to book a place in this course)
Intermediate, Thursdays 6.30pm - 8.30pm
15 January 2009 - 19 March 2009 (click here to book a place in this course)
Advanced, Wednesdays 6.30pm - 8.30pm
14 January 2009 - 18 March 2009 (click here to book a place in this course)
PRICE & FURTHER INFORMATION FOR SPRING TERM
Each course lasts 10 weeks and costs £115 for Cultural Members of Canning House* and £155 for non-members.
Class sizes are a minimum of 8 and a maximum of 16 students.
Refunds will only be given if a course is cancelled; payments cannot be transferred to future courses if a student drops out.
* For membership information and to register please click the following link: (http://www.canninghouse.com/content/culture/membership)
* Discount does not extend to Corporate Members of Canning House.
ENROLMENT DETAILS & DATES
Enrolment for the spring term is now open; please follow the link above to register in your level course.
There will be a walk-in enrolment evening for those students who want to be advised on their level. The next walk-in enrolment evening will be Monday 8th December 2008 from 5.00pm - 8.00pm.
For more information, please contact us on: education@canninghouse.com
Tel: 0207 2352303 ext. 222