A
6 hours
Core Portuguese
Vocabulary, grammar, speaking, reading and writing.
Structured Portuguese study
Build Portuguese through consistent practice.
Follow an intensive programme combining language development, conversation, cultural understanding and practical communication for everyday life in Brazil.
15 hourseach week
3 sessionseach week
12–50 weeksflexible pathway
Practical useevery session
Programme at a glance
Five scheduled classes each week.
The uploaded 360-hour academic core has been expanded for this intensive website pathway into 600 scheduled hours over 40 weeks. Homework is additional and does not replace live attendance.
B
3 hours
Listening and pronunciation
Intelligibility, different accents and communication strategies.
C
3 hours
Practical Brazil
Transport, shopping, housing, health communication and services.
D
3 hours
Culture, project and assessment
History, geography, cultural inquiry, fieldwork and feedback.
E
Additional
Homework and portfolio
Independent tasks strengthen learning but do not erase absences.
F
Assessment
Progress evidence
Unit checks, term reviews, portfolio and final integrated assessment.
Study formats
Flexible access, honest definitions.
The programme combines live teaching, practical communication and cultural learning through the format agreed with each student.
01
Online
Live lessons plus city-based or media-based cultural tasks that can be completed where the student lives.
02
Hybrid
Online academic instruction with selected in-person cultural or practical sessions when confirmed.
03
Face to face
Live classes and guided cultural immersion that connect language learning with everyday life in Brazil.
Week by week
The 40-week core.
Each two-week unit moves from language foundations to a real-world task, cultural inquiry, feedback and assessment.
Week 1
First contacts, classroom language and survival
Language foundations: vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, listening and guided interaction. Main outcome: Greet people, understand classroom instructions, spell your name and ask for repetition.
Culture
Cultural inquiry: Greetings and forms of address.
Week 2
First contacts, classroom language and survival
Reading, writing, real-world simulation, feedback and assessment. Unit project: Create a learner identity card and hold a first-day conversation.
Culture
Cultural application: Greetings and forms of address.
Week 3
Identity, countries, nationalities and professions
Language foundations: vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, listening and guided interaction. Main outcome: Exchange personal information, discuss languages, work and study, and introduce another person.
Culture
Cultural inquiry: Regional identities and maps.
Week 4
Identity, countries, nationalities and professions
Reading, writing, real-world simulation, feedback and assessment. Unit project: Build an international class directory and partner introduction.
Culture
Cultural application: Regional identities and maps.
Week 5
Family, relationships and describing people
Language foundations: vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, listening and guided interaction. Main outcome: Talk respectfully about family, chosen family, households and personal relationships.
Culture
Cultural inquiry: Family diversity.
Week 6
Family, relationships and describing people
Reading, writing, real-world simulation, feedback and assessment. Unit project: Create and present a fictional or chosen-family profile.
Culture
Cultural application: Family diversity.
Week 7
Numbers, dates, time and daily routines
Language foundations: vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, listening and guided interaction. Main outcome: Handle telephone numbers, dates, appointments, time and everyday routines.
Culture
Cultural inquiry: Time and punctuality.
Week 8
Numbers, dates, time and daily routines
Reading, writing, real-world simulation, feedback and assessment. Unit project: Build a weekly planner and negotiate an appointment.
Culture
Cultural application: Time and punctuality.
Week 9
Food, markets, cafés and restaurants
Language foundations: vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, listening and guided interaction. Main outcome: Express preferences and restrictions, order politely, understand prices and solve a service problem.
Culture
Cultural inquiry: Meals and coffee.
Week 10
Food, markets, cafés and restaurants
Reading, writing, real-world simulation, feedback and assessment. Unit project: Run a simulated café with menus, orders and bills.
Culture
Cultural application: Meals and coffee.
Week 11
The city, transport, addresses and directions
Language foundations: vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, listening and guided interaction. Main outcome: Use transport, give addresses, follow directions and plan a safe route.
Culture
Cultural inquiry: Public transport etiquette.
Week 12
The city, transport, addresses and directions
Reading, writing, real-world simulation, feedback and assessment. Unit project: Complete a city-map task and transport problem-solving activity.
Culture
Cultural application: Public transport etiquette.
Week 13
Home, apartment and neighbourhood
Language foundations: vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, listening and guided interaction. Main outcome: Describe a home, understand property adverts and compare neighbourhood formats.
Culture
Cultural inquiry: Neighbourhood services.
Week 14
Home, apartment and neighbourhood
Reading, writing, real-world simulation, feedback and assessment. Unit project: Compare housing listings and conduct a viewing role-play.
Culture
Cultural application: Neighbourhood services.
Week 15
Shopping, clothing, money and comparison
Language foundations: vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, listening and guided interaction. Main outcome: Ask about prices and sizes, compare products and request an exchange or return.
Culture
Cultural inquiry: Shopping and payment.
Week 16
Shopping, clothing, money and comparison
Reading, writing, real-world simulation, feedback and assessment. Unit project: Complete a budget shopping and consumer-service task.
Culture
Cultural application: Shopping and payment.
Week 17
Body, health, pharmacy and self-care language
Language foundations: vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, listening and guided interaction. Main outcome: Describe common symptoms, ask for basic help and understand simple health instructions safely.
Culture
Cultural inquiry: Health-service communication.
Week 18
Body, health, pharmacy and self-care language
Reading, writing, real-world simulation, feedback and assessment. Unit project: Practise pharmacy and clinic communication with clear safety limits.
Culture
Cultural application: Health-service communication.
Week 19
Leisure, invitations, cinema and plans
Language foundations: vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, listening and guided interaction. Main outcome: Make, accept and decline invitations; arrange time and place; discuss leisure.
Culture
Cultural inquiry: Leisure and invitations.
Week 20
Leisure, invitations, cinema and plans
Reading, writing, real-world simulation, feedback and assessment. Unit project: Plan a realistic weekend for a mixed group.
Culture
Cultural application: Leisure and invitations.
Week 21
Work, study and professional communication
Language foundations: vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, listening and guided interaction. Main outcome: Discuss responsibilities, deadlines and meetings; write a clear professional email.
Culture
Cultural inquiry: Workplace communication.
Week 22
Work, study and professional communication
Reading, writing, real-world simulation, feedback and assessment. Unit project: Hold a short team meeting and send a follow-up email.
Culture
Cultural application: Workplace communication.
Week 23
Past experiences and completed events
Language foundations: vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, listening and guided interaction. Main outcome: Tell a coherent story about past events and ask meaningful follow-up questions.
Culture
Cultural inquiry: Personal histories and migration.
Week 24
Past experiences and completed events
Reading, writing, real-world simulation, feedback and assessment. Unit project: Record a life-event narrative and write a profile.
Culture
Cultural application: Personal histories and migration.
Week 25
Childhood, past habits and background
Language foundations: vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, listening and guided interaction. Main outcome: Describe past routines, settings and generational differences.
Culture
Cultural inquiry: Childhood across generations.
Week 26
Childhood, past habits and background
Reading, writing, real-world simulation, feedback and assessment. Unit project: Complete a consent-based oral-history interview.
Culture
Cultural application: Childhood across generations.
Week 27
Travel, accommodation, tourism and future plans
Language foundations: vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, listening and guided interaction. Main outcome: Book accommodation, plan travel and solve common travel problems.
Culture
Cultural inquiry: Responsible tourism.
Week 28
Travel, accommodation, tourism and future plans
Reading, writing, real-world simulation, feedback and assessment. Unit project: Design an accessible, responsible four-day itinerary.
Culture
Cultural application: Responsible tourism.
Week 29
Services, documents, complaints and solutions
Language foundations: vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, listening and guided interaction. Main outcome: Request services, explain a problem precisely and write a polite complaint.
Culture
Cultural inquiry: Consumer and public services.
Week 30
Services, documents, complaints and solutions
Reading, writing, real-world simulation, feedback and assessment. Unit project: Complete a service case from request to resolution.
Culture
Cultural application: Consumer and public services.
Week 31
Technology, digital communication and media
Language foundations: vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, listening and guided interaction. Main outcome: Give digital instructions, evaluate information and write support messages.
Culture
Cultural inquiry: Digital communication.
Week 32
Technology, digital communication and media
Reading, writing, real-world simulation, feedback and assessment. Unit project: Create a digital-safety guide and tech-support interaction.
Culture
Cultural application: Digital communication.
Week 33
Weather, climate, environment and hypotheses
Language foundations: vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, listening and guided interaction. Main outcome: Understand forecasts, discuss environmental habits and make recommendations.
Culture
Cultural inquiry: Climate and biomes.
Week 34
Weather, climate, environment and hypotheses
Reading, writing, real-world simulation, feedback and assessment. Unit project: Propose a practical community environmental action.
Culture
Cultural application: Climate and biomes.
Week 35
Opinions, society, citizenship and argument
Language foundations: vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, listening and guided interaction. Main outcome: Support an opinion, disagree respectfully and compare viewpoints.
Culture
Cultural inquiry: Accessibility and public participation.
Week 36
Opinions, society, citizenship and argument
Reading, writing, real-world simulation, feedback and assessment. Unit project: Take part in a moderated debate and write an opinion text.
Culture
Cultural application: Accessibility and public participation.
Week 37
Unexpected events and crisis communication
Language foundations: vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, listening and guided interaction. Main outcome: Report incidents factually, ask for proportionate help and reconstruct events.
Culture
Cultural inquiry: Incident communication.
Week 38
Unexpected events and crisis communication
Reading, writing, real-world simulation, feedback and assessment. Unit project: Produce a clear incident account from multiple perspectives.
Culture
Cultural application: Incident communication.
Week 39
B1 integration, fluency and next steps
Language foundations: vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, listening and guided interaction. Main outcome: Integrate skills, adapt register, present confidently and plan continued learning.
Culture
Cultural inquiry: Reflective intercultural learning.
Week 40
B1 integration, fluency and next steps
Reading, writing, real-world simulation, feedback and assessment. Unit project: Complete a final portfolio, presentation and personal learning plan.
Culture
Cultural application: Reflective intercultural learning.
Optional extension
Weeks 41–50.
Students choosing more than 40 weeks continue with consolidation, professional and academic communication, deeper cultural study and an independent integration project.
Week 41
Brazilian accents and advanced listening
Build strategies for understanding regional accents, faster speech and informal conversation.
Extension
Personalised consolidation, project work and teacher feedback.
Week 42
Formal communication and official services
Practise appointments, formal requests, document questions and clear written follow-up.
Extension
Personalised consolidation, project work and teacher feedback.
Week 43
Professional Portuguese
Strengthen meetings, interviews, workplace problem-solving and professional correspondence.
Extension
Personalised consolidation, project work and teacher feedback.
Week 44
Portuguese for study and presentations
Summarise sources, take notes, present ideas and participate in academic discussion.
Extension
Personalised consolidation, project work and teacher feedback.
Week 45
Housing, consumer decisions and negotiation
Handle contracts conceptually, compare services and communicate problems without giving legal advice.
Extension
Personalised consolidation, project work and teacher feedback.
Week 46
Health and emergency communication review
Consolidate clear symptom descriptions, addresses, contact information and urgent communication.
Extension
Personalised consolidation, project work and teacher feedback.
Week 47
Brazilian history and regional identities
Connect language with historical change, migration, diversity and the five regions of Brazil.
Extension
Personalised consolidation, project work and teacher feedback.
Week 48
Media, current affairs and critical literacy
Compare reports, distinguish fact from opinion and discuss public issues respectfully.
Extension
Personalised consolidation, project work and teacher feedback.
Week 49
Independent community project
Plan and complete an ethical local or online cultural-language project with evidence and reflection.
Extension
Personalised consolidation, project work and teacher feedback.
Week 50
Final integration and future pathway
Present the extension portfolio, review progress and create an independent learning plan.
Extension
Personalised consolidation, project work and teacher feedback.
12+
What shorter enrolments cover
Students choosing 12–39 weeks follow the programme from the appropriate assessed entry point. Their offer identifies the units, outcomes and assessment included. A shorter course does not guarantee the full B1 outcome.
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What completion requires
Suggested completion requires at least 70% overall and a minimum 75% attendance under school policy. Other authorities may apply different rules. Homework supports academic recovery but does not convert an absence into attendance.
Ready to choose your study length?
Calculate 12–50 weeks, then request a final personalised quotation.