FLAS-FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND AREA STUDIES FELLOWSHIPS IN SAO PAULO
COURSE DESCRIPTION AND TUITION FEES
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The Portuguese Course is divided into 3 levels which will be described individually as such:
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Basic
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Intermediate
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Advanced (120 hours) |
|---|---|---|
| Course 1: Survival Portuguese Phonetics + Applied Grammar, Basic Conversation + Field Trips – (140 hours) | Course 1: General Portuguese – Applied Grammar, Conversation + Brazilian Culture, Field Trips – (140 hours) | Advanced Portuguese and Applied Grammar with focus on the Brazilian Culture and writing |
| Course 2: General Portuguese Phonetics + Applied Grammar, Conversation + Brazilian Culture, Field Trips (140 hours) | Course 2: Focus on Listening and Speaking – Applied Grammar + Brazilian Culture, Field Trips – (140 hours) |
| Basic |
|---|
| Course 1 | Contact Hours | Minimum Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| Survival Portuguese | 140 hours | 80% |
Specific Purpose
Provide the opportunity for the student to communicate about the day-by-day events and accomplish minimum surviving needs.
Contents
* Study Regular and Irregular verbs of the indicative tense in the present and future tenses plus introduction to the past tense.
* Hours / Numbers / Alphabet
* Study Adjectives / Comparatives
* Plural structure
* The day-by-day vocabulary
* Phonetics
Material
* Audio visual
* Samples of audio/video
* Brazilia songs
* Books and handouts prepared by instructor to be specifically used in class.
Strategies
* Situation dialogues
* Linguistic games
* Music
* Role play
| Course books: | Novo Avenida Brasil 1, Muito Prazer, Falar.., Ler…, Escrever.. |
| Novo Avenida Brasil: | LIMA, Emma – Rohtrmann, Lutz – Ishihara, Tokiko – Lunes, Samira – Bergweiler, Cristián |
| Muito Prazer: | FERNANDES, Glaucia Roberta Rocha – FERREIRA, Telma de Lurdes São Bento – Ramos, Vera Lúcia. |
| Falar…, Ler…, Escrever…: | LIMA, Emma Eberlein O. F. – Lunes, Samira A. |
| Basic |
|---|
| Course 2 |
Contact Hours | Minimum Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| General Portuguese: Applied Grammar, Conversation + Brazilian Culture, Field Trips | 140 hours | 80% |
Specific Purpose
Provides the student with the opportunity to sustain a chit-chat conversation and perform routine social needs with satisfactory pronunciation.
Contents
* Review of the regular and irregular verbs, indicative tense
* Study the imperative
* Study prepositions (uses and contrasts)
* Study direct and indirect speech
* Study subjunctive (present, imperfect and future)
Material
* Samples of stylistics books
* Grammar exercises for individual and pair work
* Printed exercises, charts, models
* Flash cards
Strategies
* Do the linguistic games and music to prepare the student to a hard grammatical point
* Read newspaper and magazine articles
* Organize students oral exhibitions
* Role play
* Podcasts
| Intermediate |
|---|
| Course 1 |
Contact Hours | Minimum Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| General Portuguese – Applied Grammar, Conversation + Brazilian Culture, Field Trips* | 140 hours | 80% |
Specific Purpose
Provide the student with the ability to initiate and maintain conversation, and meet some social needs
Contents
* Review of the regular and irregular verbs, indicative tense
* Study the imperative
* Study prepositions (uses and contrasts)
* Study direct and indirect speech
* Study subjunctive (present, imperfect and future)
Material
* Samples of stylistics books
* Grammar exercises for individual and pair work
* Printed exercises, charts, models
* Flash cards
* Internet
Strategies
* Do the linguistic games and music to prepare the student to a hard grammatical point
* Read newspaper and magazine articles
* Organize students oral exhibitions
* Role play
| Course books: | Avenida Brasil 2, Falar, Ler, Escrever, Gramática (Português como língua estrangeira), Bem-Vindo. | |
| Novo Avenida Brasil: | LIMA, Emma – Rohtrmann, Lutz – Ishihara, Tokiko – Lunes, Samira – Bergweiler, Cristián | |
| Gramática de Português como língua estrangeira: | Masip, Vicente | |
| Bem-Vindo: | de Ponce, Maria HARUMI – BURIM, Silvia Andrade – FLORIESSI, Susanna | |
| Falar…, Ler…, Escrever…: | LIMA, Emma Eberlein O. F. – Lunes, Samira A. |
| Intermediate |
|---|
| Course 2 |
Contact Hours | Minimum Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| Focus on Listening and Speaking: Applied Grammar + Brazilian Culture, Field Trips | 140 hours | 80% |
Specific Purpose
Provide the student with the ability to trustfully face several social demands and work situations as well as present the Brazilian Culture.
Contents
* Review of regular and irregular verbs
* Study subjunctive (present, past and future)
* Direct and indirect speech
* Review of prepositions
* Study active and passive voice
* Study relative pronouns
Material
* Samples of stylistic books
* Grammar exercises
* Printed exercises, charts, models
* Flash cards
Strategies
* Do the linguistic games and music to prepare the students to a hard grammatical point
* Read newspaper and magazine articles
* Organize students oral exhibitions
* Role play
* Production and understanding of texts (oral)
* Work on listening skills through movies, podcasts, Brazilian songs, TV ads, etc.., with focus on the Brazilian culture.
| Course books: | Avenida Brasil 2, Falar, Ler, Escrever, Gramática (Português como língua estrangeira), Bem-Vindo. | |
| Novo Avenida Brasil: | LIMA, Emma – Rohtrmann, Lutz – Ishihara, Tokiko – Lunes, Samira – Bergweiler, Cristián | |
| Gramática de Português como língua estrangeira: | Masip, Vicente | |
| Bem-Vindo: | de Ponce, Maria HARUMI – BURIM, Silvia Andrade – FLORIESSI, Susanna | |
| Falar…, Ler…, Escrever…: | LIMA, Emma Eberlein O. F. – Lunes, Samira A. |
| Advanced |
|---|
| Course 1 | Contact Hours | Minimum Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Portuguese and Applied Grammar with focus on the Brazilian Culture and writing | 120 hours | 80% |
Specific Purpose
Provide the student with the ability to trustfully face several social demands and work situations as well as present the Brazilian Culture.
Contents
* Review of all verbal tenses of the subjunctive (simple and compound)
* Review of active and passive voice
* Study personal and impersonal infinitives
* Production and understanding of complex texts (oral and written)
Material
* Authentic texts from Brazilian newspapers and magazines
* Texts by Brazilian authors
* Samples of audio/video/ CDs
Strategies
* Watch Brazilian films and documentary and be able to argue
* Stimulate spontaneous conversations and debates
* Organize students’ oral exhibitions
* Expose students to complex texts and articles that give back an image of the
Brazilian culture
* Read newspaper and magazine articles in order to have students share their point of view and support their ideas
* Field trips to museums, art galleries, places with historical interests, farmer’s market, central market, landmarks, etc..
| Course books: | Avenida Brasil 3, Panorama Brasil, Gramática (Português como língua estrangeira) |
| Novo Avenida Brasil: | Lima, Emma – Rohtrmann, Lutz – Ishihara, Tokiko – Lunes, Samira – Bergweiler, Cristián |
| Bem-Vindo | Masip, Vicente |
| Panorama Brasil: | LIMA, Emma Eberlein O. F. – Lunes, Samira A. |
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Our Teachers
Cristina
Português and English Teacher
Language and Tanslation (English – Portuguese / Portuguese – English) graduate since 2013 from Unilasalle (Canoas/RS). Has worked as an English teacher since 2008 and has been part ot It’s Cool team since 2017.
Roberto
French and Portuguese Teacher
French – Portuguese graduate from USP (University of Sao Paulo).
Part of his graduation was in Sorbonne, Paris.
Has had over 5 years of experience as a French and Portuguese for foreigners teacher. Has been part of It’s Cool Team since February, 2018.
Maria Inez
Portuguese and French Teacher
Language and French literature Graduate. Bachelor of Arts by Unesp. Bachelor´s degree in Languages by PÙC (Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo) São Paulo.
Has got specialization in Translation, French by USP (University of Sao Paulo) Master degree in French Philosophy by UFSCAR (Federal University of Sao Carlos), SP. Has worked at It´s Cool International since 2000.