Course Overview 

Our afternoon Portuguese Level 1 course is a Beginners course for students who have never studied the language before. This is a less intensive course than our evening 6-week Level 1 Portuguese course, allowing you to ease your way into the language at a slower and more relaxed pace. 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

• Greet someone and responding to greetings
• Present yourself / Saying hello and goodbye
• Talk about where people are from
• Talk about nationalities and languages
• Ask questions to your teacher
• Listen and follow classroom instructions

Linguistic aims

Socio-cultural aspects

• The Portuguese Language across the world
• Portugal and Brazil

Coursebook

Portugues a Valer A1

* Coursebooks are to be purchased after the first lesson and are required for the course. Books will be available to purchase from reception on the day of your second lesson.

Course Information 

• Average class size: 8 (maximum 15) 
• Students must be 18+ years old 
• Existing language ability: this is a course for complete beginners 
• Classes will take place at our school in Covent Garden (16 Stukeley Street, Holborn, London WC2B 5LQ) 

Class Schedule 

• The classes are 1.5 hours per week 
• The course runs for 8 weeks 
• The course takes place on weekday afternoons from 16.30 – 18.00
• The possible study options for this course are as follows: 

* If the dates are not showing in the booking section below, the course is no longer available for those dates. 

Tuesdays: 7th January – 25th February 2025

Wednesdays: 5th March – 30th April 2025*

Thursdays: 8th May – 26th June 2025

Mondays: 30th June – 18th August 2025

Tuesdays: 2nd September – 21st October 2025

Wednesdays: 29th October – 17th December 2025

*No lesson on 23rd April. The course will still consist of 8 lessons. 

This language course includes: 

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