Portuguese Facts
Portuguese has over 210 million native speakers worldwide, making it the world's seventh most popular language
The Portuguese-Japanese 'Nippo Jisho' of 1603 was the first dictionary of Japanese in a European language, which was a product of Jesuit missionaries in Japan
Portuguese gets most of its vocabulary from Latin, but has had contributions from pre-Roman inhabitants of Portugal (such as the Phoenicians and Carthaginians), as well as acquiring over 1,000 words from Arabic from the influence of Moorish Iberia
Portuguese Courses in Peterborough
You and your group can be trained by our native speaker qualified Portuguese teachers, and can meet at your place of work or home at a time convenient to you. Tutorials can take place any day of the week, including weekends, and can be scheduled for the morning, afternoon or evening. If your home or office is not suitable for you, you can attend the course at the teacher's offices. You will be provided with all relevant course materials.
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These Portuguese courses are intended for people who really need to learn Portuguese to help make that difference in their work. For beginners, it will be useful to learn greetings and basic business etiquette, at higher levels reading and then writing become more important. Typical students include those involved in import/export, international negotiations and acquisitions, jobseekers in multinational companies where an additional language is required, and those working with international colleagues, academia and government. Even on our most basic course for Beginners, students should expect to end the course with basic Telephone Portuguese and e-mail Portuguese skills for communications as well as Survival Portuguese required for short visits to a country.
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These Portuguese courses are more general in nature and are targeted at students with a whole range of different needs. While all beginners level students can expect to cover Survival Portuguese - required for short visits to a country where English may not be spoken and/or the intention is to make good contacts with the local population, students then generally progress in different directions depending on their needs. Typical students include those buying property overseas, spouses of overseas nationals, people about to set off on that long-awaited world trip, Portuguese culture enthusiasts and those who are keen to pass a particular Portuguese examination.
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The Portuguese courses are also available for 2 or more people studying together (Two-to-One Portuguese Course or Small Group In-Company Portuguese Course). All participants must have the same level, the same business or general language needs and be able to study at the same time in the same location. The booking must be made for all participants at the same time. Listen & Learn do not recommend group classes of more than 6-8 people although In-Company Taster Portuguese Courses can be run with up to 12 people.
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Peterborough
A cathedral city in the east of England, Peterborough has a population of around 170,000. Owing much of its modern development to its role as a railway hub during the Industrial Revolution as its location is both central and notoriously flat and low-lying. These days Peterborough is home to a large concentration of Italian immigrants, and thanks to new commonwealth immigration has had a major population boom over the last few years: it is believed that there are 55 different languages being spoken in the city. Peterborough is also home to a wide variety of foreign cuisine in its restaurants, as well as numerous yearly festivals (including an annual beerfest).
Portuguese Testimonials
"Our native speaker qualified Portuguese language teachers can train you and your colleagues at your office or home at a time to suit you. Classes can be any day of the week (even weekends) in the morning."
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