Introduction to the Portuguese Language & Culture


at the University Institute of Maia, Portugal

Aims of the course: Introduce participants to the Portuguese language and culture; Develop Portuguese language communication skills at level A1.1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

Course programme:

  1. The written alphabet; Portuguese phonetics;
  2. Topics: personal identification; meeting other people; daily life activities; family and housing; Portuguese culture;
  3. Grammatical structures: affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences; adjective-noun concordance; determiners; pronouns; feminine and plural nouns (general rules); present tense of regular and irregular verbs.



If you want to apply for ERASMUS+ staff mobility support (training or teaching), please check the website and contact Mag. Gudrun Reisinger for further information on ERASMUS+ Staff training/teaching funding.

Further information about the staff training week



11.03.2019