For students who know the basic structure of Portuguese
Português Básico 2 is the second module of the beginner’s class, designed by Natalia de Campos for The People’s Forum, with a focus on listening, speaking and developing communication skills in Portuguese.
This course will give you a solid base and allow you to start communicating with Portuguese native speakers. The program will introduce grammar structures in practical ways, and some writing exercises. The course runs weekly on Zoom, and you should plan an extra hour of recommended individual practice exercises.
As you develop your language skills, we will also engage with the history of Brazilian people, its revolutionary struggles, and other means of resistance. Join us for the second introductory course on the basics of Portuguese with a glimpse on historical and contemporary contexts of the working classes and social movements in Brazil, and other Portuguese-speaking countries.
These classes are organized, designed and taught by Natalia de Campos especially for The People’s Forum
DETAILS
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Continuing students:
If you completed Basic Portuguese 1, contact your instructor at [email protected] to get the direct registration link, and skip the application and assessment forms.
New Students:
An application and an assessment are required for this level (the assessment link is given to you at the end of the Application form).
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If you are new to the course: after you complete the application and assessment, you will be invited via email to register for Basic 2 or contacted with other recommendations. Check your email often!
More information: This is a fast-paced course designed for people who learned the foundational structures of Portuguese and was formally introduced to the present verb tense; who are fluent or native Spanish speakers and had a formal introduction to Portuguese; or people who grew up/spent time around Portuguese. It is a continuation of the course: Português Básico 1. New students are welcome to apply, and will be accepted upon filling out an application and an assessment form, to qualify for the start level of this class. It is recommended that you commit to the 8 classes.
Background information:
Portuguese is a language with roots in Portugal and also the official language spoken today in 10 countries: Brazil, Mozambique, Angola, Portugal, Guinea-Bissau, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Macau, Cape Verde, and São Tomé and Príncipe. Portuguese is arguably among the 9 or 10 most spoken languages in the world, but only 5 percent of its speakers live in its original home Portugal. It is estimated that 270 million people speak Portuguese today, amongst which nearly 254 million are native
speakers. It is the second most spoken Romance language, after Spanish. Brazil’s 211 million people is the largest Portuguese-speaking population in the world.
As a colonial language, it suffered many transformations, particular to each locale. It is nowadays also a result of cultural resistance of the indigenous and enslaved people during colonialism. It is spoken in the U.S particularly in the Northeast, in California and in Florida, where native Portuguese speakers, who are immigrants from Africa, South Asia, Europe and Brazil have concentrated historically. In nearby regions, it is more widely spoken in areas of Newark, New Jersey; Astoria, Queens; in the coastal regions of Connecticut, and Massachusetts.
If you have any questions, you can contact the instructor at: [email protected]
