Portuguese Courses for Business in Chelmsford

Both professionals and non-professionals alike have seen great benefits from a SIMON & SIMON Portuguese Language Course. SIMON & SIMON’s team of qualified Portuguese teachers is made up of native speakers who average 15 years of experience. These teachers will make sure that a course is tailored for your specific needs so that you will benefit regardless of your language proficiency. Feedback from clients on our Portuguese tutors is consistently highly positive. Our students are sent a profile containing information on their specific teacher’s experience and background before the start of their Portuguese Lessons.

Modern language teaching is now approached much differently to how you might remember learning languages in school. The experience is now much more fun and rewarding. The Communicative Approach, where your Portuguese teacher will conduct your lessons almost entirely in Portuguese means that progress is made from your very first lesson. Soon, you will have such confidence that using Portuguese in a social or business setting will be no problem.

The Portuguese courses that we offer can be run as 1:1 or group sessions. While most of our clients use 1:1 Portuguese training for their employees, group sessions can be good value. Participants numbers should be kept to 6 or less, and they will need to commit to meeting every week. If you require faster progress, 1:1 Portuguese courses at Chelmsford are more suitable as the lessons and course can be tailored to the individual’s needs while focusing on their specific weaknesses and strengths.

Portuguese Course Management

One of our highly experienced, multilingual Account managers oversees each SIMON & SIMON Portuguese language course. On starting your Portuguese course you will receive various materials including a profile on your trainer, a Course Plan and course materials and a Progress Report on every 40 hours of your training. Breaking the Language Barrier, our quarterly newsletter, which contains weblinks to various language learning sources and a prize draw, will also be sent to you.

The Portuguese language courses of SIMON & SIMON have been run in numerous locations. As we have a global network of language trainers your Portuguese language course can be arranged in major cities across Europe and further afield. Most of our clients arrange for their Portuguese lessons to be run in their offices so that there is less need for travel, but we can also run Portuguese lessons in your home. We also run residential full-time Portuguese language courses in a variety of locations which our office will be happy to inform you of.

Chelmsford Portuguese Course Schedules

Our Portuguese language courses in Chelmsford take place throughout the year. Many of our students try to attend more than one weekly lesson if work commitments allow, and most will attend at least one session of 90-minutes duration per week. If you would like a Weekend Course, one can be arranged. Our Portuguese daytime courses run from 8am through to 8pm, Monday - Friday. We also provide Intensive Portuguese language courses on clients’ premises or in residential centres both in the UK and abroad. These courses run for 30 hours of the week, 6 hours a day from Monday to Friday.

The Portuguese language course that you undertake will be customised for your Portuguese level and personal goals. Before you start the course, we will speak to you about your desired focus and assess you Portuguese level. You may have little or no experience of Portuguese and only want basic conversational skills or you may be more proficient and desire more fluency with which to discuss business. You may want to raise your Portuguese skills for use in meetings and negotiations or rather develop increased comprehension and pronunciation skills. Whatever your objectives, our Portuguese language trainers are highly experienced, and you can be confident that your personalised Portuguese course will help you to meet your goals quickly.

Portuguese Language Examination Courses

SIMON & SIMON also assists in preparation for Portuguese examinations, whether for business or personal qualification. We believe that our 95% pass rate for language examinations is a reflection of our policy of working with Portuguese teachers in Chelmsford who possess above average experience. Registration for and administration of Portuguese examinations, along with the issuing of results certificates are all provided by SIMON & SIMON.

The table below is based on recognised language levels used by various academic institutions accross the European Union. A highly motivated student attending weekly sessions with their language trainer can expect to move from one level to another after 50 hours providing they also commit to a similar number of hours of self-study.

Of course, some people find learning languages easier than others, and some students will have more opportunities to practise the language in the course of their work and leisure, so these factors also need to be considered when trying to assess how long it will take to move from one level to another.

Company Funded Training

If your company is thinking of investing in language training our free consultation and demo lesson is a real opportunity to see if SIMON & SIMON is right for you - hundreds of other companies have chosen SIMON & SIMON, so we hope you will join them.

To take up this special offer, please call Cristiana Aragoni, on 020 7931 9869 - quoting "Demo Lesson" - our no-obligation consultation and demo lesson is free of charge.

Self-Funded Training

If you are interested in taking one of our courses as a private individual, then our free demo lessons are a perfect opportunity for you to meet one of our language trainers, experience the teaching methodology firsthand, and for us to assess your level and course needs - all with no obligation.

Demo lessons typically last 1 hour, and take place at our offices in central London, close to Victoria Station.

To take up this special offer, please call Cristiana Aragoni, on 020 7931 9869 - quoting "Demo Lesson" - our no-obligation consultation and demo lesson is free of charge.

Portuguese is a Romance language developed from Galician-Portuguese that was spoken in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia. It is an official language of the European Union, the Organisation of American States, the African Union, and Lusophone countries. With around 240 million speakers, Portuguese is the sixth-most spoken language in the world. Portuguese is the official language of Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Mozambique. According to estimates by UNESCO, Portuguese and Spanish are the fastest-growing European languages after English and the language has the highest potential for growth as an international language in southern Africa and South America.

Chelmsford is the county town of Essex, England, and the principal settlement of the borough of Chelmsford. It is located in the London commuter belt, approximately 32 miles (51 km) north east of Charing Cross, London, and approximately the same distance from the once provincial Roman capital at Colchester. The town currently has a population of approximately 102,400. The main conurbation incorporates all or part of the former parishes of: Broomfield, Great Baddow, Moulsham, Widford and Springfield, including Springfield Barnes, now more commonly know as Chelmer Village. The town is surrounded by many small villages that retain their original charm (examples of these are Danbury, Writtle, Good and High Easter, Roxwell, Mashbury, Chignal Smealy, Little Baddow, Great and Little Waltham, Howe Street, Pleshey and Bicknacre). Chelmsford is a modern, well placed town that has a large number of commuters who work in the City of London financial sector, and its residents are known as 'Chelmsfordians'.