Portuguese Courses for Business in Lancashire

SIMON & SIMON’s team of qualified native Portuguese speaking teachers average 15 years of experience. Professionals and private individuals from all over the UK have benefited from SIMON & SIMON’s Portuguese language courses, all of which are tailor-made to reflect each student's level of experience. We consistently receive outstanding feedback from our clients about our Portuguese tutors. Each student is sent a specific profile on the experience and background of their Portuguese tutor before they start their course of lessons.

If you have only studied languages before at school you will find that teaching approaches to modern language training have changed enormously in recent years - it's now a lot more fun and a far more rewarding experience! Your teacher will conduct your Portuguese lesson in Lancashire almost entirely in Portuguese - a method known as the Communicative Approach - and you will find yourself making progress from the very first lesson and soon growing in the confidence to communicate in Portuguese in a variety of social and business situations.

Our Portuguese courses are usually offered by our clients as 1:1 training for their employees. Group sessions, however, are also available and can be excellent value for money. Planning is required so that participants all meet at the same time each week, and we recommend that numbers are kept to 6 or less. 1:1 Portuguese lessons at Lancashire mean that you will have your individual needs, weaknesses and strengths catered for, so that your progress is quicker.

Portuguese Course Management

SIMON & SIMON’s Portuguese language courses all have a specific Account Manager who oversee the course. Each of these managers is highly experienced and multi-lingual. At the start of your Portuguese course, you will receive a profile on your trainer, course materials and a Course Plan. After every 40 hours of training you will receive a Progress Report. We will send you our quarterly newsletter, Breaking the Language Barrier, which contains a wonderful prize draw as well as weblinks to valuable language learning resources.

SIMON & SIMON Portuguese language courses have been arranged for clients in various locations. We have a global network of trainers and wherever you are, we will be able to organise a Portuguese language course for you, not only in the UK but in almost any of the major cities in Europe and beyond. Most of our Portuguese courses are run at the offices of our clients so that you do not have to travel, but we are happy to arrange Portuguese training sessions for you in your home. Full-time Portuguese courses can be arranged in a residential setting for you. Our office has information on the locations we offer.

Lancashire Portuguese Course Schedules

We run Portuguese language courses in Lancashire all year. Most of our students participate in no less than one 90-minute lesson per week, but many students will participate in more if work commitments allow. Weekend Courses can be facilitated, and our Portuguese weekday courses run from Monday to Friday, from 8am to 8pm. Intensive Portuguese language courses are also available and can be run at the client’s premises or a residential centre in the UK or overseas. These courses take place over 6 hours a day, Monday through Friday, for 30 hours per week.

Your Portuguese language course’s content will be tailored to your experience and goals. Prior to the course, we will assess your Portuguese language level and speak to you comprehensively about the areas and subjects you are interested in. Students may be complete novices who need everyday Portuguese conversational skills or have more proficiency in Portuguese and wish to be able to discuss various business topics such as banking or finance more fluently. Students may desire to bolster their Portuguese for negotiations and meetings or focus on gaining better listening, pronunciation and comprehension skills. No matter what your needs, you can be confident that our very experienced Portuguese language trainers will work with you on a Portuguese language course that is tailored for you so that you quickly meet your goals.

Portuguese Language Examination Courses

Portuguese examination preparation for business or other examinations can also be assisted with. Our students boast a 95% rate of passing such examinations, proving the value of our policy of Portuguese teachers in Lancashire with experience above the average. SIMON & SIMON also organises registration and administration of Portuguese examinations as well as issuing results certificates as a part of our service.

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.

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