Portuguese Courses for Business in London

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.

Portuguese courses from us can be run for groups or individuals. While many of our clients offer their employees Portuguese courses on a 1:1 basis, group sessions can be excellent value. Group sessions do require planning and commitment from the participants and we recommend that no more than 6 people participate in a group. As 1:1 lessons can be tailored to an individual’s needs, strengths and weaknesses, learning Portuguese in London on a 1:1 basis will give quicker progress.

Portuguese Course Management

Every SIMON & SIMON Portuguese language course has a highly experienced, multi-lingual Account Manager who oversees it. When your Portuguese course starts you will be sent a profile on your trainer, materials for your course and a Course Plan as well as a Progress Report for every 40 hours of training. Breaking the Language Barrier, our quarterly newsletter that you will also receive, contains a prize draw as well as weblinks to a number of learning resources.

SIMON & SIMON’s Portuguese language courses have been run for clients in many different locations. With a global network of language trainers a Portuguese language course can be held in almost any major city throughout Europe and elsewhere. We can arrange Portuguese language courses in your home or, as many of our clients prefer, in your offices to remove the need for you to travel. Full-time residential Portuguese language courses are also an option. For a list of locations, please contact our office.

London Portuguese Course Schedules

Our Portuguese language courses in London 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 London 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.

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