Portuguese Courses for Business in Norwich

Private individuals and professionals in companies all over the UK have profited from undertaking a Portuguese Language Course with SIMON & SIMON. Averaging 15 years of experience, our native Portuguese speaking qualified teachers construct your course so that your individual requirements are met, no matter what your level of experience. Our Portuguese teachers receive excellent feedback from our clients. A profile, containing information about the Portuguese teacher’s background and experience, is sent to each student before the Portuguese lessons start.

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.

Both 1:1 and group formats are available for our Portuguese language courses. While most of our clients offer 1:1 Portuguese training, the group format can offer great value for money. If you want groups to be successful, the members must commit to the weekly meetings and we recommend keeping the number of participants below 7. Progress is faster for those who learn Portuguese in Norwich on a 1:1 basis as the lessons are individually tailored for their particular needs, strengths and weaknesses.

Portuguese Course Management

Every SIMON & SIMON Portuguese language course is overseen by one of our highly experienced Account Managers, all of whom are multi-lingual. At the start of your Portuguese language course we will send you a profile on your trainer, followed by a Course Plan and relevant course materials, and then a Progress Report after every 40 hours of training. You will also receive a copy of our quarterly newsletter, Breaking the Language Barrier, featuring a superb prize draw and invaluable weblinks to language learning sources.

Portuguese language courses have been run by SIMON & SIMON in many locations. Our global network of language trainers means that any major city in the UK Europe, and beyond can hold your Portuguese language course. We can arrange your Portuguese language lessons for your own home, but many of our clients like to run them in their offices so as to minimise travel. Residential full-time Portuguese language courses are also available. Our office can discuss available locations with you.

Norwich Portuguese Course Schedules

We run Portuguese language courses in Norwich 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 Norwich 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.

Norwich is a city in England. It is the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. During the 11th century, Norwich was the second largest city in England, after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom. The built up area of Norwich has a population of 259,100. This area extends beyond the city boundary, with extensive suburban areas on the western, northern and eastern sides, including Costessey, Hellesdon, Old Catton, Sprowston and Thorpe St Andrew. The parliamentary seats cross over into adjacent local government districts. 135,800 (2008 est.) people live in the City of Norwich and the population of the Norwich Travel to Work Area (i.e. the area of Norwich in which most people both live and work) is 367,035 (the 1991 figure was 351,340). Norwich is the fourth most densely populated local government district within the East of England with 3,480 people per square kilometre (8,993 per square mile).