Portuguese Advanced
3. THIRD part of the five-course
long Portuguese Advanced sequence.
An all-adults class.
Materials are not included in tuition.
Advanced 3 level description: This course is ideal for individuals who have either completed our Portuguese Advanced 2 course or similar.
Class Description: This is an advanced course that aims to build vocabulary competence and improve oral communication through the study and discussion of topics related to cultural aspects as well as the review of grammar.
Next level: Portuguese Advanced 4 or greater.
POR-Mastery. An all-adults class.
Materials are not included in tuition.
Mastery level description:
A great course for those who have completed Portuguese Advanced 5 level or similar.
Students will continue to strengthen their knowledge of complex grammatical and syntactical structures to improve their language skills, while exploring a richer and more diverse vocabulary. They will learn how to deal with linguistically unfamiliar situations and coping with complex communicative exchanges. Through theoretical readings, critical discussions, debates, writings, and cultural products and practices students will develop their intercultural competence and sensibility.
French Beginner 1. The FIRST segment of the comprehensive Beginner level five-course series designed for French beginners.
An all-adults class.
Materials are not included in tuition.
Beginner 1 level description: This course is ideal for individuals who have never studied French before or those who wish to start from scratch. Throughout this level, you will acquire fundamental language skills and knowledge.
Here's an overview of the topics covered in Beginner 1:
COMMUNICATION: Ask and say your name, recognize some written words, recognize singular and plural, introduce yourself: your age, your family, your profession.
GRAMMAR: Personal pronouns, s’appeler in the present tense, the pronoun moi, the definite article, the indefinite article, gender, number, être/avoir in the present tense.
VOCABULARY: Greetings, family, professions.
Next level: French Beginner 2.
This course is ideal for individuals who have completed Spanish High Beginner 4 level or similar. Here's an overview of the topics covered in High Beginner 5:
COMMUNICATION: Talk about habits and circumstances of the past, locate actions in the past and in the present, argue and debate, tell an event in the past, sequence actions, express emotions.
GRAMMAR: Imperfect tense, ya no/todavía, temporary markers for the past, temporary markers for the present, irregular forms for the preterit, contrast between the preterit and the imperfect, forms of the past of estar +gerund, temporary markers to tell stories
VOCABULARY: Historical events, emotions.
French Beginner 3. The THIRD segment of the comprehensive Beginner level five-course series designed for French beginners.
An all-adults class.
Materials are not included in tuition.
Beginner 3 level description: This is the perfect course for individuals who have either completed our French Beginner 2 course or similar. We'll help you build upon your existing knowledge and skills to further develop your French proficiency.
Here's an overview of the topics covered in Beginner 3:
COMMUNICATION: Make an appointment, tell time, tell where things are, go clothes shopping, go grocery shopping, indicate quantity, tell someone to do something.
GRAMMAR: aller and venir in the present tense, the negation ne...pas, the prepositions of place, the interrogative adjective quel, the demonstrative adjectives, the imperative, the partitive articles, vouloir and pouvoir in the present tense, je voudrais.
VOCABULARY: The daily activities, cultural activities, colors, clothing, the kitchen (ingredients, utensils, cooking verbs), stores, supermarket (vegetables, fruits, etc).
Next level: French Beginner 4