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Portuguese Classes
for Performance
& Public Life
Learning Portuguese at BEA is always a unique experience. We
customize our Portuguese lessons to meet the needs and interests of our
students. So, whether you need to learn Portuguese before your trip to Brazil,
for fun, business or for your career, we have a class tailored for you. In
addition, because of our rich cultural atmosphere, here you can get additional
practice by attending our events that include music performances, art exhibitions,
movie screenings, recitals, and conferences. BEA is also home to the first
library founded in New York. The Machado de Assis Library contains over 4,000
titles that can be used by all of our students.
Private Classes
The individual attention we provide in our private classes
allows you to learn at your own pace and focus on your individual strengths and
weaknesses. Our personalized learning program allows you to negotiate the
lesson subject with the teacher, concentrate your studies on specific grammar
topics or improve a vocabulary that you may need. Our private courses are open
to adult
learners with any level of proficiency: beginning, intermediate, or advanced.
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10 Private Lessons
1 hour/lesson |
On site: $400,00 |
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Off site: $650,00 |
Semi-Private Classes
In our semi-private program we set up a class for two to
four students with similar abilities and skills in Portuguese. Learning in a
small group allows you to develop confidence and important interactive skills,
while receiving a more individualized attention than in a group class
environment. Semi-private classes are perfect for couples, coworkers or friends
who have similar goals and objectives for training. So, if you know someone who
would like to join you, we are happy to set up a class for you and your
friend(s). Our semi-private courses are open to adult learners
with any level of proficiency: beginning,
intermediate, or advanced.
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10 Semi-Private Lessons
1 hour/lesson |
On site: $300,00 |
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Off site: $450,00 |
Conversational Portuguese Workshop
When studying a language, speaking with high level of
proficiency can be difficult at times. If you want to improve your conversational
Portuguese and increase your ability to express yourself in a faster and
pleasurable way, our conversational Portuguese workshop will be perfect for
you.
The main idea of our workshop is not only to improve your
oral communication skills, but also to give you the opportunity to reach this
goal by discussing topics of your interest. Therefore, our workshop is slightly
different from most conversational Portuguese classes offered by other language
courses. Instead of working in pairs or in small groups to practice a specific
vocabulary or expression, our participants are engaged in a discussion of a
particular topic about Brazil, and are encouraged to debate, give opinions, and
ask questions. During the discussion, we will work to improve your
pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary. At the same time, we offer you the
opportunity to learn and share information about current issues on the
Brazilian economy, politics, society and culture. By the end of the workshop,
you will have demonstrated progress in the following skills:
· Vocabulary
· Spoken grammar
· Listening Comprehension
· Conversational
· Knowledge of cross-cultural issues
Our conversational workshop is discussed in weekly modules
of 1 ½ hour, every Monday, from 7pm to 8:30pm. Every 4 to 5 weeks we initiate
the discussion of a new topic. You must sign up by topic. This workshop is design to adult
learners with intermediate and advanced level of proficiency.
Current open courses
Jan 30th to Feb 20th – “Rio de Janeiro in the 21st
Century”
Our participants will improve their conversational skills
through the discussion of topics related to the social and economic
transformation taking place in Rio de Janeiro since the beginning of this
century. We will talk about education, health, violence, economic progress,
tourism and culture. We will also discuss the preparation of the city for the
World Cup of 2014 and the Olympic Games of 2016.
Price: $120. Students and BEA members have a discount of 10%.
Feb 27th to Mar 19th – “The Economic Boom and the
Labor Market in Brazil”
Our participants will improve their conversational skills
through the discussion of topics related to the Brazilian economic development
in the last decade. We will focus our debate on the current situation of Brazil’s
Labor market, cultural aspects in the workplace and on the Brazilian migration
policy for foreign workers.
Price: $120. Students and BEA members have a discount of
10%.
*The Portuguese Conversational Workshop will be held with
the minimum number of 6 participants and will be closed with the maximum number
of 12 participants.
Registration
Registration for any of our classes should be made in BEA’s
headquarters, at 240 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10022. For more
information, please call 212-371-1556.
All of our classes are led by native-speaking teachers
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