Levels
| 1st semester | 2nd semester |
| Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) |
| Elementary (A2) | Elementary (A2) |
| Pre-intermediate (B1) | Pre-intermediate (B1) |
| Intermediate (B2) | Pre-intermediate (B1+) |
| Advanced (C1) | Intermediate (B2) |
| Intermediate (B2+) | |
| Advanced (C1+) |
N.B. The Beginner (A1) class of the second semester requires a minimum of 20 students to run.
Study Programmes
Beginner (A1)
| Curricular Units | Contact Hours | ECTS |
| Portuguese Language Structures | 5 hours per week | 10 |
| Oral Communication | 5 hours per week | 8 |
| Written Communication | 4 hours per week | 6 |
| Language Laboratory | 4 hours per week | 6 |
| Total per semester | 18 hours per week | 30 |
Elementary (A2)
| Curricular Units | Contact Hours | ECTS |
| Portuguese Language Structures | 5 hours per week | 10 |
| Oral Communication | 5 hours per week | 8 |
| Written Communication | 4 hours per week | 6 |
| Language Laboratory | 4 hours per week | 6 |
| Total per semester | 18 hours per week | 30 |
Pre-intermediate (B1 and B1+)
| Curricular Units | Contact Hours | ECTS |
| Portuguese Language Structures | 5 hours per week | 10 |
| Oral Communication | 3 hours per week | 5 |
| Written Communication | 3 hours per week | 5 |
| Language Laboratory | 3 hours per week | 5 |
| Portuguese Culture* | 4 hours per week | 5 |
| Total per semester | 18 hours per week | 30 |
* The Portuguese Culture curricular unit consists of thematic modules, which will be announced in due course.
Intermediate (B2 and B2+)
| Curricular Units | Contact Hours | ECTS |
| Portuguese Language Structures | 4 hours per week | 8 |
| Oral and Written Communication | 4 hours per week | 6 |
| Language Laboratory | 2 hours per week | 3 |
| History of Portugal | 4 hours per week | 5 |
| Geography of Portugal | 2 hours per week | 4 |
| Portuguese Art | 2 hours per week | 4 |
| Total per semester | 18 hours per week | 30 |
Advanced (C1 and C1+)
| Curricular Units | Contact Hours | ECTS |
| Portuguese Language Structures | 4 hours per week | 6 |
| Oral and Written Communication | 4 hours per week | 4 |
| Optional curricular units* | 10 hours per week | 20 |
| Total per semester | 18 hours per week | 30 |
*Optional curricular units (choose five out of six)
| Curricular Units | Contact Hours | ECTS |
| Geography of Portugal | 2 hours per week | 4 |
| Portuguese Art | 2 hours per week | 4 |
| Contemporary Portugal | 2 hours per week | 4 |
| Portuguese Linguistics | 2 hours per week | 4 |
| Portuguese Language Literatures | 2 hours per week | 4 |
| Portuguese Society | 2 hours per week | 4 |
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Students must be over 16 to be eligible for the course.
ATTENDANCE
To obtain the diploma and the attendance certificate, or any other certificate, students must achieve at least 75% attendance in each curricular unit. Attendance will be monitored through attendance sheets.
ASSESSMENT
Announced on the first class of each curricular unit.
PARTIAL ENROLMENT
Registration on a part-time basis is permitted (namely, attending only the Portuguese Language Structures module).
For further information, please contact the International Relations Office by email at saari@fl.uc.pt