About us
The instruction of Portuguese as a Non-Native Language has been promoted by the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the University of Coimbra (FLUC) for nearly 100 years. Since 1925, FLUC has trained foreign students in the Portuguese language and culture, thus providing them not only with linguistic skills, but also with knowledge of Portugal and the Portuguese identity.
In line with its longstanding tradition, which has been internationally recognised by UNESCO, FLUC wishes to continue promoting Portuguese as a language of science and culture on a global scale and as an element of cohesion among Portuguese-speaking countries. Through its Portuguese as a Foreign Language/Second Language courses, the University of Coimbra asserts itself as a global university and centre of shared knowledge for the entire world.
Staff
Vice-Dean for Internationalisation and Innovation
PhD in Linguistics
Objectives
Within its remit, the International Relations Office is responsible for the following activities:
a) organisation of the Annual Course in Portuguese Language and Culture (CALCPE), which has two independent semestres and is offered at various levels (A1, A2, B1, B1+, B2, B2+, C1, C1+).
b) organisation of Intensive Courses in Portuguese as a Foreign Language, which are held twice a year (September and January) at four levels (A1, A2, B1, B2) and last three weeks.
c) organisation of the Summer Course in Portuguese Language and Culture, which runs from late June to late July at five levels (A1, A2, B1, B2, C1) and lasts four weeks.
d) organisation of the Protocol Courses, which last approximately one month and are designed for small, specific groups of students from Japanese or Chinese universities.
e) management of class registrations for the curricular unit Portuguese Language (Erasmus), which, similarly to the courses mentioned above, is divided into different levels: I, II, III and IV, which correspond to A1, A2, B1 and B2, respectively.
The courses are structured at different levels based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages to enable a better match between the linguistic proficiency of candidates and the course offer. Placement into the various levels is determined by means of a placement test, which marks the start of all courses.