Portuguese Course

QUOTE: “Language is the dress of thought” -Samuel Johnson

Domenica Goncalves 

Qualification: 

Domenica holds a Degree in Hospitality Management from Brasil and a Degree in Teaching for Primary and High School from Brasil.

Teaching Experience:

Domenica Goncalves is a native Portuguese speaker from Brazil and has lived in Australia since 2009. Domenica has taught Portuguese for several years before moving to Australia. She is currently working for Hugo Boss as an Assistant Manager.

Monique Ravanello

Qualification: 

Monique has a Bachelor of Communications Degree, with a major in Journalism, from University of Santa Maria. She also has completed her postgraduate degree of Communication Planning and Image Crisis Management  in the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul and is currently completing her MBA of Human Resources Management in Fundação Getulio Vargas.

Teaching Experience:

During her past experience as a communication advisor in hospitality and healthcare industries, Monique has promoted  training courses that aimed to improve communication in the workplace. Teaching her own language is not only a way to feel close to her country but also an opportunity to spread Brazilian culture, specially in the year that Brazil hosts the World Cup.

António Vasconcelos Moreira

Qualification: 

António Vasconcelos Moreira holds a law degree and has study languages for many years. Portuguese native speaker, António is also bilingual in French and has a high Spanish level.  António is currently taking a masters degree in International Hotel Management in Sydney.

Teaching Experience:

António undertook internships in Law firms, both in Portugal and in the USA. He also had been working as a private teacher, helping students in Portuguese, French, Spanish and English.  António is passionate about Portugal, its language and its history and he hopes to share his passion with his students.

“The teacher is very nice and approachable, no pressure, learned the basics after 10 weeks which is good” (Marie, Portuguese Beg 1, March 2016 Intake)

“What I like most is the class size and the individual help” (Adam, Portuguese Beg 1, March 2016 Intake)

“The teacher knows exactly what she is teaching, very suitable for getting into the language” (Chunhui, Portuguese beg 1, March 2016 Intake)

“What I liked the most is the group and the particiaption for all students and the good class for our teacher” (Maureen Malpica, February 2016 Intake)

“Very interactive and participation was enforced which was great!” (Dane Sharp, February 2016 Intake)

“Relaxed, friendly, and helpful teaching style. A mixture of language with some historical information/background” (Darragh O’keeffe, February 2016 Intake)

What’s the difference between Brazilian Portuguese & Portuguese from Portugal?

• The differences in the spoken language are much more pronounced than the differences in the formal written language
• The Brazilian spellings of certain words differ from those used in Portugal and the other Portuguese-speaking countries.
• Some of these differences are merely orthographic, but others reflect true differences in pronunciation.
• They are similar to how the English spellings of certain words in the United States differ from the spellings used in other English-speaking countries.

Is Portuguese taught at SLS Brazilian Portuguese or European Portuguese?

Sydney Language Solutions teachers Brazilian Portuguese.

What’s the difference between Brazilian Portuguese & Portuguese from Portugal?

• The differences in the spoken language are much more pronounced than the differences in the formal written language
• The Brazilian spellings of certain words differ from those used in Portugal and the other Portuguese-speaking countries.
• Some of these differences are merely orthographic, but others reflect true differences in pronunciation.
• They are similar to how the English spellings of certain words in the United States differ from the spellings used in other English-speaking countries.