Get everything you need to learn basic Portuguese quickly with no prior Portuguese language experience. Portuguese FAST is a focused, 8 week course designed to teach you the phrases and vocabulary you need to navigate the Portuguese social environment. This course is ideal for travelers or others with limited time and a desire to learn basic Portuguese needed to communicate effectively in every day life. 

Teaching Method

Many Portuguese language courses only give you part of the picture, by focusing on memorizing words and phrases-with the hope that you will someday be able to parrot them back. This method, while effective in expanding your vocabulary, does not teach you the underlying structure of the language. Speaking a foreign language is a creative act. You need to understand the rules of Portuguese in order to speak your own sentences. Courses that rely on memorization alone ignore this fact.

In contrast to the memorization only approach, Portuguese FAST utilizes a holistic teaching method. By focusing on teaching all aspects of the language, you’ll learn to speak Portuguese, rather than just a list of Portuguese words and phrases. Using a straight-forward, easy to follow presentation that uses both Portuguese audio and a course book, you will be exposed to everything you need to know to start speaking Portuguese fluently. By following lessons in the text and practicing with the course audio you will learn:

• Portuguese Vocabulary and Phrases
• How to Speak Portuguese with Correct Pronunciation
• Portuguese Grammar Needed to Speak Portuguese Fluently

Learn Portuguese rapidly with practical, enjoyable exercises, focused review sessions, and real life conversations. With an easy to use, sensible, and effective format, you will see why this course has been used by the Foreign Service for decades.

What You Get

Portuguese FAST is presented in a digital course book. The course book provides an organized, easy to follow lesson plan that makes teaching yourself Portuguese easy, enjoyable, and fun.

Working in concert with the course text, Portuguese FAST also includes 19 hours of full immersion Portuguese audio. The audio portion of the course teaches you proper Portuguese pronunciation and provides and opportunity to practice along with simulated conversations. The audio included with the course can be used on any computer or loaded to your iPod or other MP3 player.

How The Course is Delivered

All customers receive access to the downloadable version of the course, instantly. You may also chose to have a copy of the course mailed to you on compact disc if you prefer to own the course in physical format. The compact disc contains the exact same material as the instant download. The compact disc version of the course comes delivered in a case, as pictured, and makes an attractive gift. We do not mark up shipping costs, ship world wide via U.S. Postal Service, and offer regular, priority, and express service.