Remember, it's never too late to register for a class, even after it's begun. You can always catch up with any sessions you may have missed by watching the video recordings of previous sessions. The time remaining to register before the first class session is below, so stop hesitating and get to it!
as in-person classes, live-streamed Zoom sessions and video recordings
• Term 1 (Feb-Apr ) and Term 3 (Jul-Sep) each year, pending sufficient enrolment.
• This course is offered as an in-person course at the EarthDiverse Centre in Hamilton, New Zealand, live-streamed via Zoom if you live elsewhere, and as video recordings of the live sessions if you cannot attend the regularly scheduled class
Begins Wednesday 21 February 2024
• Our 2024 Term 1 Portuguese 401 course meets on Wednesdays from 5:00-6:30pm beginning on Wednesday, 21 February (New Zealand time) and continues for eight consecutive weekly sessions. The last class of the Term is held on Wednesday 10 April 2024.
• If you live outside of New Zealand and wish to Zoom in to our live class sessions, check the nearest local Time Zone equivalent below:
for live-streaming Zoom Sessions from New Zealand. If your Time Zone doesn't suit our live-streamed class, you can also access our courses by watching the live-recorded sessions that are posted to the course webpage each week, usually the next day.
Honolulu, Hawai’i: begins Tuesday 20 Feb 2024, 6:00-7:30pm
US Pacific: begins Tuesday 20 Feb 2024, 8:00-9:30pm
US Eastern: begins Tuesday 20 Feb 2024, 11:00pm-12:30am
London, UK: begins Wed 21 Feb 2024, 4:00-5:30am
Paris, France: begins Wed 21 Feb 2024, 5:00-6:30am
New Delhi, India: begins Wed 21 Feb 2024, 9:30-11:00am
Bangkok: begins Wed 21 Feb 2024, 11:00am-12:30pm
Singapore: begins Wed 21 Feb 2024, 12:00-1:30pm
Tokyo, Japan: begins Wed 21 Feb 2024, 1:00-2:30pm
Sydney, Australia: begins Wed 21 Feb 2024, 3:00-4:30pm
Advanced Portuguese 401, Part 1
• This is Part 1 of a four-part Advanced course taught over 4 successive school terms specifically designed for recent Portuguese learners. All of our language courses focus on acquiring reading and conversational skills, and learning about local culture. Our courses are designed for busy people: we do not expect you to study outside of class, nor do we assign homework (unless you’d like some!). Come and spend 12 class hours per Term (eight 1.5 hour weekly classes) learning Portuguese and about Portuguese culture, and have some fun too!
• Our advanced 400-level series deepens our knowledge of the Portuguese language's main verbal structures and tenses. More complex structures are addressed, focusing on practical applications in daily conversations.
• Subsequent Term courses continue with Advanced Portuguese (i.e. Portuguese 402-404 courses) and continue to include additional reading and comprehension practice, more advanced grammar, vocabulary, and conversation, and will continue in the same time slot for the duration of the full course.
Week by week new material will be posted throughout the duration of the course. Video recordings of each weekly session will be posted here after 1-2 days after each class.
EarthDiverse Course Information
EarthDiverse Zoom instructions
20240228 T1.1 Portuguese 401 PDF
20240223 T1.1 Portuguese 401 video
20240228 T1.2 Portuguese 401 PDF
Frevo, o ritmo frenético que colore o carnaval do Recife video (1:16 mins)
Rio Carnaval 2022 coverage video (4:15mins)
Ivete Sangalo - Carnaval Salvador 2023 - Pipoca da Ivete - Só Love na Cabeça video (5:00 mins))
Thousands attend Rio's Simpatia Quase Amor carnival video (2:21 mins)
20240228 T1.2 Portuguese 401 Carnaval - Escolas de Samba
Ala das baianas da Estacio de Sa represent a as estrelas do ceu _ #SerieOuronaBand video
20240228 T1.2 Portuguese 401 video
20240306 T1.3 Portuguese 401 (Temas de conversa mais discutidos nos botecos e botequins) PDF
20240306 T1.3 Portuguese 401 video
20240306 T1.3 Portuguese 401 - Conversa de boteco PDF
20240313 T1.4 Portuguese 401 class notes
20240313 T1.4 Portuguese 401 video
20240320 T1.5 Portuguese 401 - Fabulas de Monteiro Lobato PDF
20240320 T1.5 Portuguese 401 video
This is a hybrid class with both in-person sessions in our classrooms and streamed live via Zoom.
This course has distance-learning options for those unable to attend the live class sessions in Hamilton. Students have three options for attending our courses once they have registered:
Attend in-person classes in our Hamilton classrooms at the regularly scheduled day and time.
Attend our live on-line classroom sessions via Zoom at the regular scheduled day and time.
Watch the live-recorded class sessions at your leisure, at a time, day and place more suited to your schedule.
Live Zoom sessions and Video-Recordings
• This course offers distance learning options: Live-streamed Hamilton classes are available via free Zoom software. Live-streaming allows you to participate fully in your own learning, ask questions of the instructor and participate fully in the same way as if you were in the physical classroom.
• Those unable to attend the scheduled date and time of the actual class sessions, or those who need to miss a class or two due to previous engagements or unexpected illness, can watch any or all of the live-recorded video sessions on their computers, laptops, tablets or mobile devices and study at their own pace and in their own time.
• Detailed instructions on how to access our distance learning components will be sent after completing your registration. There are no additional fees for this service. However, distance learners will need access to a desktop or laptop computer with a good quality web-camera (tablet devices and mobile phones can also access our live-streamed classes), a built-in microphone (most modern laptops have built-in microphones) or a headset with a microphone. You will also need to download and install the free Zoom software on your computer or device. Those accessing the video recordings will be able to do so with a simple web browser on any device.
Those who cannot make the class meeting day and time either in-person or via live Zoom sessions may consider accessing this course through the weekly recorded video sessions. Class videos are usually posted within 1-2 days of each live class session and are available for your own personal learning on a day and time of your choosing.
• This course has no assignments, quizzes, tests or exams.
• You will not need to purchase any reading materials.
• All classes encourage questions and group discussion.
• There are no refunds for missed classes. If you miss a class, you can watch the video recording!
• Guests of registered participants are welcome to attend a single session without registering.
• If, however, this course is cancelled due to insufficient enrolments please note that your registration fee will either be refunded in full or you may select to receive a course credit. Your choice!
All materials are included in the course fees. These are developed by our instructors and distributed as PDF files as the course progresses.
• Course materials are provided to all registered students as digital materials made available to you on the course webpage for download (accessible after registration). There is no need to purchase any additional textbooks for this course, although you may choose to do so to supplement your learning.
• You will only require a pen or pencil, a notebook for taking your own class notes, and a loose-leaf binder. Any notes that our instructor writes on our class digital notepad are posted to the class webpage on your dashboard as a PDF file so that you can print these out at home and add them to your own notebook.
A keen desire to continue your Portuguese learning!
• Introductory Portuguese 101-104 and Intermediate Portuguese 201-304, or equivalent!
• This course is open to all learners aged 10 years and above.
