Portuguese 1

 

 Organizing school  Aalto University
 Language of Instruction  English
 Schedule  Course open in Moodle  24.2.–9.4.2026
 Schedule of the webinars  Webinars: 

  • Tue 24.02.202612.15–13.45
  • Thu 26.02.202612.15–13.45
  • Tue 03.03.202612.15–13.45
  • Thu 05.03.202612.15–13.45
  • Tue 10.03.202612.15–13.45
  • Thu 12.03.202612.15–13.45
  • Tue 17.03.202612.15–13.45
  • Thu 19.03.202612.15–13.45
  • Tue 24.03.202612.15–13.45
  • Thu 26.03.202612.15–13.45
  • Thu 09.04.202612.15–13.45

  You have to attend to 80% of the webinars.
 Exam in Moodle
  To be announced later.
 CEFR level  Starting level 0 > target level A1.1 
 ECTS  3
 Prerequisites  None. 

Course Description
Content

Olá! Tudo bem? Welcome to the Portuguese course! Welcome to the online course Portuguese 1, where you will learn how to greet, ask how someone is doing, introduce yourself, and talk about your studies, family, and daily life. You will also learn how to order food and drinks in a café. The course is based on Brazilian Portuguese, but European Portuguese will also be introduced and used occasionally.

  • Talking about yourself, your studies, family, and daily routines
  • Ordering in a café
  • Telephone conversations, arranging meetings
  • Seasons, days of the week, telling the time
  • Pronunciation
  • Alphabet
  • Gender and number of nouns
  • Definite and indefinite articles
  • Personal and possessive pronouns
  • Forms of address
  • Conjugation of regular -ar, -er, and -ir verbs in the present tense
  • The verbs ser, estar, and ter
  • The structure ir + infinitive to refer to future actions
  • Numbers 1–100
  • Question words
  • Common prepositions and their contractions with articles
  • Differences between Brazilian and European Portuguese

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, you will be able to:

  • Write and pronounce individual words and short sentences understandably
  • Apply the main rules of Portuguese grammar
  • Communicate politely in common spoken interaction situations
  • Introduce yourself and ask simple questions
  • Talk about daily routines, family, and leisure activities
  • Order in a café

Learning Materials

All learning materials are available on the digital learning platform and through linked sources.

Teaching and Assessment Methods

Assessment is based on the final exam and submitted written and oral assignments.

Grading Scale and Criteria

Pass/Fail or 0–5, depending on the organizing institution’s decision.

The assessment criteria are based on the learning outcomes and implementation methods described above. To receive a passing grade, you must attend online meetings and complete all required tasks successfully and on time. In addition, the final exam must be passed.

Workload
Independent study
Assignments
Online meetings
Final exam

Total: 81 h. One credit equals 27 hours of student work (3 x 27 h = 81 h).

Registration: 1 Dec 2025 – 11 Jan 2026.

Link to registration form.