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Paula offers a FREE first / introductory lesson!

Portuguese	Price Guide
Beginner	£30.00
Intermediate	£30.00
Advanced	£30.00
Expert	£30.00

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Personal Description:

I am Portuguese and I am a private tutor in Portuguese. I have a Bachelor's degree in Languages and Literature from the University of Porto, Portugal, and two courses on teaching Portuguese as a Secong Language (one from the University of Porto and another one from the University of Coimbra, Portugal).

In 2019 I was the author of a scientific article published by the University of Porto based on a research done in a Portuguese Secondary school on teaching relative clauses.

Teaching Experience:

2010-Present - Private tutor in Portuguese
2016-Present - Private tutor in Latin
2017 - Speaker at the Linguistics Congress “A Linguística na Formação do Professor" (Linguistics in teacher qualification) held by the University of Porto Faculty of Arts.
2016-2017 - Teaching Assistant in the SEI Project – Society, School, and Research at the University of Porto Faculty of Arts

Teaching Approach:

Students are all different so I always talk with them in order to know what they really want. Do they want to take more time and learn in more detail the foundation and the grammar of the language or are their goals improving their convversational skills and survival? I listen with great care to what they want and adapt my teaching to suit their requirements. Each lesson takes 75 minutes
I also do some group sessions on Zoom which are free and that all the students can join to learn not only the language but also something about Portugal (history, culture, food, etc.). Students love these sessions as they learn more and at the same time get to know each other.

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Native Language: Portuguese
Additional Languages: English (British), French, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish
Availability: Weekdays (all times)
References Available: Yes (✔ On File)

Qualifications:

University of Porto (2015) - Refresher Course for Teachers of Portuguese as a Foreign Language (Professional) (✘ Not On File)
University of Coimbra (2015) - Learning and Teaching Portuguese as a Non Native Language (Professional) (✘ Not On File)
University of Porto (1995) - Bachelor's Degree in Modern Languages and Literatures (Bachelors) (✔ On File)

Paula's Feedback

Total Amount Of Feedback:	6
Total Positive Feedback:	6 Av. 5.00/5.00

From Teresa (5/5): Paula is an excellent Portuguese teacher, she is preparing my daughter for her Portuguese GCSE, she is very engaging and mixes various methods (orality, grammar, writing) combined with cultural facts about Portugal. Highly recommended.

From Mike (5/5): Paula is a very friendly and patient tutor.
I highly recommended Paula, within the first few lessons I have begun to understand the structure of the language.

From Joana (5/5): My child, who speaks Portuguese as a second language, has been having lessons with Paula for a few weeks. I am really pleased with how it's going. I feel the lessons are well organised, clear and well paced.

From Chris (5/5): Paula is incredibly patient and very motivational. She is also very funny! - Paula is passionate about Portugal. We get a geography and history lesson at the same we are learning Portuguese! We would recommend Paula to anyone who would like to learn Portuguese in a relaxed and calm way.

From Clare (5/5): We have been learning Portuguese for six months with Paula. Paula is a talented, caring and patient teacher that makes makes learning fun and enjoyable. She shares a wealth of knowledge and enthusiasm for Portuguese, in engaging ways. Learning a new language has given us a satisfying sense of achievement, and joy. We would highly recommend Paula, an excellent teacher, superb communicator and highly personable.

From Veronica (5/5): Working at a pace that is both enjoyable whilst learning a lot: Paula's knowledge of history, grammar and context of customs and language use is both interesting and really useful. Her methods and knowledge are exactly why I chose a tutor over an online course.

Reply from: Paula: Thank you so much, Veronica, for your feedback. It's really a pleasure to work with you. You are a very good student, always interested in learning new things and very much determined not only to improve your skills as far as Portuguese language is concerned but also to learn the culture of Portugal. I love to teach you. Thank you for being my student.

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