This course is designed to assist students in coping with everyday situations in a Portuguese-speaking country. The cultural orientation of the course is Brazil. The course follows a nine-step approach that includes the following activities: sample dialogs, filling in the blanks, contextual equivalents, additional vocabulary, pronunciation practice, and thought translation.
The 30 lessons cover checking into a hotel, asking directions, answering the phone, being introduced at a party, ordering in a restaurant, buying clothing and shoes at the store, and calling the doctor's office.
