Annual PFL Course 2023/2024

67th Annual PFL Course.

The Portuguese as a Foreign Language courses (PFL) have been organized by the School of Arts and Humanities since 1934. In the last few years, more than 40,000 students from the world over have attended these courses.

Besides the classes, students can take part in cultural and academic activities promoted by the Institute of Portuguese Culture and Language in partnership with other divisions of the University of Lisbon.

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Classroom course 200 hours per semester | 24 ECTS

1st Semester:
October 4th, 2023 to January 31st, 2024
- Registrations are open until September 20th (2 weeks prior to the beginning of the course). No vacancies are guaranteed after this date.

(Christmas holidays: December 18th, 2023 to January 1st, 2024)

2nd Semester:
February 8th to May 31st, 2024
- Registrations are open until January 25th (2 weeks prior to the beginning of the course). No vacancies are guaranteed after this date.

(Easter holidays: March 25th to 31st, 2024)

Classes will take place at the following schedules:
Mornings: 8 am – 12.30 pm (possibly, on some days, until 2 pm)
or
Afternoons: 2 pm – 6:30 pm

Note: Classroom courses may only be taught remotely if the situation demands it.

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Tuition fee

1260€ per semestre

REGISTRATION

Please note: Students who can only attend classes after 6.30 pm can attend the Evening Courses.

IMPORTANT: Please, review the new payment terms* that changed in December 2022.

Registration and admission

Scholarship

Language levels

Assessment and certificate

Registration and admission

General requirements

17 years old or older
Knowledge of the Roman alphabet

Deadline

Registration must be made up to 15 days prior to the beginning of the course.

Documents to forward to ICLP (iclp@letras.ulisboa.pt)

- Registration form duly completed

- Photocopy of personal ID

- One passport-type photo

- Payment of the registration fee:

50% on registration. (This amount is non-refundable in the case of withdrawal by the student.)
50% during the 7 days before the start of classes.

Payment Methods:

Bank Transfer to the ADFLUL account:

Bank Account Identification Number: 0035 0824 0000 7647 2305 9
IBAN : PT 50 0035 0824 0000 7647 2305 9
BIC/SWIFT: CGDIPTPL
Bank: Caixa Geral de Depósitos
Bank Address: Alameda da Universidade, 1649-004 Lisboa

ATTENTION: Whenever possible, the student must send Proof of Bank Transfer to the Institute (iclp@letras.ulisboa.pt) With a mention of the student’s name.

Note: Students who wish an invoice/receipt with tax number should give this information upon registration or when making any payment.

Withdrawal from the course

In the case of withdrawal, by the student, the amount paid at the time of registration is not refundable.
If the student has paid the full amount of the tuition fee upon registration, the amount paid when it was not yet due will always be returned.
The transfer of registration to another period of the Course is admissible upon request made at least 15 days before the start of the course that is withdrawn and only if it respects a semester of the same academic year.
In the case of a transfer request, according to the terms established by the previous point, the amount of 50% of the registration will be retained. The remaining amount will be considered as part of the required registration fee for the course to which the transfer is intended. The student must provide the remaining amount required for the new registration, so that the transfer is considered as valid. After a course transfer, the registration’s total amount will not be refunded, under any circumstance.

In case the course is cancelled by ICLP, the amount paid by the student will be fully refunded.

Statement of Registration – Declaração de Inscrição - Once student has registered, the student may request a Statement of Registration. The Institute is not responsible for any process of Student VISA obtainment.

Scholarship

Language levels

Students are placed in the different language proficiency levels according to the results of an assessment test provided by IPLC.

All courses require a minimum number of 8 participants and a maximum of 15.

Syllabus:

The curriculum is organized in two semesters of 200 hours each (from A1 to C1) and one semester of 224 hours for C2.

A1 – Beginner level

(200 hours / semester) 24 ECTS
12 hours / week x 14 weeks | 32 hours

Subject and hours/week

Language Structure and Function I – 3 hours/week
Oral Comprehension and Production I – 4 hours/week
Written Comprehension and Production I – 2 hours/week
Language Lab I – 3 hours/week

Language Immersion Activities – 32 hours/semester

A2 – Elementary level
(200 hours / semester) 24 ECTS
12 hours / week x 14 weeks | 32 hours

Subject and hours/week

Language Structure and Function II – 3 hours/week
Oral Comprehension and Production II – 4 hours/week
Written Comprehension and Production II – 2 hours/week
Language Lab II – 3 hours/week

Language Immersion Activities – 32 hours/semester

B1 – Intermediate level I
(200 hours / semester) 24 ECTS
12 hours / week x 14 weeks | 32 hours

Subject and hours/week

Language Structure and Function III – 2 hours/week
Oral and written Comprehension I – 3 hours/week
Writing Workshop I – 3 hours/week
Conversation I – 2 hours/week
Contemporary Portuguese Culture I – 2 hours/week

Language Immersion Activities – 32 hours/semester

B2 – Intermediate level II
(200 hours / semester) 24 ECTS
12 hours / week x 14 weeks | 32 hours

Subject and hours/week

Language Structure and Function IV – 2 hours/week
Oral and Written Comprehension II – 3 hours/week
Writing Workshop II – 3 hours/week
Conversation II – 2 hours/week
Contemporary Portuguese Culture II – 2 hours/week

Language Immersion Activities – 32 hours/semester

C1 – Advanced level
(200 hours / semester) 24 ECTS
12 hours / week x 14 weeks | 32 hours

Subject and hours/week

Advanced topics in Portuguese language I – 3 hours/week
Written communication practices I – 3 hours/week
Oral communication practices I – 2 hours/week
Reading literary texts – 2 hours/week
History of Portugal – 2 hours/week

Portuguese art, culture and society I – 32 hours/semester

C2 – Proficient level
(200 hours / semester) 24 ECTS
12 hours / week x 14 weeks | 32 hours

Subject and hours/week

Advanced topics in Portuguese language II – 3 hours/week
Written communication practices II – 3 hours/week
Oral communication practices II – 2 hours/week
Contemporary Portuguese literature – 2 hours/week
Portugal and its place in Europe and in the World – 2 hours/week

Portuguese art, culture and society II – 32 hours/semester

Assessment and certificate

Students will be placed in one particular language level of the annual course by doing a placement test made in two steps: online and face-to-face (on the first day of classes). Given the syllabus of the course, all students have to do a placement test, except for the students who have never formally studied portuguese. Students who have taken an ICLP course in the immediately preceding period or who present a CAPLE – Centro de Avaliação de Português Língua Estrangeira certification will also be exempt from this test.Students who have obtained a passing grade will receive a Certificate with their grade and level of proficiency.
The remaining students will receive a Final Certificate of Participation (if required), provided they have attended 75% of the classes.

If they wish, students may take a CAPLE assessment and certification of competency exam, at LAPE-FLUL.