Evening Courses with the Department of Hispanic Studies 2025-26
Application Window NOW OPEN
Portuguese
Teacher: Ms Paula Falcão
Paula Falcão completed her degree in Education Science at the Instituto Superior de Ciências da Educação de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo, and subsequently obtained a Masters degree in Portuguese as a Foreign Language from the Universidade Aberta de Lisboa.
Portuguese is the official language of Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal and São Tomé and Príncipe. Portuguese-speaking people or nations are known as Lusophone (lusófono).
Portuguese has approximately 250 million native speakers across the world, and is the third-most spoken European language in the world. In the republic of Ireland there are almost 44,000 Portuguese speakers (as recorded in the Census of Population 2022, compiled by the Central Statistics Office).
The Department of Hispanic Studies will run European Portuguese language and culture courses.
All the classes will take place on College campus in Dublin city centre. Learners will receive venue information closer to the course commencement dates.
These courses are developed in accordance with the provisions of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) at the following levels:
Beginners – Level A1: Thursdays 6:30pm-8:30pm
This course gives learners a basic knowledge of Portuguese language, culture, and contemporary society. Students should learn to make themselves understood in everyday conversational situations and be able to read and write simple Portuguese texts.
Beginners – Level A2: Tuesdays 6:30pm-8:30pm
This course is offered to learners who already have the required basic knowledge of Portuguese grammar and some communicative competence – it aims to develop their communicative capabilities in all language areas through the study of culture.
Intermediate – Level B1: Wednesdays 6:30pm-8:30pm
This course is offered to learners who have already gained elementary knowledge of Portuguese or completed the beginners’ courses. The aim is to reinforce and further develop students’ linguistic and cultural knowledge.
Duration and Fee:
Each course runs for 22 weeks (2 hours once a week) spread over two terms – autumn (starting late September) and winter/ spring (starting January).
Course fees are €660 for 22-week course. This fee is non-refundable once the course has commenced.
In the event of the course cancellation due to insufficient numbers of applicants, fees will be refunded in full.
Course Dates:
Class dates/times are subject to minor changes in rare circumstances and students will be given the maximum notice possible if this unlikely situation arises. The specific day of the week of your classes will depend on the level course you join.
Scheduled classes will take place during weeks beginning on the following dates:
[1] 29 September 2025, [2] 6 October, [3] 13 October, [4] 20 October,
{NO Class week of 27 October},
[5] 3 November, [6] 10 November, [7] 17 November, [8] 24 November, [9] 1 December.
{NO Class week of 8 December - week of 5 January 2026},
[10] 12 January, [11] 19 January, [12] 26 January, [13] 2 February, [14] 9 February, [15] 16 February, [16] 23 February,
{NO Class week of 2 March},
[17] 9 March, [18] 16th March, [19] 23 March, [20] 30 March, [21] 6 April, [22] 13 April.
How do I register and pay for the course?
Please note, new intake of students will not be available in January unless interested applicants have necessary language levels to join a continuing group. In this case, permission must be confirmed by the instructor and the evening course administrator.
All courses are offered subject to minimum and maximum registration numbers.
Please note that participation in the evening course does not include access to the Trinity Library or other student services.
Please pay via the link below. Once payment is received, you will receive an email shortly afterwards with instructions to finalise your registration.
Please note: Owing to staff annual leave, you may experience some delay in receiving the full application form if you pay the course fee between late July - mid-August. Please be assured payments will be processed and course places allocated in the order they are received.
You can pay securely via PayPal:
Beginners' - Level A1
Beginners' - Level A2
Intermediate - Level B1
For further information, please email: shortcourses.sllcs@tcd.ie.