The PORTUGUESE Language: Portuguese is the mother tongue of about 170 million people, chiefly in Portugal and the Portuguese islands in the Atlantic (11 million speakers); in Brazil (154 million speakers); and in Portugal's former overseas provinces in Africa and Asia (about 5 million). Although the Portuguese spoken in Portugal differs to some extent from the Portuguese spoken in Brazil, with reference to the pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary, the differences are not major. The differences are similar to English spoken in the USA and English spoken in England. Although the greater part of the Portuguese vocabulary comes from Latin, a number of words have also been absorbed from Arabic, French, Italian, and also from some of the indigenous South American and African languages.
The Linguaphone Method: The Linguaphone Method for language learning is the most natural and effective way to learn a new language. Our method is based on two simple principles:
You learn faster when you enjoy what you are doing.
You make greater progress if the language learning is useful and presented in a familiar context.
Speaking a language is an active skill--something you learn by doing, not just studying. This is the practical approach to language learning that Linguaphone follows. You start speaking your new language during the very first lesson. The courses begin simply, building your confidence session by session. Soon after, longer sentences are introduced to enable the expression of more detailed and complex thoughts. But the course always concentrates on useful, authentic everyday words and situations. The result is that after completing a Linguaphone course, you will have a thorough understanding of the language and be able to converse with and understand real people speaking the language. The study sequence, LISTEN, UNDERSTAND, and SPEAK, used in the Linguaphone courses is fundamental to the Linguaphone method of language learning. To learn more, click here.
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Linguaphone History:
Established in 1901, Linguaphone is the world leader in the field of languages. We provide a range of over 100 products, in 32 languages, in 60 countries. We provide language courses for people to progress from beginner to expert proficiency levels. We also have an extensive network of assisted learning centers worldwide. In our 100+ years of experience, Linguaphone has helped over 100 million people worldwide, including academics from top universities, multi-national corporations, leading statesmen, and royalties—to learn or improve a new language. To read more about Linguaphone's history and their plans for the future, click here.
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