PHCS Portuguese Language Class SPRING 2010

 

SPRING SESSION 2010 (Tentative Schedule) 

REGISTRATIONS are being accepted for the next session of classes proposed to begin in the Spring (Thursday, April 8).  Classes are ten sessions in length.    Classes will be at Beginning  Level 1.  NOTE:  Whether the classes proceed depends upon the number of applicants.  To be feasible, a class should contain at least 20 participants--if enough people request Level 2,  we may be able to offer that level.  Applicants will be kept informed via email (or telephone, if necessary) of status of the class offering.  At the request of the teacher, Mrs. Da Guia, class size is limited to 25 students.  After 25, others will be placed on a “standby” basis.

We thank you for your interest in the Portuguese language.  We hope this session, which Portuguese Historical and Cultural Society is providing as a community service, will be a pleasant experience for you.

First Meeting:

The plan is to present an overview of the class, to register students and to provide a lesson at the initial meeting.  Additionally, we will collect the registration fee and the cost of the textbook which is entitled “Bom Dia”, Level I,  produced by Spinner Publications, New Bedford, Massachusetts. The authors are Marcia Matos and Sara Neto-Kalife. This is a highly acclaimed  Portuguese language textbook which also covers culture, history and geography of Portugal.

Class Date/Time:                      Usually held on Thursday evenings

                                                7:00 p.m.  (class duration—approximately 1½ - 2 hours)

                                                Ten sessions

Location:                                  St. Elizabeth Church – Father Ribeiro house

                                                (on S street next to church)

                                                Corner of 12th & S Streets

                                                Sacramento, CA 95814

Level of instruction:                   Beginning Level 1

                                                Conversational, some travel

Cost of Textbook:                    $40 (Price includes 25% discount plus shipping and handling)

Cost of Registration:                 To be determined

Supplemental materials:             The lessons will also be augmented by supplemental materials and activities provided by Mrs. Da Guia

Teacher:                                   Mrs. Higina da Guia

(Mrs. Da Guia is a native speaker of Portuguese.  She has taught Portuguese in San Jose schools.  She is also the author of two children’s books)

Please call or email if you need directions to downtown Sacramento or to the church.

Marilia Wiget (916) 391-7356  ; mariwgt@att.net.

Downtown Sacramento is laid out in a grid:

Numbered streets run North/South; Alphabetical streets run East/West

There is ample street parking in addition to a parking lot behind the church accessible on S Street.