Product Description

Teach Yourself Brazilian Portuguese is the course for anyone who wants to progress quickly from the basics to understanding, speaking and writing Brazilian Portuguese with confidence. Although aimed at those with no previous knowledge, it is equally suitable for anyone wishing to brush up existing knowledge for a holiday or business trip. Key structures and vocabulary are introduced in 18 thematic units progressing from introducing yourself and dealing with everyday situations to using the telephone and talking about the past.

Teach Yourself Brazilian Portuguese follows the journey of Sylvia Peters on a 6-month trip to Brazil, as she endeavours to make social, cultural and business links for future exchange. The emphasis is on communication throughout with important language structures introduced through dialogues on the accompanying recording. There are plenty of exercises to practise the language as it is introduced, and tips throughout to help with pronunciation and grammar. Two revision units help the learner to check their progress halfway through and at the end of the course. Cultural information sections give useful advice and information for anyone planning a trip to Brazil.

The new edition retains the tried-and-tested structure of the lessons but has been updated with a new page design. Several new features have been added including:

- an English-Portuguese vocabulary to go alongside the existing Portuguese-English vocabulary

- a glossary of grammatical terms

- a 'taking it further' section to direct learners to further sources of real Brazilian Portuguese

The page design has been improved and section headings given in English to make the course easier to use for the self-access learner.

A CD is available separately (0340912413) or in a pack with the book (0340912421).

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #110881 in Books
• Published on: 2003-01-01
• Original language: Portuguese
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

About the Author
Sue Tyson-Ward is currently a part-time lecturer in Spanish and Portuguese at Lancaster Adult College and Chair of ALL Spanish and Portuguese Committee. She has extensive experience of teaching, examining and writing.

Customer Reviews

Not what it is supposed to be
This book is fundamentally the same as the previous edition and has inherited its problems and idiosyncracies. Very annoying is its method (or lack of it). It flits from one thing to another. When you think you are going to get some information on a language point, you get a sentence (or short paragraph) and then the book jumps to something quite different. It doesn't get to grips with anything. You can't learn much. Another annoying feature, more so in this new edition, is the big gap between what you read on the cover and what you find in the book. You spend your money in the belief that you are buying a course that will help you progress quickly beyond the basics (that's what it says on the cover). Then you find out that the course barely covers the basics. I teach the language and have a copy of the book but this is a course I would not recommend.

not too sure but ok
I have to admit I'm struggling with this course. All the information's there and easily re-traceable. It has a clear layout and moves at a steady, comfortable pace. The tape is great and essential. It would be really good to have another support book with exercises to test your learning. Maybe it's just not conducive to the way my brain works! I advise you to get a Brazilian Portuguese/English dictionary too as the vocab at the back of the book is good fairly limited.

Very useful - especially for first time study of a language
I found this book an invaluable introduction to Brazilian Portuguese even without the audio counterpart. The way that it is presented in easy to master sections makes it very easy to understand, learn and remember, particularly for a first-time foreign language learner. I also found the content very relevant for travel to Brazil and was able to understand basic dialogue and communicate relatively confidently in basic Brazilian Portuguese when visiting Brazil for the first time.