CIAL Centro de Linguas, Faro, Portugal


Students rated CIAL Centro de Linguas, Faro with: (25 evaluations)

General Information on Faro

Faro is the capital of the district of Algarve and has about 40.000 inhabitants. The city grew in importance after deciding in 1577 that the bishop´s seat should be located in Faro. Faro is also the home of the Rio Formosa lagoon, a nature reserve hundreds of different birds who make a stopover during the spring and autumn migratory periods. The main sights of historical interest are within the charming old town centre.

2. Language School  CIAL Centro de Linguas, Faro

General Information on CIAL Centro de Linguas

The language school CIAL Centro de Linguas was founded in Faro, Portugal in 1959. The school is located in the heart of Faro, close to the waterfront and shopping district. It is located in an Arab-like building with an inside patio and tower.



Facilities

The school has six classrooms for the teaching of Portuguese. The school is equipped with TV, video, audio recorders, computers, and private units of language laboratory.


Airport transfer

Best arrival airport is Faro.  It takes 30 minutes by taxi to school.

2.1. Language School CIAL Centro de Linguas in figures

Average no. of students: Adult courses in summer: 25
Adult courses throughout the year: 15
Average no. of levels: in summer: 6
throughout the year: 6
Portuguese teacher qualifications: 100 % hold a university degree
100 % hold a recognised language teaching qualification
Facilities for disabled students: partly
Average age of students: in summer: 30 years
throughout the year: 45 years
Minimum age of students: 18 years
Student nationalities: England 11.5 %
Holland 6.5 %
Italy 10 %
Switzerland 6.5 %
Spain 5 %
USA 7.8 %

3. Portuguese Courses

All prices in EURO (convert currency) Below the original school prices are displayed.  The 5% DISCOUNT on the tuition fee will automatically be deducted on receipt of your registration.

1
Standard Course
Lessons per week: 15  / Max. group size: 8
Weeks 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 [+]
Price EURO 262 524 786 911 1138.75 1366.5 1822 2277.5 2323.05 193.59
Dates Starting dates: Every Monday
Starting dates for beginners 07.Jan, 04.Feb, 03.Mar, 31.Mar, 05.May, 02.Jun, 30.Jun, 04.Aug, 01.Sep, 29.Sep, 27.Oct, 24.Nov
General course schedule Morning: 9:00  - 12:00
Required minimum language level Beginner (A1) - No previous knowledge required
2
Summer Course
Lessons per week: 15  / Max. group size: 12
Weeks 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 [+]
Price EURO -- 432 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
This course is only offered at beginner and intermediate levels. Duration 2 weeks.
Dates Starting dates: 28.Jul
General course schedule Morning: 9:00  - 12:00
Required minimum language level Beginner (A1) - No previous knowledge required
3
Intensive Course
Lessons per week: 30  / Max. group size: 8
Weeks 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 [+]
Price EURO -- 1009 1513 1751 2188.75 2626.5 3502 4377.5 4465.05 372.09
Minimum duration 2 weeks.
Dates Starting dates: Every Monday
Starting dates for beginners 02.Jun, 30.Jun, 04.Aug, 01.Sep
Course not available: 01.Jan - 01.Jun, 15.Sep - 31.Dec
General course schedule Morning: 9:00  - 12:00
Afternoon: 13:00  - 16:00
Required minimum language level Beginner (A1) - No previous knowledge required
4
Easter Course
Lessons per week: 15  / Max. group size: 12
Weeks 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 [+]
Price EURO -- 432 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
This course is only offered at beginner and intermediate levels. Duration 2 weeks.
Dates Starting dates: 17.Mar
General course schedule Morning: 9:00  - 12:00
Required minimum language level Beginner (A1) - No previous knowledge required
5
Combined: Group (3hrs) + Individual (3hrs)
Lessons per week: 30  / Max. group size: 8
Weeks 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 [+]
Price EURO 738 1476 2214 2952 3690 4428 5904 7380 8856 738
Excellent opportunity to combine general language lessons with Portuguese for Special Purposes. Especially useful for professional students.
Dates Starting dates: Every Monday
Starting dates for beginners 07.Jan, 04.Feb, 03.Mar, 31.Mar, 05.May, 02.Jun, 30.Jun, 04.Aug, 01.Sep, 29.Sep, 27.Oct, 24.Nov
General course schedule Morning: 9:00  - 12:00
Afternoon: 13:00  - 16:00
Required minimum language level Beginner (A1) - No previous knowledge required
6
Combined: Group (3hrs) + Individual (1hr)
Lessons per week: 20  / Max. group size: 8
Weeks 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 [+]
Price EURO 398 796 1194 1592 1990 2388 3184 3980 4776 398
Excellent opportunity to combine general language lessons with Portuguese for Special Purposes or to get an extra time for oral practice. Especially useful for professional students.
Dates Starting dates: Every Monday
Starting dates for beginners 07.Jan, 04.Feb, 03.Mar, 31.Mar, 05.May, 02.Jun, 30.Jun, 04.Aug, 01.Sep, 29.Sep, 27.Oct, 24.Nov
General course schedule Morning: 9:00  - 12:00
Afternoon: 13:00  - 13:50
Required minimum language level Beginner (A1) - No previous knowledge required
7
Combined: Group (3hrs) + Individual (2hrs)
Lessons per week: 25  / Max. group size: 6
Weeks 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 [+]
Price EURO 568 1136 1704 2272 2840 3408 4544 5680 6816 568
Excellent opportunity to combine general language lessons with Portuguese for Special Purposes or to get an extra time for oral practice. Especially useful for professional students.
Dates Starting dates: Every Monday
Starting dates for beginners 07.Jan, 04.Feb, 03.Mar, 31.Mar, 05.May, 02.Jun, 30.Jun, 04.Aug, 01.Sep, 29.Sep, 27.Oct, 24.Nov
General course schedule Morning: 9:00  - 12:00
Afternoon: 13:00  - 14:40
Required minimum language level Beginner (A1) - No previous knowledge required
Lesson duration (minutes): 50 minutes
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Note: All courses offered by CIAL Centro de Linguas, Faro can be booked online with LanguageCourse.net. In case a course is not listed above, just mention the course description in the comment field of the online registration form.
Individual classes: Single individual lessons of tuition can be booked at 34 EURO. The combination of group and individual lessons is highly recommended. Individual lessons will encourage you to actively speak the foreign language and will offer you the opportunity to discuss individual problems and weaknesses.
Prices include: Internet access, organized activities, course material, tuition
Course material: Generally course material is distributed free to students and will stay in student property.
Exams offered: CAPLE
School closed: National holidays in Portugal:
01.Jan, 05.Feb, 24.Mar, 25.Apr, 01.May, 22.May, 10.Jun, 15.Aug, 05.Oct, 01.Nov, 01.Dec, 08.Dec, 25.Dec
And also on the following dates 21.Mar, 07.Sep
Languages taught at the school: Portuguese
The individual lessons can be used for Special Purposes as: Banking, Business Portuguese, Computer Science, Hotel Industry, Insurance, Interpreting, Law, Medicine and Translation.

The school also offers:
- Seminars of 8 hours with chosen themes: Portuguese History, Portuguese Literature, Fado and Bullfight, Portuguese Tiles, Portugal Today, Brazil, and Portuguese speaking countries in Africa for 175 Euros.
-Gastronomy Courses of 8 hours for 175 Euros.

4. Accommodation

All prices in EURO (convert currency)

1
Hotel (** to *****) in the school area.
Accommodation weekly rate monthly rate
Price EURO -- --
Prices upon request.
No extra nights bookable.
2
Homestay // Single Room, Breakfast
 / Distance from school: 20 minutes by public transport
Accommodation weekly rate monthly rate
Price EURO 119 476

Includes: Breakfast, Shared bathroom.
Room Occupancy: Single room.
Price extra night: 21 EURO
Individual extra nights bookable at indicated extra night price.
Comment Prices for hotels (** to *****) in the school area upon request.
Max. 1 student of each nationality possible? yes
Single room always
Optional airport transfer: yes, for 45 EURO (one way)
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5. Leisure activities

Leisure activities: activity possible course possible organized by school distance from school
Dancing     5 km
Diving     5 km
Golf     15 km
Horse riding     5 km
Mountainbiking     15 km
Music     5 km
Sailing     15 km
Squash     5 km
Tennis     5 km
Volleyball     5 km
Windsurfing     15 km
Examples of social activities
organised by CIAL Centro de Linguas:
Lectures, Portuguese films, museums, dinners, bars, monuments, parks.

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No. of evaluations: 25
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8. Brochures

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