CIAL Centro de Linguas, Lisbon, Portugal
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General Information on Lisbon
Lisbon, the capital of Portugal and also called the city of the seven hills, can be seen as the white city, mother of sailors and explorers of seas, equally seven in number. Seen from the river Tagus- one of the city's many great viewpoints - Lisbon is an impressionist picture of low-rise ochre and pastel, punctuated by church towers and domes. Lisbon has an Atlantic climate, with Mediterranean influences. Due to these characteristics, Lisbon has lots of sunny days even during the winter.
General Information on CIAL Centro de Linguas
The language school CIAL Centro de Linguas was founded in Lisbon, Portugal in 1959. The school has around 20 classrooms for Portuguese teaching, in three different buildings in Lisbon. All buildings are less than five minutes walking distance from each other.
Facilities
The school is equipped with TV, video, audio recorders, computers, private units of language laboratory and students are allowed to access the Internet free of charge.
Accreditation & Organisation memberships of CIAL Centro de Linguas, Lisbon
IALC
Airport transfer
Best arrival airport is Lisbon. It takes 15 minutes by taxi to school.
2.1. Language School CIAL Centro de Linguas in figures
| Average no. of students: | Adult courses in summer: 75 Adult courses throughout the year: 35 | |
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| 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 % |
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 CourseLessons per week: 15 / Max. group size: 8 | ||||||||||
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| 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 |
| Starting dates: | Every Monday Starting dates for beginners 07.Jan.2008, 04.Feb.2008, 03.Mar.2008, 31.Mar.2008, 05.May.2008, 02.Jun.2008, 30.Jun.2008, 04.Aug.2008, 01.Sep.2008, 29.Sep.2008, 27.Oct.2008, 24.Nov.2008 | |||||||||
| Required minimum language level | Beginner (A1) - No previous knowledge required | |||||||||
| 2 Summer Group CourseLessons per week: 15 / Max. group size: 12 | ||||||||||
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| 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. | ||||||||||
| Starting dates: | 2008: 28.Jul.2008 | |||||||||
| Required minimum language level | Beginner (A1) - No previous knowledge required | |||||||||
| 3 Intensive CourseLessons per week: 30 / Max. group size: 8 | ||||||||||
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| 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. | ||||||||||
| Starting dates: | Every Monday Starting dates for beginners 02.Jun.2008, 30.Jun.2008, 04.Aug.2008, 01.Sep.2008 Course not available: 01.Jan.2008 - 01.Jun.2008, 15.Sep.2008 - 31.Dec.2008 | |||||||||
| Required minimum language level | Beginner (A1) - No previous knowledge required | |||||||||
| 4 Easter Group CourseLessons per week: 15 / Max. group size: 12 | ||||||||||
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| 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. | ||||||||||
| Starting dates: | 2008: 17.Mar.2008 | |||||||||
| Required minimum language level | Beginner (A1) - No previous knowledge required | |||||||||
| 5 Combined: Group (3hrs) + Individual (3hrs)Lessons per week: 30 / Max. group size: 8 | ||||||||||
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| 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. | ||||||||||
| Starting dates: | Every Monday Starting dates for beginners 07.Jan.2008, 04.Feb.2008, 03.Mar.2008, 31.Mar.2008, 05.May.2008, 02.Jun.2008, 30.Jun.2008, 04.Aug.2008, 01.Sep.2008, 29.Sep.2008, 27.Oct.2008, 24.Nov.2008 | |||||||||
| Required minimum language level | Beginner (A1) - No previous knowledge required | |||||||||
| 6 Combined: Group (3hrs) + Individual (2hrs)Lessons per week: 25 / Max. group size: 8 | ||||||||||
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| 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. | ||||||||||
| Starting dates: | Every Monday Starting dates for beginners 07.Jan.2008, 04.Feb.2008, 03.Mar.2008, 31.Mar.2008, 05.May.2008, 02.Jun.2008, 30.Jun.2008, 04.Aug.2008, 01.Sep.2008, 29.Sep.2008, 27.Oct.2008, 24.Nov.2008 | |||||||||
| Required minimum language level | Beginner (A1) - No previous knowledge required | |||||||||
| 7 Combined: Group (3hrs) + Individual (1hr)Lessons per week: 20 / Max. group size: 8 | ||||||||||
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| 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. | ||||||||||
| Starting dates: | Every Monday Starting dates for beginners 07.Jan.2008, 04.Feb.2008, 03.Mar.2008, 31.Mar.2008, 05.May.2008, 02.Jun.2008, 30.Jun.2008, 04.Aug.2008, 01.Sep.2008, 29.Sep.2008, 27.Oct.2008, 24.Nov.2008 | |||||||||
| Required minimum language level | Beginner (A1) - No previous knowledge required | |||||||||
| 8 Teacher Training CourseLessons per week: 30 / Max. group size: 6 | ||||||||||
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| Weeks | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | [+] |
| Price EURO | -- | 1009 | 1513 | 1751 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Starting dates: | 2008: 11.Feb.2008, 19.May.2008, 15.Sep.2008, 10.Nov.2008 | |||||||||
| Lesson duration (minutes): | 50 minutes |
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| Note: All courses offered by CIAL Centro de Linguas, Lisbon 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 33 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: | 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: | In 2008 (including national and regional bank holidays): 01.Jan.2008, 05.Feb.2008, 24.Mar.2008, 25.Apr.2008, 01.May.2008, 22.May.2008, 10.Jun.2008, 15.Aug.2008, 05.Oct.2008, 01.Nov.2008, 01.Dec.2008, 08.Dec.2008, 25.Dec.2008, 21.Mar.2008, 13.Jun.2008 |
| 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. | |
All prices in EURO (convert currency)
| 1 Homestay - Single room, Breakfast | ||||
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| / Distance from school: 20 minutes by public transport | ||||
| Accommodation | weekly rate | monthly rate | ||
| Price EURO | 119 | 476 | ||
| Includes: Breakfast, Shared bathroom. Room Occupancyb>: 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. |
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| Max. 1 student of each nationality possible? | yes |
| Single room | always |
| Optional airport transfer: | yes, for 45 EURO (one way) |
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| Leisure activities: | activity possible | course possible | organized by school | distance from school |
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| 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. | |||
| No. of evaluations: | 120 |
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CIAL Centro de Linguas, Lisbon, Portugal
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