CIAL Centro de Linguas, Lisbon, Portugal

Students rated CIAL Centro de Linguas, Lisbon with: (120 evaluations)

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.

2. Language School  CIAL Centro de Linguas, Lisbon

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
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
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 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.
Starting dates: 2008: 28.Jul.2008
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.
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 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.
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
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
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
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 Course
Lessons per week: 30  / Max. group size: 6
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.

4. Accommodation

All prices in EURO (convert currency)

1
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 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.
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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