Oficina de Português Porto

Great

Rita was a fabulous teacher who took the time to support and encourage all students that were in the program, regardless of experience level. The classes were well paced with opportunity for questions, and she was incredibly patient and gentle in corrections of pronunciation. We had a lot of fun getting to know one another with questions about our jobs, our travel, our families, and more, all in Portuguese, and it was an enriching experience. The office was also wonderfully accommodating as I had a couple of emergency situations in which I was unable to attend class, and they allowed me to return on other days to ensure I got my full 5 days of lessons. I am looking forward to going back for another four weeks!

I really enjoyed my two weeks here and would definitely recommend. The classrooms were a good size for an intimate class experience and they were able to put you in a class with your appropriate level of Português even if there weren’t many students. The teachers were very good (especially Rita who was a fantastic teacher). My host family were also absolutely lovely and I felt very comfortable staying with them. I would definitely go back again and would recommend it.

I remember the first day I arrived in Portugal. It was on a Saturday (June 28th). 2 days before my Portuguese summer course started. I went to a bakery (padaria) and I was just pointing at what I wanted. I did not know how to say basic words/phrases, such as: "I want one", "please" or "thank you". I felt so frustrated. Fast forward one month, after my 4-hour-a-day, 4-week course and I was translating from Portuguese to English, and vice verse, for an American patient at a podiatrist. I was able to do it because my teacher was the absolute BEST! She taught us so much useful vocabulary and verb tenses and it allowed us to communicate and understand Portuguese in different contexts: restaurants, stores, banks, etc. Our teacher also knew when it was time to learn, to practice, or to play (she paid attention to her students' needs). I also had the opportunity to explore Porto's historical monuments and sites thanks to another teacher at the Oficina de Português de Porto. Her enunciation was beautiful, it was so easy to understand everything she said. She was so professional that it gave me the impression she had been a tour guide before. I loved learning about Porto's history, architecture, and traditions thanks to her. I guess everyone at school is so professional and they love what they do because one day our teacher had to leave school early. The teacher who took over the class helped us work on our pronunciation while practicing what we had previously learned. I will be coming back to Porto, and my plan is that I will come back to the Oficina de Português Porto every time I'm in Portugal. Obrigado! What I did not like is that sometimes we would get a new classmate at the beginning of the week, and it would give our teacher a hard time. She needed to figure out how to integrate that new student while teaching slightly more advanced students, both at the same time. Other than that, I just loved my experience at school.

I really enjoyed working with Sara in my group intensive class and with Rita for my private lessons. They were both so kind an patient even when I had a kind of "I'm overwhelmed and jet-lagged meltdown" and had to reschedule some lessons. It was definitely good to work in an in-person environment -- both for the real-time interaction with teacher AND other students. The games used and visit to the local market helped keep us engaged. The location was good. Facilities good though I would have welcomed AC! The language is crazy hard and I don't know that anything will stick but I'll keep trying! Oh - the one thing I would have liked --and I asked for/got it in private lessons was an overview of the sound differences with vowel pronounciation between English and Portugues.

I had a fantastic time with Angela and enjoyed the insights into the language a lot. I was amazed how much I could understand with my skills in French and Spanish. Angela pushed me, challenged me and was fantastic to talk to.

I loved the size of the school with small classrooms and few students. A very welcoming place where I felt very comfortable to learn Portuguese in the best conditions. I chose the 20-hour-per-week intensive course and the truth is that the teacher Rita is so dynamic, friendly and very professional that she passionately and pleasantly conveyed her language, her culture...her advice for discovering her country. In two weeks, I learned a lot. I 100% recommend this school located very close to the metro and the famous Bolhão market. Many thanks to the entire team at the Oficina del Português in Porto.

The Portuguese language course in Portugal was fantastic! The classes were engaging, and the teachers were excellent. The location was scenic, the facilities were essential. I had a great time and very good experience

I liked the one-week program logic, mixing lots of talking in portuguese right from the start with grammar basics. Teachers' knowledge of other languages was very useful. The school is well located in the oldest part of the city, well connected to public transportation servcies.

The location of the school was very convenient. Just a few steps from the metro, and also close to many of Porto's top sights. Raquel did a great job of catering to the different skill levels of the group of students in the class. She was good at addressing questions and topics that people raised, while still ensuring that we stayed on track with the curriculum. I was not involved in housing or social activities for the school, so cannot rate those.

All the teachers were really kind and patient, they were all able to focus on each student and their strengths and weaknesses.

Aprovechando mis vacaciones cortas, decidí estudiar portugués.

En una clase compacta (4 alumnas de más o menos de misma edad, en mi caso) y muy interactiva, pude aprender lo más elemental e importante de la lengua portuguesa, gracias a Rita, nuestra profesora muy animadora y motivadora. Las lecciones fueron bien diseñadas, con buen equilibrio entre cuatro destrezas lingüísticas: comprensión auditiva y lectora y expresión oral y escrita, por supuesto, sin menospreciar la gramática básica. El volumen de ejercicios y TPC (tareas para casa) fue muy bueno, ni mucho ni poco. Con cuatro horas matinales por cinco días creo que aprendí mucho y se me aumentó el interés y motivación por esta lengua.

Una tarde tuvimos una actividad extra junto con los alumnos de otra clase y dimos un paseo por los puntos más importantes de Porto siguiendo la explicación de Rita, originaria de la ciudad. Nos presentó muchas cosas que no cuentan libros de guía.

Si hay algo de que me permito quejar... el edificio no tiene ascensor, aunque con esto pude hacer ejercicios físicos. En todo caso la escuela está bien situada, muy cerca del Mercado do Bolhao y la Capilla de las Almas, y la calle Santa Catalina, o sea, una de las mejores zonas de Porto.

En fin, pude hacer casi lo máximo y mejor que se puede esperar en una semana.

My teachers were excellent very personalised classes

En general todo está muy bien, cabe destacar lo buena profesora que es Rita.
Los grupos son reducidos y las clases están bien estructuradas.
Quizás lo único que no fue bueno pero tampoco digo que fuese malo es que igual necesitaba ir a unas clases un poco más avanzadas.
Gracias por todo!
Araceli

La escuela estaba situada en un sitio muy céntrico de Oporto, la profesora, Rita, encantadora y consigue que aprendas de una forma amena y con un trato muy cercano. Aunque mi experiencia fue muy corta, solo una semana, la aproveché bastante y he vuelto con ganas de seguir aprendiendo ese idioma. Únicamente eché en falta alguna salida pero quizá no se realizó porque sólo estuve una semana.

Oficina de Portuguese Porto provided a very professional, skillful, knowledgeable, and personable teacher. Vanessa began and ended classes with reviews of what I had learned, added cultural insight into the words and phrases introduced in the lessons, as well as providing each student with time to digest newly acquired information and to practice in class and at home through well-crafted lessons. For example: While learning the word used in Portuguese for office (ecritorio), I was able to equate the learned information with your company's name "Oficina de Português Porto," I learned that though it should read "Ecritorio de Português Porto, "the use of "oficina" allows for a whimsical and thoughtful play on the linguistic homonym. I liked the following: books, the use of class time, and the relaxed professional atmosphere of the office, as well as the break. What I did not like: the flight of stairs, and sometimes hit and miss of the entry chimes.

The location of the school in the center close to Caterina street allows as to combine studies with the pleasures of Katerina, A small study group at the same level created a comfortable atmosphere and a the lesson flows easily.

A very positive experience. My teacher had the advantage of being both relaxed and professional. I was able to progress quickly. I recommend this school.

For me is this the best way to learn a language. You learn without the stress of a 'real' school, you learn in a positive mindset where mistakes are okay. You practice Portuguese in little groups and with teachers who love to teach. The school is in the center of Porto, close to so many beautiful places. I stayed in a host family, the ideal way to practice what you learned at school. It was such a friendly family, I was free and still had a place with people who could help me if I need it.

Der Unterricht in kleinen Gruppen ist wirklich sehr individuell. Rita vermittelt die Grundlagen der portugiesischen Sprache auf eine sehr unterhaltsame Art. Wir hatten viel Spaß in unserer kleinen Klasse und ich habe auch sehr viel gelernt. Rita ging immer auf unsere Fragen ein und war auch sehr an uns interessiert. Ich kann diese kleine Sprachschule wirklich empfehlen. Man lernt etwas über Portugal, die Besonderheiten der Sprache und lernt dabei noch andere Menschen kennen. Vielen Dank für diese schöne Woche!

I have really enjoyed my one-on-one intensive course with Angela. The course was both very interesting and challenging. Angela really encouraged me to speak more, and with my very limited knowledge of Portuguese, we managed to cover various topics from family to the current political situation. The school is located in the city centre and very easy to find.

I had the chance to spend 3 weeks (mid-July/early August) at the Oficina de Português Porto.
4 hours of lessons 5 mornings a week, with the lively Rita, and in small groups of 4 (Spanish, Ukrainian, Irish) using exclusively the Portuguese language. Some reminders / references in English, French or Spanish, only when necessary.

So total immersion, starting with exchange discussions, targeted exercises and increasing but not insurmountable difficulties, lessons when necessary - specific to the Portuguese language.

A little homework, not very restrictive, and beneficial.

Very good working atmosphere, and as a bonus guided tourism / discovery activities, with Federica, Italian Erasmus, adorable.

I strongly recommend and I do not forbid myself to consider returning there to improve my skills: 3 weeks goes by very quickly and the Portuguese language is very rich!

Very very interesting.

muito obrigado

David

This was a perfect week, vey nice people and great teachers giving the feeling learning a lot in a very pleasant atmosphere. For my first steps in Portuguese, I found it perfect and will come back as soon as possible for another course.

It was a great experience, Rita was very patient with me, because of my age I had sometimes need to take my ebike to follow

I attended the Portuguese classes in the month of October 2020 in the middle of covid pandemia. The teacher Rita was really helpful and gave us the the basics of the Portuguese language.

I attended the course during the pandemic times, so there were not many students, at the beginning I was even alone.
All safety rules were followed. I really liked the teachers, they were very friendly and funny and also cooperative. If one day I couldn't have came to the class, they allowed me to stay longer on another day without any problem. The location of the school is excellent, right in the city center.
The main emphasis of the school is speaking. What I didn't like was mixing students from different levels and sometimes because of that I was learning the same things twice. I believe it was because of Covid, they did not have enough number of students to open a groups on each level.
In general I really enjoyed :)

It is well located, the teacher and the coordinator lf the center were very nice and authentic. It felt like home. Maybe the methods were very classic (Following exercises of a book). Maybe it would have been interesting to learn the basics with more interactive exercises of question-answer and special assignments or a project , but also the group was very small.

The classes were customized to my needs, the teacher Rita has a talent in keeping you motivated and celebrate the progress
together with you.
If you have motivation, this school is perfect to achieve success easily.
The school is perfectly central in Porto, so after the class everything can be reached easily by foot.

The school is near the centre of Porto and easy to get to. I really enjoyed the classes and learnt a lot in only one week. My teacher Rita was great and took us on a tour of the city one afternoon. I would have liked more activities, but understand that there was only one because there were very few people at the school when I went. Overall, I had a great experience, although there is not much space in the school besides the classrooms and only one toilet, so I don't know what happens when there are more pupils.

CLASSES - I took a one-week course, 4hrs a day. It totally fulfilled my expectations and needs. I wanted to combine learning with some private time and it was just perfect. 4 hours a day, plus revision of the material and homework in the evening - that was just the amount of the material my head could handle to be ready for the next day ;) Plus, as the course was run in Porto, I had the opportunity to get some practice right away.

TEACHER - I had the chance to meet just one, Renata - and I find myself extremely lucky :) She is professional, energetic and devoted. Also young and with sense of humour ;) Which made the learning experience enjoyable. She did all she could and, to my mind, successfully, made all the group improve and learn, although initially it seemed we were on much different levels. I really feel she made us all break the barrier of speaking making us talk to one another during the lesson, so we learnt the practical use of the language, not just grammar and exercises.

LOCATION - the school is located in the center, easy to access. The classrooms are simple, but there's everything you might need at the language course. Plus the coffee machine ;)

Overall - I would strongly recommend this school. Hope to get the chance to revisit!

I visited the school for 2 weeks and learned a lot. Both weeks i was in a small class (of 3 and then 2 persons.) Angela, the teacher, is very patient, explains well and is very helpful. She has a big knowledge about the city and her country and loves to share her knowledge with her students.

I was there in the week of Easter. So Friday was a public holiday and i thought i'm gonna loose this day, but actually Angela split the Friday in two extra afternoons. That was very nice and generous of her, especially knowing that she had a lot of work this week.
So i can recommend this school to everyone!

I gave the highest score to this school, because the level of teaching was brilliant. In only 2 weeks I learnt more than during 3 moths of classes in Poland. The teacher speaks portugues (obvious), spanish and english so there is no possibility to misunderstood anything.
The classes are really well prepared, and everything is organized in a timely manner.(listening, copies of exercises etc. are always ready at the begiining of the classes)
The pace of the classes is really good, The teacher encourage everyone to take a part in discussions about currect events, culture, local traditions and a lot of other topics,
I chose intensive course (4h/day) but I had a feeling that the time is running much faster, because we had a lot of activities.
Once a week we had a tour in Porto with the teacher and we visited less popular places.
I really recommend Oficina de Portugues to everyone who wants to improve portguese in a such pleasant way.
You won't regret :)

I really enjoyed the Portuguese course. Rita is a very funny teacher with lots of knowledge, and makes classes very fun and interesting. In addition, the group of students is greatly reduced for more effective teaching and the location of the school is excellent in the center of the city. We also did an activity out of school with Rita and went to visit Vila Nova de Gaia; she told us a bit of history about the city and curiosities.

Without a doubt, I will return to do another course at the Portuguese Workshop !!! =)

My teacher was excellent. She is extremely knowledgeable, very supportive and explains things very clearly. Most importantly went out of her way to tailor classes to my needs. I was fortunate enough to have her to myself for most of the two weeks I was there. We spoke Portuguese all the time and I think my comprehension of spoken Portuguese and my confidence in speaking definitely improved. (My level is around B2. )

The academy is bright, modern and attractive with a small room where you can spend your breaks, if you wish. However you probably won't want to as the building is right in the centre of the main shopping area, opposite the temporarily relocated market and next to Rua Santa Catarina. It's also right next to the Metro. I arranged my own accommodation so can't comment on this. There was only one organised outing whilst I was there but this was reasonable given that there were few students. I have no criticisms at all of any aspect of my experience at Oficina de Português and would definitely recommend it.