PORTUGUESE

Why Portuguese?

Portuguese is the latest European language to be added to the Modern European Language Department. The two majors, focus on teaching and translation and were created in 2014. TThrough partnerships with the Portuguese Embassy - Instituto Camões and in 2015 with the Brazilian Embassy - Instituto Guimarães Rosa, students are allowed to gain an extremely big insight to both patterns of the Portuguese language literature and culture.

Why learning Portuguese?

1. According to OLP Portuguese is the 4th language most spoken in the world. Did you know that more than 240 million people speak Portuguese as their mother tongue?
    
2. It is a native language in emerging economies like Brazil, Angola, and Mozambique so learning Portuguese may prove to be an excellent career option!
    
3. Portugal is one of the best destinations in Europe. Lisbon was just considered one of the best tourist destinations in the world. In Portugal, there are lots to know about the real Portuguese lifestyle. So why not visiting Portugal?
    
4. Have contact with the amazingly welcoming Portuguese and Brazilian culture and people.
    
5. Increase your language skills and your ability to speak other languages by learning Portuguese. Did you know that the Portuguese language is one the richest Latin languages? Consider learning Portuguese as a way to enrich your language skills overall.
    
6. Did you know that there are more than 5 million Portuguese people living outside Portugal? Studying Portuguese in South Africa may be a very nice chance to connect to our heritage.
    
7. Many Portuguese students often start their Portuguese learning experience by having contact with relatives or friends from Portugal. From the moment they start learning more about Portuguese wines, cuisine or even music the language is always an obstacle. So why not turn it into a bridge to Portuguese culture instead?
    
8. Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial-Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe are really welcoming, warm and authentic countries.
    
9. Complement your studies. Portugal is the right place to do an international programme such as Erasmus. Brazil offers exchange programs for undergraduate and post graduate students (PEC-G and PEC-PG).
    
10. Improve your CV by adding a different language. The Portuguese language is spoken in countries where English is not widely used as Brazil, Angola and Mozambique, so learning it should be a very good option if you consider working in a Portuguese speaking country.

With the geographical situation of South Africa and the two new neighbouring emerging economies (Mozambique and Angola) the demand for qualified people that can SPEAK, WRITE, READ and UNDERSTAND the Portuguese Language fluently has increased dramatically in the last two years. So, why not enrich your CV and perhaps have new job opportunities. 

First-year module codes: PTG101, PTG113 & PTG123

For more info contact Ms Carla de Abreu ([email protected])