Teacher Training Courses for Portuguese as a Foreign Language

Want to teach Portuguese? Learn from the best in our training and refresher courses, designed for native and non-native teachers of
Portuguese as a Foreign Language.

CIAL may organise a course on any date for a minimum of 4 students booking together.

Teacher Training Courses

Level

B2 – Vantage
C1 – Autonomy
C2 – Mastery

Time Table

9h00-12h40
13h30 -16h30

Duration

2 Weeks

Accommodation

Shared Apartment Single Room
Shared Apartment Shared Room
Student Residence
Homestay
Hotel/hostel

Prices

Flat rate

600€

Starting Dates

2026
February 16
May 18
September 14
November 9

More Info

Minimum age 18
No enrollment fee
1 lesson = 50 min
6 lessons/day
Teaching materials included

600€

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Student Testimonials.

What our students say. Testimonials from around the world!

Cial school is perfect if you want to surf and learn Portuguese.

Jillian Jaclyn Waechter

Switzerland

The course had a very good quality, very fast progress and the teacher answered all the students’ questions.

Johanna Behrens

Germany

Both of my teachers were not only highly qualified but also very nice and interesting. I would recommend the school and the teachers to friends and colleagues.

Anne-Marie Parent

Canada

The lessons were interesting, informative and well structured. I feel that I made good progress in a short time.

John Still

United Kingdom

I was very pleasantly surprised. Great teaching method. I was happy that the teacher spoke only Portuguese with the class.

Simon Einstein

Switzerland

Both of my teachers were not only highly qualified but also very nice and interesting. I would recommend the school and the teachers to friends and colleagues.

Anne-Marie Parent

Canada

Best language course I have ever taken. Hermínia is kind, generous, intense and an absolutely excellent teacher!

Mackenzie Cooly

United States

Very professional. Janaina is a great teacher. I also learned a lot during the outings and walks with Miguel.

Braden Reynolds

United States

Very good, I enjoyed the lessons with Madalena. I hope to come back and will recommend you to my friends. Thank you!

Ester Gutiérrez Ruiz

Colombia

Learning here was a lot of fun!! All teachers are great and very nice. Thank you!

Ruri Takahashi

Japan

It is always a pleasure to be back in CIAL!

José-António Femenía

Spain

I very much enjoyed the school, the classes and the experiences. I couldn’t ask for more: it was the best part of being here.

Zachary Stoebner

United States

I liked the way the professors were teaching and the students learn very actively. I came at zero level and now I am leaving knowing a lot of Portuguese.

Mildred Mbira

Kenya

I would definitely recommend CIAL and will return soon, I hope. You successfully mix learning with fun – which is so important.

Ian McKelvy

United Kingdom

The school has really helped me improve and dramatically increased my confidence to speak Portuguese.

Isabel Baldwin

United Kingdom

It is great, you can do sports in Lisbon, go surfing with Cial and join cultural activities.

Juan José Gonzalez

Colombia

I really like it that we are in small groups, there aren’t many people in each group. This is very good to learn, to be able to speak a lot and learn the language even better.

Nina Hochstrasser

Switzerland

There are people from all over the world, from many different nationalities.

Pedro Quintero Gonzalez

Colombia

Thank you CIAL for a wonderful experience! I made some of my best friends at CIAL and learnt a huge amount in a short time.

Ben Borowiecki

United Kingdom

There are very good teachers. Teaching is of a high level. I come back every year.

Christina Schoepe

Germany

EVERYONE is extremely professional and nice! They not only teach the Language, but also provide useful information about the cultural life in Lisbon.

Federica Zeppieri

Italy

Great language school, top professionals! I totally recommend it.

Valentina Zabolotniaia

Russian Federation

At Cial there is a good environment to learn Portuguese.

Daisuke Ishii

Japan

High quality on everything. Really good teachers overall. Highly Recommend!

Camilla Kinderlöv

Sweden

It was a very nice experience! Even in one week I got the basics. We talked a lot, which was good.

Janina Sild

Estonia

I really enjoyed everything and also want to thank the teachers for their help!

Maria Cristina Manitta

Italy

Teacher Training Courses for Portuguese as a Foreign Language