Training | Qualifications | Courses | Books | Links
Information on Teaching Training
Visit Comenius Network for up-to-date information on events for teachers of community languages.
The National Resource center for Supplementary Education offers training on management of community and supplementary schools.
Information on Qualifications
- QTS – paths for qualification in England for people with experience in the field of education
- DBS/CRB – for criminal check records
- NARIC – for recognition of Brazilian academic qualifications in the UK
- Languages Work – offers information on careers in foreign language teaching
- Pathways – guidance for people interested in starting a new career as community language teachers
- PGCE – information about teaching courses
- Professional Development – guidance to teachers looking to progress professionally in England
- Level 2 Certificate in Child Care and Education
- Level 3 Diploma in Children’s Care, Learning and Development
- Level 3 Certificate in the Teaching of Community Languages
- Level 3 Specialist Teacher Assistant – Cache level 3
- Post-graduate Course in Education (PGCE) for schools with secondary school levels
Where to find courses
Courses
Teaching Assistants (TAs)
Offered by: Enfield Local Authority
Duration: 20 hours/ 3 1/2 days
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Teaching Community Languages
Offered by: Tower Hamlets College
Duration: 24 weeks (6 months)
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Working with Learners of Community Languages
Offered by: Tower Hamlets College
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Effective Management Skills in Supplementary Schools
Offered by: National Resource center for Supplementary Schools
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Books
Portuguese Language Books for Foreign Language Speakers
Avenida Brasil (Basico – vol. 1) by Tokiko Ishihara
Avenida Brasil (Intermediario – vol 2) by Tokiko Ishihara
Aprendendo Portugues do Brasil by Maria Nazaré de Carvalho Laroca, Nadime Bara & Sonia Maria da Cunha
Fala Brasil by Pierre Coudry
Bem-Vindo! by Maria Harumi Otuki De Ponce
Portugues Via Brasil (Avancado) by Emma Eberlein Lima
Falando…Lendo…Escrevendo..
Useful links
The Teachers’ Portal (Portal do Professor – MEC)
Bibliotecas do Brasil (Online Brazilian Libraries)
National Forum of Education (Forum Nacional de Educacao -FNE)
Observatory of the Portuguese Language (Observatório da Língua Portuguesa)
International Institute of the Portuguese Language (Instituto Internacional da Língua Portuguesa)