Description

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More than 200 million people worldwide speak the beautiful and alluring language of Brazilian Portuguese. Tapped as a language with the highest possibility for growth internationally, beginners everywhere have begun to study Portuguese, making it one of the most popular languages in the world!

This book is the ideal workbook if you're looking to learn the basics of the language, whether you're a beginner or intermediate student. Featuring interactive exercises and lessons that help you:

• Study nouns, conjugate verbs, and perfect pronunciations
• Learn common words and phrases
• Have a conversation with a native speaker
• Read and write the language
• Master past, present, and imperfect tenses

Complete with a CD of audio exercises and prompts, Portuguese-English glossary, and arsenal of useful vocabulary, this book will have you speaking and writing Portuguese in no time!

About the Author

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Fernanda Ferreira, PhD, is a native speaker of Portuguese and has been teaching the language at the college level since 1993. She has completed a doctorate in Spanish and Portuguese from the University of New Mexico. Dr. Ferreira has been teaching at Bridgewater State University since 2001, where she is a tenured professor and former chair of the foreign languages department. Dr. Ferreira lives in Brockton, Massachusetts.