Week 1
Lesson 1
Bom Dia! And Other Portuguese Greetings.
This lesson is about basic greetings and responses in Portuguese. The content practiced in the first class will be useful for all of the classes in the course. 
 Week 2
Lesson 2
Poema do Dia: a poem in Portuguese
In this lesson, we will read an easy and popular poem in Portuguese. We will explore expressions, meaning, and language cadence.
 Week 3
Lesson 3
Canção do Dia: a song in Portuguese
This week we will listen to a song in Portuguese together. Listening to songs is a fun and effective way to combine vocabulary and expression learning with language stress and cadence. Learners are encouraged to sing along if they wish.
 Week 4
Lesson 4
Gírias: funny expressions that are not what they seem
This lesson is about expressions that are unique to the Portuguese language. Some slangs and everyday phrases that are not easily translated on Google or a dictionary will be presented and practiced. 
 Week 5
Lesson 5
Como se diz? Asking for help in Portuguese
In this lesson, we will cover the most useful "help" questions in Portuguese, such as: how much something costs, basic directions, clarifications, and even how to explain that your Portuguese skills are limited.
 Week 6
Lesson 6
Poema do Dia: another poem in Portuguese
This week we will read another easy and popular poem in Portuguese. We will again explore expressions, meaning, and language cadence.
 Week 7
Lesson 7
Notícias: how to understand news and entertainment headlines
In this lesson, we will read some news pieces together, exploring the headline in detail and skimming through the piece for meaning and context. This is a more challenging class but learners should feel at ease by now.
 Week 8
Lesson 8
Tudo junto: reviewing what was learned and role-playing scenarios in Portuguese
In our final lesson, we will script or improvise a few role-play scenarios in Portuguese. We will also review any topics of preference through some games.