Portuguese options
Degrees Programmes offering Portuguese as a Major language
Portuguese Home Page - Bem-vindo!
The
Portuguese-speaking community
Today, the language
is most widely spoken in Brazil, where there are some 200
million
speakers. Closer to home, Portugal has been a member of
the European Union since 1986.
The Portuguese-speaking community also
includes Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde
and
São Tomé
& Príncipe in Africa as well as the
newly-independent East Timor in Southeast
Asia.
Demand for Portuguese
Brazil is Latin America's economic giant and is a major UK business partner with international achievements in culture, sport and medicine. Portugal is one of the most popular UK tourist destinations and British aid agencies and other international organisations play a leading role in Portuguese-speaking Africa. There is therefore genuine demand for highly skilled graduates with Portuguese and English.
Flexible study
There are
several different pathways for the study of Portuguese at the University
of Essex. You may want to start
from scratch or, if you have studied Spanish to A-level, opt for a
conversion course and add Portuguese.
Portuguese can also be studied in a range of combinations such as Latin
American Studies.
Contact
Please browse the Portuguese pages and if you have any enquiries simply contact:
Course Director: Dr.
Beatriz Paiva
E-mail:
bdepaiva [non-Essex users should add @essex.ac.uk]
Telephone: 01206 872 236
