Introduction:

Portuguese is a Romance language originating in the Iberian Peninsula of Europe. It is the sole official language of Portugal, Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Brazil,  while having co-official language status in East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, and Macau. A Portuguese-speaking person or nation is referred to as “Lusophone” (lusófono).  With approximately 215 to 220 million native speakers and 50 million L2 speakers, Portuguese has approximately 270 million total speakers. It is usually listed as the sixth-most spoken language and the third-most spoken European language in the world in terms of native speakers. Being the most widely spoken language in South America  and all of the Southern Hemisphere, it is also the second-most spoken language, after Spanish, in Latin America, one of the 10 most spoken languages in Africa, and is an official language of the European Union, Mercosur, the Organization of American States, the Economic Community of West African States, the African Union, and the Community of Portuguese Language Countries, an international organization made up of all of the world’s officially Lusophone nations. In 1997, a comprehensive academic study ranked the Brazilian variety of Portuguese as one of the 10 most influential languages in the world. 

It is always an advantage to be able to speak another language other than your native tongue. You can learn Portuguese online and offline. Many educational websites offer the online mode of learning starting from the beginner to the advanced level. Many excellent educational websites offer online Portuguese courses. 

What is the fees of Portuguese learning classes in India?

With modern advancement in technology, the Portuguese language can also be learned at home, with the help of a computer or just a smartphone. Anybody keen to learn this language can visit an online tutorial site and learn through it. There are various applications that can be downloaded on a smartphone through which one can learn the language.  Before we know how much it would actually cost to learn Portuguese language in India, it is important to understand various factors like your level of understanding Portuguese, what level of learning you are planning to achieve and the duration of course would all play an important role in deciding the fee amount.

The course fee is certainly an important part of the selection of a teacher, but you must take into consideration several additional considerations when joining a Portuguese course. Is it a course for textbooks which you want to complete or only to develop daily communication skills, will there be a big difference in the price you pay per lesson? Such courses are:

1. Multibhashi Online Platform

These days, there are a large number of online course options for you to study Portuguese for an affordable price. Multibhashi is such a great platform to learn Portuguese in a time that suits you the best, from the comfort of your home.  For Group class the fee is ₹.4999 for 30 classes. The duration of the class is 30min. And for one to one class the fee is ₹.12999 for 30 classes. Here the trainer will guide and interact with the learners virtually in a webinar group or individual class.You will need a computer or a smartphone as well as good internet service in order to learn it online. You can choose from either of the two according to your preference and convenience.  

 There are also ways to learn Portuguese free of cost. You can download a free application on your smartphone and practice anytime what the app offers you to learn and improve. Another way is to watch and learn from the YouTube tutorials that you can watch and learn for free. It can be said that things available for free are very limited.   

2. JNU – CSPILAS

JNU Foreign Language Courses has built a niche for itself in place of being the best in India.

The Centre of Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and Latin American Studies (CSPILAS) at Jawaharlal University offers education in Luso-Brazilian Studies.

Many students have completed M.Phil in Portuguese with their research on topics related to Brazilian history, tradition, literature, custom, and culture. The fee for a one-year certificate is INR 25,500.

3. Jawaharlal Nehru Academy of Languages

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Jawaharlal Nehru Academy of Languages in New Delhi offers a one-year certificate course in Portuguese since 2013.

JNA has divided the course into two semesters of 5 months each, and you can earn a certificate after the 2nd semester. The fee for a one-year certificate is INR 12,500.

•  You can also opt for home tutors to learn Portuguese. You can either call a tutor at home at your convenient time or you can visit the tutor’s place. The average fee is ₹1500-₹4000 per hour for the first option and ₹800-₹2000 per hour for the latter.
• There are also ways to learn Portuguese free of cost. You can download a free application on your smartphone and practice anytime what the app offers you to learn and improve. Another way is to watch and learn from the YouTube tutorials that you can watch and learn for free. It can be said that things available for free are very limited. 
• Whether you are learning in a group or individually would also make a lot of difference in the fee amount. Even for group study the number of participants in a group could also be a deciding factor. However, the fee can vary anywhere from ₹4000 to ₹12000 approximately.

In this method, not a single word from another language is used to teach a target language to a student. Actions (movements) and gestures are used to explain meanings of expressions such as ‘sit down’, ‘get up’, ‘go out’, ‘come in’, etc. spoken in the target language.