The Brazilian Portuguese Film afternoon is a chance to find out more about Brazilian cinema in the college. The film will be presented by one of our wonderful Brazilian Portuguese tutors and there will be a discussion afterwards.
The film we will be watching is Central Do Brasil, a 1998 Brazilian comedy-drama road movie directed by Walter Salles, and Starring Fernanda Montenegro and Vinicius de Oliveira.
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The Brazilian Portuguese Film afternoon is intended as an enjoyable and relaxing way to enhance your Portuguese learning, and is an opportunity to see a classic of Brazilian film in a cinema-like setting as it will take place in our Cultureplex.
What will we cover?
After an introduction of the film and the context, we will watch the film, and then hold a discussion around students' impressions and the key messages presented in the film.
What will I achieve? By the end of this course you should be able to...
This is a chance to see a film in Portuguese and learn a bit more about the director's themes and motivations.
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
The film will be shown in Brazilian Portuguese with the English subtitles turned on for accessibility. There is no obligation to speak or ask questions in the short discussion which will take place afterwards, and everyone is welcome to attend to simply enjoy the film. Some comments in English will be ok.
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
This is a film viewing with a brief discussion, so no extra work or study is required.
there will be an introduction to the film in Portuguese and in English.
you will watch the film in its entirety.
there will be an opportunity to discuss the film in Portuguese or in English after the end of the film.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
Christina Baum is a Brazilian-British Portuguese and English teacher (CELTA) and a literary translator based in London. She has over 20 years’ experience in teaching and believes that effective learning means a fun experience. She teaches all levels of Portuguese (Celpe-Bras, A-Level Portuguese and literature) and English. She has been teaching at City Lit since October 2019. She is also an external examiner for the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics at the University of Cambridge and an oral examiner for Celpe-Bras – the Certificate of Proficiency in Portuguese for Foreigners, awarded by Brazil's Ministry of Education. Christina translates from and into Portuguese, some key translations include Pulse by Julian Barnes, Beasts of No Nation by Uzodinma Iweala, and We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. She has nine years’ experience running literary festivals in South America, Europe and the Middle East. Christina holds a BA and an MFA in Creative Writing from Birkbeck, University of London, where she is currently studying for her PhD in Creative Writing.
Please note: We reserve the right to change our tutors from those advertised. This happens rarely, but if it does, we are unable to refund fees due to this. Our tutors may have different teaching styles; however we guarantee a consistent quality of teaching in all our courses.
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