Portuguese Courses

Introduction to the course

Are you interested in learning Portuguese?
Our teachers are all native, professional and give classes in universities or other institutes.
Classes of various levels (from beginners to advanced level) are available.

[ Group lessons ]
* 80 minutes per class
* Minimum number of 4 people are needed to open a course.
[ How to register ]
Choose a class from our regular class schedule, and enroll to become a member.
If you are not able to find a suitable time schedule, please feel free to contact us.

Special benefits if you take group lessons at Tiempo!
1. Member discounts available for various events.
2. Dinner at Sancho Panza is 5% off by showing your membership card!

Tuition fee

¡Estudia con quien quieras!
Clases para 2 o 3 personas ideal para estudiar con tu amigo / -a y elige el horario que más te convenga.
Con profesorado nativo que se adaptará al ritmo de los estudiantes.

[ Semi-private lessons ]
* 60 minutes per class
* 2 or 3 people in a class
[ How to register ]
講師と日程、時間を調整し、月2回レッスン、4回レッスンでスケジュールを組んでいきます。

Tuition fee

¿Quieres ir a tu propio ritmo?
Con profesorado nativo de Latinoamérica y España con amplia experiencia que llevarán a cabo un seguimiento personalizado de tu avance en el estudio. Con material didáctico actual desarrollarás todas las destrezas necesarias para un aprendizaje total de la lengua.

[ Private one-on-one class ]
* 60 minutes per class [ How to register ]
We coordinate a private class with your professor.

Tuition fee

Tenemos el curso ideal para una compañía y sus empleados. Con todos los recursos que necesite para que los empleados de la empresa se desenvuelvan en el mundo laboral.
Tanto para grupos como para clases privadas. Llama y solicita un presupuesto. Nos adaptaremos a tus necesidades.

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Schedule of the lessons

December, 2024.

■ Group lessons of all courses are organized so that students can take at least 48 classes in the yearly calendar.

* We currently do not offer group lessons, but we will open new classes with 4 people registered. Please feel free to contact us.

• For private lessons and conversation lessons, please contact the secretariat to inform about your desired date and time.

Workshop & event related to Languages

Would you like to solve your usual questions or doubts about the Spanish language?
Yuko Morimoto, a Spanish language professor living in Madrid, will answer your questions in a cafe-like atmosphere.The third topic will be announced as soon as it is decided.

Yuko Morimoto, who has a broad teaching experience, is familiar with the points that Japanese people tend to trip over when learning Spanish and also the areasthat they are not good at.

If you can listen to the explanations in Japanese and can solve your worries, Spanish will become easier and even more fun!
This lecture is aimed to all Spanish learners regarding of their level, so feel free to join us!

Note: Although it is possible to come to the Center, there is a limit to the number of people since the online lecture will be held in a language class, so please apply early.

TBA
  18:30
General Public: 1000 yen / Tiempo Member: 500 yen
Levels: Aimed to all levels

Professor

Yuko Morimoto

After graduating from the Department of Hispanic Studies at Sophia University (Japan) and completing the Master's Program in Linguistics at the Graduate School of Languages and Linguistics at the same university, she received herPh. D. from the Complutense University of Madrid. Currently,she is a Spanish language professor at the Department of Humanities at Carlos III University in Madrid.
Among her most well-known books are"Kon’natoki, douiu? Supeingohyougen-ryokutorēningu” (“What do you say in this situation? Spanish Expressiveness Training") (NHK Publishing), "Kaiwanisupaisumásmásoishiisupeingo" (Let’s spice our conversation, more more delicious Spanish) (NHK Publishing), and El artículoenespañol (Definite and indefinite articles in Spanish) (CASTALIA).

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Born in Santiago, Chile and as a long time Spanish language instructor, Monica Alvearalso has broad experience and knowledge of cooking, food culture and food coordination.In addition to learning recipes and cooking techniques, while using Spanish, you can learn about ingredients and kitchen utensils as well as table manners and table settings of various countries.Anyone can participate regardless of their cooking experience or level of Spanish! Men are also encouraged to participate.

July 9 and 23, 2022.   11:00 - 13:00
1 class: 2,600 yen / 2,400 yen (T.I. Member)
* Ingredients fee: 800 yen
* Anyone can participate.
Professor: Monica Alvear

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Born in Santiago, Chile and as a long time Spanish language instructor, Monica Alvearalso has broad experience and knowledge of cooking, food culture and food coordination.In addition to learning recipes and cooking techniques, while using Spanish, you can learn about ingredients and kitchen utensils as well as table manners and table settings of various countries.Anyone can participate regardless of their cooking experience or level of Spanish! Men are also encouraged to participate.

Date:  July 16. (Sat.)  11:00 - 13:00
              July 28 (Thu.)  12:00 - 14:00

1 class: 2,600 yen / 2,400 yen (T.I. Member)
* Ingredients fee: 800 yen
* Anyone can participate.
Professor: Monica Alvear

Professor

Fukuoka's most experienced Language School with highly qualified native teachers.

Claudia Morikawa
(Brazil)

Hi, I’m Claudia Morikawa. I’m from Sao Paulo, Brazil with grandparents of Japanese, Italian, Black and Portuguese descent. In 1998 I came to Japan for the first time to study Japanese and became captivated by the language, the culture and the whole country. I love teaching and studying languages.

Tuition fees

Group lessons   (4 times/month, 1 class: 80 minutes tax included)

  Basis price Daytime Discount Student Discount Senior Discount
Monthly amount 10,500 yen 8,500 yen 5,250 yen 8,400 yen

• Daytime Discount: Group lessons for 4 people or more that finish by 6:30 p. m, from Monday to Friday. Make-up classes are available.

• 12 blocks per year, 4 lessons per block. Every tuition fee is per block.

• Those who take group lessons must be registered as Tiempo’s members. Non-members are required to pay an admission fee of 3,000 yen.

• The collection of tuition fees is outsourced to the Fukuoka Bank, and a withdrawal fee of 140 yen will be added each month.

 

Semi-private Lessons   (1 class: 60 minutes tax included)

  Basis price Daytime Discount Student Discount
2 people (4 times/month) 16,000 yen 12,800 yen 10,200 yen
2 people (2 times/month) 8,200 yen - -

• Those who take group lessons must be registered as Tiempo’s members. Non-members are required to pay an admission fee of 3,000 yen.

• Pay the fee in cash at Tiempo’s reception before the lesson starts.

 

Private Lessons   (1 class: 60 minutes tax included)

  Basis price Daytime Discount Student Discount
1 class 5,800 yen 5,300 yen 5,300 yen

• Those who take group lessons must be registered as Tiempo’s members. Non-members are required to pay an admission fee of 3,000 yen.

• Pay the fee in cash at Tiempo’s reception before the lesson starts.

Discounts

50% off for students up to 25 years old for all courses.

For example:
• Spanish: 10,500 yen 5,250 yen
• Latin dance: 9,500 yen 4,750 yen

Applied to 65 years old or older members.

For example:
• Spanish: 10,500 yen 8,400 yen
• Latin dance: 9,500 yen 7,600 yen

DUO 1  Language Course + Dance Course
(22% discount from the total tuition fee)

Communication is important.
If you know a language, you will enjoy dance lessons even more.
For example, if you are a flamenco student and you are attending a Spanish language lesson, the cost is the following:

Flamenco 13,600 yen + Spanish 10,500 yen
Total 24,100 yen
However, with the Duo Discount of 22%, the cost will be 18,798 yen
In other words, the second course (Spanish) will be about half the price (5,198 yen)!!

DUO 2  Dance Course + Dance Course
(20% discount from the total tuition fee)

Latin dance, Tango, flamenco and or Arabian dance.
For students that want to take many courses, we recommend this discount!
For example, if a tango student attends Latin dance classes the cost will be as the following:

Tango 13,600 yen + Latin dance 9,500 yen
Total: 23,100 yen with 20% discount, the cost will be 18,480 yen
In other words, the second course (Latin dance lesson) will be about half the price (4,880 yen)!!

If you take two classes in each course, you will receive the discount.

7% discount on total family tuition.

The first family member (all courses) + second family member (all courses) + 3rd...
A 7% discount on the total tuition fee for all students, such as couples, parents or family members.

* The tuition fee will be withdrawn, however, from a common bank account.
* This discount can also be used in with other kinds of Tiempo discounts. (Ex. Student and senior discount.)

For example: Spanish + Tango + Latin Dance
In this case, the third Latin dance tuition will receive a 90% discount!!

Spanish 10,500 yen + Tango 13,600 yen + Latin Dance: 9,500 yen

Total Tuition: 33,600 yen
However, with the 25% discount, the cost will be: 25,200 yen
In other words, the Latin dance tuition fee will be from 9,500 to 1,100 yen!!

We will provide a 3,000-yen coupon for members who introduced Tiempo to their friends!

Please introduce us to your friends! If your friends start any group lesson at Tiempo, you will receive a 3,000-yen coupon that can be used for workshops.

* Current Tiempo’s member
* Coupons cannot be used to pay group lessons fees.

If you are interested in receiving information from Tiempo, please subscribe and select from our list of subscription topics.

  Latin dances

  Famenco

  Tango

  Bellydance

  Folklore

  Fine arts

  Conference

  Gastronomy

  Others

Contact

Please contact us about the date and time you would like take a trial lesson.
Also advise your name and the kind of lesson/s you wish to try.


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3F Daimyo11511 Bldg., 1-15-11 Daimyo,
Chuo-ku, Fukuoka 810-0041

+81 92-762-4100
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Email: clasestiempo.jp

https://tiempo.jp/

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Sat., Sun. and Natinal holidays: 11:00 - 18:00

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[Subway]
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  - 7 minutes' walk from "Tenjin Minami" station of Nanakuma Line.

[JR - Japan Railways]
  - JR "Hakata" station Nishitetsu Bus to "Kego 1 cho-me" or "Imaizumi 1 cho-me".
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[Highway Bus]  7 minutes' walk from "Tenjin Bus Center".