Português com Marcia Macedo

What it actually is

Marcia has a master's in linguistics and teaches the questions intermediates actually get stuck on — pronoun placement, verb pairs that look interchangeable, how to follow fast speech — without dropping into English. Around 750 videos and one of the largest Portuguese-for-foreigners channels anywhere. The channel is free; courses and lessons are paid. Not a starting point: the all-Portuguese delivery assumes you can already follow an explanation.

What it covers

• Grammar
• Vocabulary
• Listening

How it teaches

• Comprehensible Input — Acquire a language by understanding lots of messages slightly above your level, rather than by studying rules.

Listed for

• Portuguese

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