Portuguese

Bem-vindo to the Portuguese Section Website

Portuguese is an official language in Portugal, Brazil, Angola, São Tomé and Príncipe, Mozambique, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Equatorial Guinea, and Timor-Leste. In total, approximately 227.9 million people worldwide speak Portuguese as their native language. Compared to this high number of native speakers, only around 30 million people are learning Portuguese as a foreign language—making it a valuable asset on any résumé.

One of the most challenging aspects of the language is its pronunciation: there are nine oral vowels, five nasal vowels, ten diphthongs, five nasal diphthongs, and 25 consonants, all of which contribute to a complex and distinctive sound system.

 Placement TestPortuguese presents itself

Course Registration, Payment and Course Admission

heiCO Registration

  1. Select a course you are interested in by clicking on its course tile above. Please click on “Anmelden” / “Login” in the top right corner, using your Uni ID.
  2. Now click on the red button labelled “Zur LV-Anmeldung” / "Go to course registration".
  3. If there are parallel groups for the course type you are interested in, you may choose multiple groups, indicating your preference level for each. This completes your course registration on heiCO.
  4. Please transfer the course fee by the end of the registration period shown on the preference selection screen.

    If no spot on a course of your choice is available at the end of the registration period, your name will be placed on our waiting list so we can notify you as soon as a spot is free, provided you have followed the instructions above.
     

 Detailed instructions

 

Registration for Non-heiCO Users

  1. Select a course you are interested in by clicking on its course tile above. This takes you to the course Overview.
  2. Now click on the red button labelled “LV-Anmeldedetails einsehen” / “View course registration details” to find the registration deadline.
  3. Please send an email to the Secretary's Office (

    sekretariat@zsl.uni-heidelberg.de

    ), specifying the elements Registration_Language_Course Level-Group (if applicable) in the subject line, e.g. "Registration_Spanish_A2-C".

  4. Please transfer the course fee by the end of the registration period. This completes your course registration.

    If no spot on a course of your choice is available at the end of the registration period, your name will be placed on our waiting list so we can notify you as soon as a spot is free, provided you have followed the instructions above.

 

Payment Information PortugueseFee Statute