Portuguese Videos & Media
Language Index>>Portuguese>Portuguese Videos & Media What better way could there be to learn Portuguese while waiting out the cold winter and spring, than to curl up under a duvet and hot chocolate in hand... watching movies! That is, of course, second best to actually going to Portugal or Brazil, to escape the weather! In either case, here we hope to guide you through the process of choosing the right movies and even just the difficult task of finding dvds that have language audio and subtitle options on them! We've done all the brain-numbing search work for you and found a great source for Dvds with lots of language options. Starting February the 21st, and each weekend since then, we have revealed a unique 50% discount voucher/coupon code for each one of our 10 DVD guides, which were promised to be released April 30th! Hopefully you've been among the ones collecting the voucher codes, so you can get the most out of this new language learning tool! Even if you haven't, don't worry, they are very affordable! Here is a preview of what each DVD guide generally contains, within the average 12-15 pages: Table of Contents Introduction Why use DVD's to learn and teach languages? Instructions on use of the DVD guide and exercises Movie Vocabulary Language Learning Activities: Language Learning Activities by chronological order/running time in the film Bonus material (for teachers of English): Idiomatic Expressions ...And here are the long awaited DVD guides, ready for instant download thanks to E-junkie and Paypal! Click on the Add-to-cart button if you want a DVD guide, and use the Buy and Rent buttons to search for a DVD with the language options that are best for you, as well as the right region DVD!
The DVD guides we've created will help you apply the methodology to the individual movies above, letting you know which scenes to use which activities for, etc. Using our more generic tips and instructions on our Videos page you can also easily teach yourself any language using Dvds. Here are more movies below that we can suggest, also available with Portuguese dubbing and Portuguese subtitles, but that we have not created DVD guides for yet. But we're soon to we're sure!
Original Language Portuguese Dvds Here is a table of classic and well known films that a learner could watch, and if possible, obtain in DVD format so as to be able to use English subtitles to learn the dialogues, etc.
Internet Freebies: This website provides links to scores of online TV channels that you can watch for free, from both Portugal and Brazil. And don't forget Angola, where they also speak Portuguese!
Help Others Live & Learn PortugueseAre you a time and tested language learner? If so we'd love to hear about how you learned this language. Did watching Portuguese videos, films and dvds help you? Do you know of an online store where you can get dvds with Portuguese language options? Please e-mail us your tips using the form below. Your shared language learning experiences will save other language learners' time, energy, and money. In fact, that is the the mission of Live & Learn Languages!
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