Practice with Dorita

Learner Track: Adults (General English)

Methodology: Task-based learning geared toward travel, social integration, and general knowledge. Heavy contrastive focus on rhythm (English stress-timing vs. Portuguese syllable-timing) and reduction of vowels in unstressed syllables (the schwa sound).

Level: False Beginner/Intermediate (PT Speakers)

Phase	Asynchronous Online Modules (Self-Paced)	Synchronous Sessions (Live)
Phase 1: Foundations & Phonology (PT)	Topic: Survival English (Travel, Shopping, Food). Activity: Spaced-repetition app drilling. Contrastive video: "The 'th' sound vs. 't' or 's'". Quiz: Listening discrimination test ("ship" vs. "sheep").	Topic: Airport and Hotel Scenarios. Activity: Check-in simulation handling room issues with polite intonation ("Could you..."). Feedback: Role-play recording review with rhythm notes.
Phase 2: Functional Communication (PT)	Topic: Past tense narratives, cultural comparison, future plans. Activity: Reading news on cultural differences. Contrastive video mapping Present Perfect to Portuguese past tenses. Quiz: Present Perfect vs. Simple Past grammar quiz.	Topic: Dinner Party Conversation. Activity: Group discussion comparing life in Brazil/Portugal vs. English-speaking nations. Feedback: Instructor facilitates correction of "Portuñol/Portuglish" interference.
Phase 3: Advanced Fluency (PT)	Topic: Abstract ideas, hypothetical scenarios (Second/Third Conditional), media literacy. Activity: TED Talk analysis. Video lesson on advanced sentence stress. Quiz: Advanced cloze test on conditionals.	Topic: Solution Tank. Activity: Propose local solutions using conditionals ("If the government invested in X, Y would happen"). Feedback: High-level fluency coaching on flow and syntax.