CIAL is an award winning language school, teaching Portuguese for more than 40 years. It holds several national and international accreditations, which guarantee the quality of the teaching and services provided by the school. To obtain these recognitions the school must comply with strict regulations relating to school premises and facilities, teacher qualifications, teaching quality, administration and welfare. CIAL's teaching approach can be described as eclectic, as it combines various approaches and methodologies in structured lessons with clear aims. All skills - listening, speaking, reading and writing - develop naturally with gradual learning of grammar, lexical and phonetic concepts through practice. The teacher is a facilitator in the teaching-learning process. Course levels are linked to the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages), and learning objectives for each course are expressed in 'can-do' statements. The school's excellent locations in Lisbon and Faro and its wide variety of courses make it an ideal location to study Portuguese in Portugal: students can choose from general Portuguese courses, Portuguese for professionals and vacation courses, and can decide between part time, full time or extensive courses. CIAL's schools have natural-light classrooms, terrace and student lounge, computer room, self study materials, resource center and library and free wifi internet throughout. Textbooks and other course materials such as audio CDs are INCLUDED in the course fee. The school organizes social/cultural activities weekly, FREE, to invite students to practice their Portuguese skills while visiting popular points of interest in and around the cities.