Learning Portuguese doesn’t need to be a chore. Not only will stories bring fulfillment to your practice but they will also lead to more productive, idiomatically rich language learning.
Now, you may not find it very enticing to jump straight into José Saramago or Fernando Pessoa. Instead, you want to get hold of reads suitable for language learners that match your current level of language proficiency – here at StoryLift, all reads are CEFR-graded.
For instance, as a beginner, stories catering to the A1-A2 levels will suit you well. These will typically be reads divided into small chapters and written in short, plain sentences.
If you find yourself in the low-intermediate tier, you may want to raise the game a notch or two toward the A2-B1 level range, and so on.
Here’s the bottom line. Your reads should be challenging enough to help you grow your language skills, but not overwhelmingly difficult to the point that all your reading joy is stripped away and you give up.
From a language learning perspective, a good read is a balancing act between being ambitious (level-wise) and, nonetheless, pleasurable.