lexical Aug 18, 2008:

Lúcia is right, it's an "estágio". All trainee teachers, as well as attending theory lectures at university, must do a semester's "practical placement" in a school in their final year (at least, it used to be a semester, maybe it's different these days).

Lúcia Leitão Aug 18, 2008:

Pelo que estive a ver julgo que "practical teaching placement" tem a ver com estágio pedagógico. Não sei é se se adequa ao contexto.

María Leonor Acevedo-Miranda (asker) Aug 18, 2008:

trata-se de ensino à distância, sem estabelecimento nem organização... :s