摘要：The goal of this work was to determine students' beliefs of what activities should be performed during the first class meeting of a course among Portuguese college students. Three hundred and thirty two college students responded to a questionnaire about the activities expected during the first day of class. The data showed that the beliefs about the first day of class activities have an internal structure. Most participants agree with the idea of discussing the general course overview and of punctuality. Most of the participants disagree with the idea that specific information about the teacher and student's peers should be given and that the activities of the first day of class will influence the feelings concerning the teacher and the course. Most Portuguese students' beliefs are consonant with those of American students.
