| CODE | SPA2023 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Portuguese 1 | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Spanish and Latin American Studies | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | A study-unit in Brazilian Portuguese directed at beginners. Each class will have a different theme and a specific grammar aspect. The method used is the communicative approach but it will also include pertinent grammatical explanations.The focus is on accuracy as well as communication and communicating with native speakers in situations like knowing and meeting people, eating and drinking, at the hotel and in the city, home, everyday’s life, parts of the body, work, clothes and family. The themes will be: meeting people, eating and drinking, at the hotel, home, everyday life, body, work, clothes and family. The grammar points to be reviewed are: The present, the past imperfect of regular and irregular verbs, the immediate future, the past future, present future and Imperative will be looked at during the study-unit as will prepositions, pronouns, masculine and feminine, plural and comparisons. This study-unit is aimed primarily at equipping students with language skills but will also give information about Brazil and Brazilians. During the course of the classes the tutor will introduce information about specific aspects of Brazilian music, food, behavior, etc. Study-unit Aims: The aim of this study-unit is to equip students with basic reading, listening, speaking and writing skills in the Portuguese language in a dynamic and communicative way, though individual, pair and group work and study. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Identify short, simple messages and announcements in the Portuguese language (listening). - Communicate in simple, routine situations in Portuguese (speaking). - Write short texts regarding themes familiar to the student (family, hobbies etc) (writing). - Understand short texts written in Portuguese and able to respond to questions on its content (reading). - Understand and recognise basic grammatical structures of the (Brazilian) Portuguese language. - Acquire a rudimentary knowledge of Brazilian society and culture. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Read short simple texts and find specific information in Portuguese or answer specific questions about the text. - Write short texts, messages and personal letters in Portuguese. - Communicate with other persons in Portuguese regarding topics familiar to them. - Work together comfortably in a group or in pairs to undertake short assignments. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: The main material will be prepared by the lecturer and will be distributed to the students at the beginning of the study-unit. Other materials that will be available for consultation will include: - BEM-VINDO! BÁSICO - Year: 2010 Author: Ponce, Maria Harumi Otuki de; Burim, Silvia; Florissi, Susanna Publisher: SBS - NOVO AVENIDA BRASIL 1 - CURSO BASICO DE PORTUGUES - LIVRO TEXTO + CD Year: 2009 Author: Disal Publisher: Epu - Editora Pedagógica e Universitária - DIÁLOGO BRASIL - Year: 2003 Author: Lima, Emma Eberlein O. F.; Lunes, Samira Abirad; Leite, Marina Ribeiro Publisher: Epu - Editora Pedagógica e Universitária - TEACH YOURSELF BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE NEW EDITION - PACK (BOOK WITH CASSETTE) Year: 2003 Author: Tyson-Ward, Sue Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Educational - Falando, Lendo, Escrevendo - um Curso para Estrangeiros Year: 1999 Author: LIMA, EMMA EBERLEIN O. F Publisher: Epu |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Lorna Muscat |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2024/5. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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