Prospectus

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Beginners Portuguese 2 minor

Course
2014-2015

Admission requirements

Portuguese 1 or equivalent (contact tutor for guidance).

Description

This Portuguese language course builds on the written and oral communication skills developed in Portuguese 1. Moreover, whilst developing language skills, the course aims at familiarizing students further with elements of Brazilian culture, through the use of authentic materials.

Course objectives

This course covers four key skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing, to an intermediate level. Course-book and additional, including authentic, materials will be used in the development of communication skills through practical written and oral exercises (individual and group-based).
European Framework for Languages:
Listening A2
Reading A2
Spoken Interaction A2
Spoken Production A2
Writing A2

Timetable

Collegerooster

Mode of instruction

  • Lecture

  • Seminar

Course load

Total courseload for this course is 5 ects (= 140 hrs). Out of this, there 4 contact hours x week.

Assessment method

Written: 75% of mark
Oral: 25% of mark

Written assessments: class test 40mins 20% of mark; written assignment 15%; final 1h exam 40% (tests include linguistic exercises – eg. fill-the-gap exercises – and written comprehension or short composition).
Oral assessment 25% of mark (short presentation and question/answer session).

Resit for relevant component: written exam/oral.

Blackboard

Blackboard will be used to provide students with an overview of specific information about (components of) the course.

Reading list

  • Emma Eberlein, Novo Avenida Brasil 1/2 (São Paulo: E.P.U.). Additional materials supplied by Tutors.

  • Isabel Coimbra and Olga M. Coimbra, Gramática Ativa 1. (Versão brasileira – Lamartine Bião Oberg) (Porto: Lidel). [very good selection of grammar exercises, with answers provided].

Additional materials are supplied by Tutors.

Additional suggestions:

  • Júlia Abreu de Souza. Basiscursus Portugees van Brazilië “É isso aí”. Bussum: Coutinho, 2006. [text especially geared to Dutch speakers]

  • Isabel Coimbra and Olga M. Coimbra, Gramática Ativa 1. (Versão brasileira – Lamartine Bião Oberg) (Porto: Lidel). [very good selection of grammar exercises, with answers provided].

  • Emma Eberlein O.F. Lima and Samira A. Iunes, Falar…Ler…Escrever…Português: um curso para estrangeiros (São Paulo: E.P.U.)

Registration

Via uSis

Registration Studeren à la carte and Contractonderwijs

Registration Studeren à la carte.
Registration Contractonderwijs.

Remarks Minimum 80% attendance in class required to sit exams.

Contact

Dr.Sara Brandellero