Admission requirements
Portuguese Module 1 or equivalent (contact tutor for guidance).
Description
This course builds on the communication skills developed in Portuguese Module 1, developing further the ability of expressing past events, experiences, wishes etc. 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 basic user course covers the four key skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. By the end of the course, students will be familiar with elementary language structures and a selection of practical vocabulary clusters.
European Framework for Languages:
Listening A2+/B1.1
Reading A2+/B1.1
Spoken Interaction A2+/B1.1
Spoken Production A2+/B1.1
Writing A2+/B1.1
Timetable
Mode of instruction
Seminars
Course Load
Total hours for the course: 140 hours:
Seminar attendance: 36 hours (6 hours per week x 6 weeks);
Assignments and preparation: 42 hours (6 hours per week x 6 weeks);
Exams: 3 hours;
Exam preparation: 31 hours;
Composition: 28 hours.
Assessment method
Assessments:
Written assessments:
Written Final Exam (40%) (1-2 hours)
Composition (15%) (1-2 hours)
Assignments (20%)
Oral assessments:
- Oral Exam (Final) (25%) (7-15 minutes)
Written exams include linguistic exercises (e.g., fill-the-gap, short answer, etc.), written comprehension, listening comprehension, and short essay.
Oral assessment consists of a question/answer session.
The final mark for the course is established by determining the weighted average.
Weighing
Written assessments:
Written Final Exam (40%) (1-2 hours)
Composition (15%) (1-2 hours)
Assignments (20%)
Oral assessments:
- Oral Exam (Final) (25%) (7-15 minutes)
Written exams include linguistic exercises (e.g., fill-the-gap, short answer, etc.), written comprehension, listening comprehension, and short essay.
Oral assessment consists of a question/answer session.
The final mark for the course is established by determining the weighted average.
Resit
For relevant component
Exam review
How and when an exam review will take place will be disclosed together with the publication of the exam results at the latest. If a student requests a review within 30 days after publication of the exam results, an exam review will have to be organized.
Blackboard
Blackboard will be used for:
- providing study materials
Reading list
Emma Eberlein, Novo Avenida Brasil 2 (São Paulo: EPU). 2010 edition or later.
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.
Registration
Enrolment through uSis is mandatory.
General information about uSis is available in English and Dutch
Registration Studeren à la carte and Contractonderwijs
Not applicable
Contact information
For questions about the content of the course, you can contact the teacher:
A.P. Cardozo de Souza MA
Coordinator of Studies: A.C. Wapenaar MA
Administrations Office: van Wijkplaats
Remarks
Students who miss more than 3 classes can not take the exams.