PORT30050 Portuguese Language IIIb

Academic Year 2023/2024

This module is designed for students who already have knowledge of the Portuguese language and are looking to improve and develop their communication skills, being able to express themselves about different subjects in a spontaneous, very fluent and precise way. It aims to provide the communication competences for Level C1.2, taking as reference the descriptors of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

It is orientated for academically trained learners who are willing to learn a foreign language and acquire advanced command of the Portuguese language. This module's main objective is to improve students’ proficiency in a foreign language through a metacognitive approach to Portuguese language teaching and learning, and encouraging skilfully communicating and interacting in Portuguese language. In this module students are expected to reinforce their previously acquired vocabulary and to familiarise themselves with more complex grammatical structures. Also, emphasis will be placed on Lusophone culture.

In-module repeats of select component elements may be made available during this module for students.
Any in-module repeat is only available to students who have already sat and failed an in-term component; it carries a one-grade penalty; and it does not extend to orals or RDS exams.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On satisfactory completion of this module, students should be able to:
- understand with ease material from a wide range of spoken and written sources;
- summarise information from different spoken and written sources;
- reconstruct arguments and accounts in a coherent presentation;
- express themselves spontaneously, very fluently and precisely;
- differentiate finer shades of meaning even in more complex situations;
- maintain consistent grammatical control of complex language;
- interact with ease, picking up and using non-verbal and intonational cues;
- show a good command of idiomatic expressions and colloquialisms.

Indicative Module Content:

1. O universo da lusofonia
Topics: Conceito de lusofonia; diversidade e interculturalidade.

2. Brasil
Topics: Diferenças entre o português europeu e o português do Brasil; aspetos da cultura brasileira; expressões idiomáticas no português do Brasil.

3. São Tomé e Príncipe
Topics: Diferenças entre o português europeu e o português de São Tomé e Príncipe; aspetos da cultura são-tomense.

4. Timor-Leste
Topics: Diversidade linguística em Timor-Leste; léxico em tétum; aspetos da cultura timorense.

5. Cabo Verde
Topics: Diferenças entre o português europeu e o crioulo de Cabo Verde; aspetos da cultura cabo-verdiana.

6. Angola
Topics: Diferenças entre o português europeu e o português de Angola; aspetos da cultura angolana.

7. Macau
Topics: Diferenças entre o português europeu e o patoá; aspetos da cultura macaense.

8. Moçambique
Topics: A diversidade linguística; aspetos da cultura moçambicana.

9. Guiné-Bissau
Topics: A diversidade linguística; aspetos da cultura guineense.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Small Group

24
Specified Learning Activities

52
Autonomous Student Learning

24
Total

100
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
In this module the key teaching and learning approaches used are: active/task-based learning enhanced with Brightspace Virtual Learning Environments; peer and group work and student presentations.
Students are expected to spend some hours per week working on the various course activities:
Self-study: Reading and listening to materials related to the course modules; doing tasks and a variety of exercises, including grammar;
Oral interaction in class is expected and interaction through Brightspace to solve any doubts, problems and any other issues students might have.
 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Recommendations:

Students taking this module will normally have already taken PORT30040.
Students are welcome to contact the Module Coordinator to discuss language levels.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Assignment: Make a podcast in Portuguese Week 6 n/a Graded No

20
Class Test: Listening test Week 8 n/a Graded No

20
Oral Examination: Oral Exam. Varies over the Trimester n/a Graded No

30
Class Test: Written test Week 12 n/a Graded No

30

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Autumn Yes - 2 Hour
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback
• Self-assessment activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Formative feedback individually to students on non graded assessments at the discretion of the tutor - Students will be told what they have done well and what they need to do to improve. Feedback individually to students on graded assessments - includes reminding students of what they were aiming to achieve (the learning outcomes). Feedback to the class, on activities developed in class, where appropriate - feedback given against explicit and agreed criteria for success (clear marking criteria aligned with the learning outcomes).

- Candeias, Sara, Arlindo Veiga e Fernando Perdigão. PRONUNCIAÇÃO DE VERBOS PORTUGUESES - GUIA PRÁTICO. Lidel, 2015.

- Coimbra, Isabel e Olga Mata Coimbra. GRAMÁTICA ATIVA 2. 3ª Edição. Lidel, 2012.

- Malcata, Hermínia. HOJE EM DIA.... Lidel, 2016.

- Monteiro, Deolinda e Beatriz Pessoa. GUIA PRÁTICO DOS VERBOS PORTUGUESES. 7ª Edição. Lidel, 2011.
Name Role
Dr Ana Vera Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
 
Spring
      
Seminar Offering 1 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Thurs 11:00 - 11:50
Seminar Offering 1 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Tues 12:00 - 12:50
Spring