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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Arts : Ibero-American Studies

920-245/345 Introductory Portuguese 2 P-1/3 P-1

Credit Points:

16.7 2nd and 3rd year

Coordinator:

Dr Alan Baxter

Prerequisite/s:

Available to second or post-second year students who have passed, with an H3 or better, in another Romance language such as Spanish 1 or 2 or an approved equivalent.

Timetable:

Semester 1

Contact:

Four hours per week: one 1-hour lecture, one 1-hour tutorial and one 2-hour practical language class

Objectives:

Students who complete this subject should:

  • be able to carry out a basic conversation in Portuguese;

  • be able to comprehend and produce simple written text; and

  • have a mastery of a reasonable range of grammatical structures.

Content:

This subject is a practical introduction to the Portuguese language (in its Brazilian variety) and to Portuguese and Brazilian culture. The student will acquire the language through a range of activities: language laboratory exercises, computer aided tasks, role play in small groups and pairs and the study of a wide spectrum of audio, video and written materials.

Assessment:

Aural comprehension and transcription exercises (15%); reading performance and comprehension (10%); oral production (15%); written exercises (30%); one 2-hour written exam (30%).

Prescribed Texts:

  • Tolman, J. M., Paiva, R. M., Jensen, J. B. and Parsons, N. P., Travessia - a Video-Based Textbook (volume 1), Washington: Georgetown University Press, 1988.
  • Tolman, J. M., Paiva, R. M., Jensen, J. B. and Parsons, N. P., Travessia - Manual de Laboratório (volume 1), Washington: Georgetown University Press, 1988.
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