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 922-032 Introductory Portuguese 2P-1/3P-1

Note

Formerly available as 920-245/345. Students who have completed 920-245/345 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. This subject is dependent on the availability of staff/Leitor and sufficient student enrolments.

Availability

2nd and 3rd year

Credit Points

18.75

Coordinator

Alan Baxter

Prerequisites

Available to second year 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.

Semester

1 (view timetable)

Contact

A 1-hour lecture, a 1-hour tutorial and a 2-hour practical language class per week

Subject Description

This subject is a practical introduction to the Portuguese language and to Portuguese and Brazilian culture. Students will acquire the language through a range of activities including language laboratory exercises, computer aided tasks, role play in small groups and the study of a wide spectrum of audio, video and written materials. 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.

Assessment

Aural comprehension and transcription exercises, reading performance and comprehension, oral production, written exercises, and a 2-hour written exam.

Prescribed Texts

Reading lists will be available at the beginning of the semester.



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