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 922-033 Introductory Portuguese 2P-2/3P-2

Note

Formerly available as 920-246/346. Students who have completed 920-246/346 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

Isabel Moutinho

Prerequisites

Introductory Portuguese 2 P-1/3 P-1 with an H3 pass or an approved equivalent standard.

Semester

2 (view timetable)

Contact

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

Subject Description

This subject constitutes a more advanced level practical introduction to the Portuguese language variety and to Brazilian and Portuguese culture. As in the case of 2P-1/3P-1, the student will acquire the language through a range of activities including language laboratory work, computer aided exercises, role play, pair work and through the study of Luso-Brazilian culture and society as represented in the cinema, television, radio and press of the Portuguese-speaking world. Students who complete this subject should be able to understand, speak and write Portuguese at an initial intermediate level, and have an intermediate level mastery of grammatical structures.

Assessment

Aural comprehension and transcription exercises, reading performance and comprehension, oral production, written exercises, an essay of 1500 words, and a 2-hour exam.

Prescribed Texts

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



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