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922-022 LaTrobe-2/3PA2:Advanced Portuguese | |
Note | Formerly available as 920-274/374. Students who have completed 920-274/374 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. This subject is dependent on the availability of staff/lecturer and sufficient student enrolments. |
Credit Points | 18.75 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | Dr Alan Baxter |
Prerequisites | 922-032 LaTrobe-2/3P1:Introductory Portuguese or an equivalent approved standard. |
Semester | 2 (view timetable) |
Contact | A 1-hour lecture, a 1-hour grammar and writing tutorial, and a 2-hour practical language class per week |
Subject Description | This subject is set at a higher level than its predecessor and aims at consolidating spoken and written skills by placing a greater emphasis on the socio-historical and cultural context of the Portuguese language in its Brazilian, Portuguese, African and Asian varieties. A wide range of materials will be studied, drawn from cinema, the media, representative writings on Luso-Brazilian history and society, and representative examples of literature from the Portuguese-speaking countries. Students who complete this subject should be able to speak, read and understand Portuguese at an advanced level, in different registers and regional variants and have a broad knowledge of the key grammatical structures of Portuguese. |
Assessment | Written exercises, a 30-minute classpaper, class participation, comprehension, production and transcription exercises, a 1500 word essay, and a 2-hour examination. |
Prescribed Texts | A subject reader and reading list will be available. |
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