2016/17 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
SPPO1081 Portuguese Language for Beginners 1B
20 creditsClass Size: 55
Module manager: Sofia Martinho
Email: S.Martinho@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2016/17
Pre-requisite qualifications
A level (or equivalent) in a foreign language.This module is mutually exclusive with
SPPO1083 | Intermediate Portuguese Language |
SPPO1084 | Intermediate Portuguese Language |
SPPO1190 | Beginners' Portuguese for Professional Communication |
This module is approved as a discovery module
This module is approved as a skills discovery module
Module summary
By the end of this module students will possess sufficient Portuguese to survive in everyday situations in Portuguese-speaking countries in any of the four continents where the language is spoken, and they will demonstrate an ability to produce, read, understand and translate spoken and written Portuguese in a variety of everyday contexts. The module is taught via four weekly language classes including two grammar-based classes, using a booklet especially devised by our language tutors, and two oral classes with a native speaker of Portuguese.Students will study grammar both formally and through a close reading of a range of texts supplied by the tutors on the culture and history of Portugal, Brazil and Portuguese-speaking Africa. All students with a good A-Level pass or equivalent in a foreign language are eligible to apply for this popular module, and students with interests in continental and Brazilian Portuguese are equally welcome.This is a 20 credit module run in Semester 2 and should be taken together with SPPO1080. - Students with prior knowledge of Portuguese should consider SPPO1083: Intermediate Portuguese. - Those who do well in both SPPO1080 and SPPO1081 can, depending on their programme, apply to change to Joint Honours Portuguese in Level 2. For further information visit our website: Spanish, Portuguese & Latin American Studies.Objectives
By the end of this module students will possess sufficient Portuguese to survive in everyday situations in Portuguese-speaking countries in any of the four continents where the language is spoken, and they will demonstrate an ability to produce, read, understand and translate spoken and written Portuguese in a variety of everyday contexts. The principal grammatical structures of the language will be covered, and vocabulary will be built up in key areas of everyday communication.In addition, the module aims to introduce students to the history and culture of the Portuguese-speaking world. The language components covered in the first half of the module will be further developed in this second half. Upon completion of this module students will be able to express themselves fluently and accurately in both Portuguese and English.
Learning outcomes
1. The ability to demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of the basic structures of Portuguese and to engage in oral conversation in Portuguese
2. The accurate use of Portuguese in written and spoken contexts
3. The ability to organise and present ideas within the framework of a structured and reasonable argument
4. The ability to assimilate and implement appropriate style conventions in written work, including bibliography and footnotes/endnotes.
Skills outcomes
1. The ability to demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of the basic structures of Portuguese
2. The accurate use of Portuguese in simple written and spoken contexts
3. The ability to organise and present ideas within the framework of a structured and reasonable argument
4. The ability to assimilate and implement appropriate style conventions in written work, including bibliography and footnotes/endnotes.
Syllabus
This module will consolidate the grammar covered in the first half, introducing all the verb tenses of the indicative and introducing more advanced verbal constructions, as well as continuing to expand students' vocabulary range in a variety of lexical fields.
Teaching methods
Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
Tutorial | 40 | 1.00 | 40.00 |
Private study hours | 160.00 | ||
Total Contact hours | 40.00 | ||
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200.00 |
Private study
- 70 hours: Coursework preparation- 40 hours: Grammar reinforcement
- 40 hours: Written examination revision
- 10 hours: Oral examination revision.
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
Language CourseworkMethods of assessment
Coursework
Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
In-course Assessment | Language coursework | 30.00 |
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 30.00 |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Exams
Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) | 2 hr | 60.00 |
Practical Exam / OSCE | 0 hr 10 mins | 10.00 |
Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 70.00 |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 23/02/2017
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