2024/25 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

SPPO1080 Portuguese Language for Beginners 1A

20 creditsClass Size: 25

Module manager: Carmem Mackle
Email: C.H.Mackle@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2024/25

This module is mutually exclusive with

SPPO1025	Beginners Portuguese
SPPO1083	Intermediate Portuguese Language
SPPO1084	Intermediate Portuguese Language

This module is approved as a discovery module

This module is approved as a skills discovery module

Module summary

The aim of this intensive and rewarding language module is to take students from total beginners to about an A1 level of the CEFR, giving them the ability to produce, read, understand and translate spoken and written Portuguese in a variety of everyday contexts. The module is taught via four weekly interactive language classes including two grammar/writing skills-based classes, using a booklet especially devised by our language tutors, and two oral/ vocabulary classes with a native speaker of Portuguese. This module is not suitable for students whose level of Portuguese language competence is already A2 or above.

Objectives

This module aims to develop students’ Portuguese language skills and competence up to CEFRL A1 level or equivalent.
Teaching is divided into a series of units, developing various important skills, such as the ability to work in a team, to a deadline, and the ability to assimilate and organize language material and present it in a given register, style and context, with a communicative focus.
Students should also develop an awareness of the cultures of the Portuguese-speaking world.

Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following learning outcomes relevant to the subject:
1. Understand everyday expressions and basic Portuguese phrases with a specific communicative purpose in written and oral contexts.
2. Interact in Portuguese, in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to rephrase or repeat information.
3. Acquire knowledge and develop understanding of Portuguese grammar and vocabulary at CEFR Level A1.
4. Produce structured pieces of creative writing in Portuguese on a number of topics covered during the semester.

Skills Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following skills learning outcomes:
5. Organise your time effectively and work independently to consolidate material covered in class;
6. Show intercultural understanding and awareness of Lusophone cultural contexts;
7. Adopt effective and proactive language learning strategies.

Syllabus

Details of the syllabus will be provided on the Minerva organisation (or equivalent) for the module

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Practical	20	2.00	40.00
Private study hours			160.00
Total Contact hours			40.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			200.00

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Written and oral feedback is regularly given to students to identify and address any difficulties at an early stage:
• Students will receive formative feedback from the tutor of their oral and written production during language classes.
• Students will receive formative feedback from the tutor on written tasks through homework set weekly.
• Students will have some self-assessed homework, which will be set by the tutor. Answers for those pieces of homework will be available on Minerva.
• Students will receive written feedback on all pieces of assessed work.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
In-course Assessment	In-class linguistic test	20.00
Presentation	Video presentation	30.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		50.00

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	50.00
Total percentage (Assessment Exams)		50.00

Resits will take the form of 1 hour written on-campus exam.

Reading list

There is no reading list for this module

Last updated: 17/10/2024

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