Portuguese 3
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| MLAC3059 | Modern Languages and Cultures | 3 | 20 | Full Year UK |
- Code
- MLAC3059
- School
- Modern Languages and Cultures
- Level
- 3
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Full Year UK
Summary
Learning in this module is based on the study of target language written, audio and audio-visual texts, which are analysed for meaning, structure, grammatical forms and lexis. The texts, on topics relevant to an understanding of the Portuguese-speaking world and society in general, provide the basis for the development of Portuguese comprehension (written and aural) and expression (written and oral) to a level commensurate with C1/C2 of the Common European Framework of Reference. In addition to explicit and implicit knowledge of the Portuguese language and advanced communication, the module supports the development of high-level linguistic mediation skills, particularly in the area of translation.
Target Students
Available for Portuguese level 3 students. Must have completed MLAC2062. Also available to Exchange students with a good knowledge of Portuguese.
Co-requisites
Modules you must take in the same academic year, or have taken in a previous year, to enrol in this module:
Classes
- One 1-hour seminar each week for 20 weeks
- One 2-hour seminar each week for 20 weeks
- One 1-hour lecture each week for 20 weeks
The School of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies operates an attendance policy. The details of this policy can be found in the student handbook on Workspace and in module handbooks.
Assessment
- 10% Coursework 1: Written assignment - Composition 500-words
- 20% Coursework 2: Moodle assignment - Oral video presentation - 10 minutes
- 10% Coursework 3: Moodle assignment - Grammar/Translation video subtitling - 10 mins
- 20% Oral Exam: Final oral exam - Spring semester - Approx 15 mins
- 40% Exam 1 (3-hour)
Assessed in both autumn & spring semest
Educational Aims
This module aims to take you to a level commensurate with C1/C2 of the Common European Framework of Reference. As such, you will be able to express, in written and spoken Portuguese, attitudes, feelings, opinions and arguments with a near-native degree of fluency, grammatical accuracy, complexity and lexical variation. In terms of comprehension, you will be able to understand both the explicit and implied meaning of written, audio and audio-visual texts, of varying lengths, produced for native Portuguese speakers, on a wide range of subjects. In addition to obtaining advanced levels of competence in Portuguese comprehension and expression, you will develop to a high-level your ability to translate texts into and out of English.Learning Outcomes
A. Knowledge and understanding:
•the development of all the necessary skills which contribute to producing near-native competence in Portuguese (A1, A2)
•the development of comprehension, reading and writing skills of an advanced order (A1, A2)
•the development of the understanding of contemporary issues relating to the Portuguese -speaking world and society in general through oral and aural work (A4, A6)
•the ability to understand the syntactic and lexical patterns of Portuguese (A1, A3)
•the development of translation skills (A2)
B. Intellectual skills:
•the ability to process complex Portuguese texts and the information they contain (B1, B2, B3)
•the development of creative writing skills (B6)
•the development of the ability to express ideas in written and spoken Portuguese in a variety of formal and less formal contexts (B8)
C. Professional skills:
•the ability to consult and exploit grammar books and dictionaries (C3)
•the ability to produce language work of an advanced order accurately and in an appropriate manner (C1, C2, C3)
•the ability to utilise an appropriate style of expression in various circumstances (C1, C3)
D. Transferable skills:
•the ability to communicate effectively, fluently and precisely in writing and speech (D1)
•the ability to organise arguments (D1)
•an understanding of contemporary social, political and moral issues (D2)
•the ability to work productively, both independently and under pressure (D4, D6)
•time organization (D7)
Conveners
- Mr Jose De Souza