Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
9 credits
90.0 h
Q1 and Q2
Teacher(s)
Lourenço de Abreu Maria Leonor (coordinator);
Language
Portugeese
Prerequisites
This course is given to absolute beginners: students of all faculties who have registered the course in their program of studies, members of the personnel of the UCL, free students (from the UCL or not) who have never studied the Portuguese language or have not reached an A2 level.
Main themes
The object of this course is to develop the communicative competence in general Portuguese (European or Brazilian) and to make students sensitive to the culture of the Portuguese-speaking countries, specially Portugal and Brazil.
The communicative contexts and the subjects are related to the everyday life: leisure, travel, home, invitations, family and friends, studies, future projects, etc.
The communicative contexts and the subjects are related to the everyday life: leisure, travel, home, invitations, family and friends, studies, future projects, etc.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
| 1 | At the end of the course: A2 level of the "Common European Framework of Reference for Languages". The student should be able to:
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The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
The elements of the code (grammar and vocabulary) are built-in in significant contexts, grouped according to functional contents (to give and ask personal data, to speak about the usual actions, to speak about the spare time and tastes, to describe a city, to suggest activities, etc), and later they are practiced through written exercises (following the structural method), as well as through oral exercises requiring the development of an integral communicative competence (drills, role-plays, interviews, conversation in little groups).
The didactic materials are very heterogeneous: songs, plays, videos, advertisements, real or adapted texts created with a teaching goal, etc.
The didactic materials are very heterogeneous: songs, plays, videos, advertisements, real or adapted texts created with a teaching goal, etc.
Teaching methods
The course is centered on communication and uses a method halfway between the communicative and the notion-functional one. An A1-A2 level book is used.
Evaluation methods
Various marks make up the final assessment:
- 3 written tests throughout the year: 55%
- a written exam (25%) and an oral exam (20%) at the end of the 2nd semester
- september: written exam (65%) and an oral exam (35%)
Other information
Training staff
The teacher is available during reception hours and can be contacted by mail. A list of Web sites and other didactic materials to support the autonomous training are given during the course.
The teacher is available during reception hours and can be contacted by mail. A list of Web sites and other didactic materials to support the autonomous training are given during the course.
Bibliography
Support
Méthode conseillée par le professeur + syllabus complémentaire.
Références
Grammaire de référence
+ dictionnaire bilingue
+ « Bescherelle » des verbes portugais et brésiliens.
Méthode conseillée par le professeur + syllabus complémentaire.
Références
Grammaire de référence
+ dictionnaire bilingue
+ « Bescherelle » des verbes portugais et brésiliens.
Faculty or entity
ILV
Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)
Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Bachelor in Information and Communication
