LA350-6-FY-CO:
Proficiency Level Portuguese
2020/21
Language and Linguistics
Colchester Campus
Full Year
Undergraduate: Level 6
Current
Thursday 08 October 2020
Friday 02 July 2021
30
11 November 2020
Requisites for this module
LA340
The Department of Language and Linguistics can offer guidance on prior knowledge or qualification exemptions.
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LA360
BA RT97 Spanish, Portuguese and Brazilian Studies,
BA RT99 Spanish, Portuguese and Brazilian Studies (5 Years Including Foundation Year)
This module is open for students who passed LA 340 or have equivalent knowledge of Portuguese. It is designed to further develop and consolidate advanced language skills in Portuguese through different aspects of Brazilian and Portuguese culture and society. This module will make extensive use of authentic and online materials where the emphasis will be placed on the critical analysis and differentiation of text types and genres in context.
This module is designed to further develop and consolidate advanced language skills in Portuguese through different aspects of Brazilian and Portuguese culture and society.
At the end of the module students should be able to
• Demonstrate complex understanding, critical evaluation and synthesis of texts from newspapers, magazines, some specialist literature and also of literary texts.
• Write texts in Portuguese on different specialized topics in the field of culture and society.
• Interact in everyday oral situations as well as in discussions on specialized topics with due regard for register and setting.
• Demonstrate critical understanding, critical evaluation and synthesis of aural texts in the form of dialogues, interviews, documentaries, films etc.
• Demonstrate a thorough critical awareness of key aspects of Brazilian and Portuguese culture and society.
• Have developed academic, transferable study skills such as independent learning, critical, analytical thinking, problem-solving, team-working, planning and delivering oral presentations, time-management, use of electronic media.
Materials placed in Moodle are essential to the module and should be treated as an exercise textbook . They must be downloaded, printed and brought to classes. Materials will be added to Moodle when needed, and you are expected to check updates regularly.
2 contact hours per week.
- Telles, Lygia Fagundes. (1974) As meninas, Rio de Janeiro: Livraria José Olympio.
- Lima, Emma Eberlein O. F.; Iunes, Samira A. (2005) Português via Brasil: um curso avançado para estrangeiros, São Paulo, Brasil: E.P.U., Editora Pedagógica e Universitária.
The above list is indicative of the essential reading for the course. The library makes provision for all reading list items, with digital provision where possible, and these resources are shared between students. Further reading can be obtained from this module's reading list.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Class Test 1 - Reading & Writing |
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| Coursework |
Class Test 3 - Book Essay |
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| Coursework |
Portfolio |
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| Practical |
Class Test 2 - Oral |
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| Exam |
Main exam: 120 minutes during Summer (Main Period)
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Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
No
Yes
No
Dr Maria Da Conceicao Pereira
Newcastle University
Lecturer
Available via Moodle
Of 1764 hours, 0 (0%) hours available to students:
1764 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s).
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