Portuguese for Business
Objectives
The main objective of the CU is to develop communicative and linguistic skills in Portuguese that enable students to operate in the world of business.
By the end of the UC, students are expected to:
- Use Portuguese as language of business;
- Recognize aspects of business cortesy and interaction, work schedules and routines;
- Participate in business meetings;
- Write reports;
- Write and corresponding for commercial purposes;
- Recognize specific terminology and vocabulary.
General characterization
Code
711131086
Credits
10,5
Responsible teacher
Maria Alexandra Moreira de Jesus Fiéis e Melo
Hours
Weekly - Available soon
Total - Available soon
Teaching language
Portuguese
Prerequisites
Available soon
Bibliography
Arruda, L. (2012) Gramática de português língua não materna. Porto: Porto Editora.
Dias, A. Cristina & R. Borges de Sousa (2015) Estratégias. Lisboa: Lidel.
Freitas, F. & T.S. Henriques (2011) Qual é a dúvida? (Níveis B1, B2 e C1). Lisboa: Lidel.
Malcata, H. & R. Borges de Sousa (2009) Português jurídico para alunos de PLE. Lisboa: Lidel.
Neves, M. (2016) Português empresarial 1. Lisboa: Lidel.
Neves, M. (2017) Português empresarial 2. Lisboa: Lidel.
Pereira, C. & D. Santos (2009) Le portugais économique et commercial. Paris: Pocket.
Porto Editora (2011) Dicionário ilustrado de português língua não materna – Iniciação, intermédio e avançado. Porto: Porto Editora.
Santos, S. (2015) Falar pelos cotovelos. Lisboa: Lidel.
Teaching method
The CU will have a strong practical component. It seeks at promoting communicative methods in portuguese language learning/teaching, with the purpose of stimulating interaction and promote increasingly autonomous learning.
Evaluation method
Continuous assessment: participation in classes (spoken interaction, attendance) - 10%; two written assignments (one of which done in class) - 60% (30% each); two spoken and listening assignments - 30%.
Subject matter
Themes:
1. Corporate culture;
2. Monetary system;
3. Tax system;
4. Personal finance;
5. Corporate finance;
6. Purchase and sale of goods and services;
7. Business correspondence;
8. Business star-ups;
9. Business meetings.