Portuguese Language II
Objectives
The main objective of the course is to develop communicative competence
and language skills at the B2 level (vantage level) of the Common European
Framework of Reference for Languages.
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
i) understand the main ideas of complex oral and written texts on both
concrete and abstract topics;
ii) produce clear, detailed oral and written texts on a wide range of
subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and
disadvantages of various options;
iii) communicate with a reasonably high degree of fluency and
spontaneity with Portuguese (native) speakers, using a register appropriate to
the situation and the interlocutor(s);
iv) have a good range of vocabulary for most general topics;
v) master simple language structures and some complex grammatical forms
in Portuguese;
vi) develop intercultural awareness and knowledge of Portuguese culture.
General characterization
Code
1416
Credits
18
Responsible teacher
Maria Alexandra Moreira de Jesus Fiéis e Melo
Hours
Weekly - Available soon
Total - Available soon
Teaching language
Portuguese
Prerequisites
B1 level of the Common European Framework of
Reference for Languages or equivalent
Bibliography
Coimbra, I. & O. Mata (2012)
Gramática ativa 2. Lisboa: Lidel (3ª edição).
Ferreira, T, Cardoso, I., & Melo-Pfeifer, S. (2019). Gramática de português língua não materna -
Níveis B1, B2 e C1. Porto: Porto Editora.
Freitas, F., & Henriques, T.S. (2011). Qual
é a dúvida? (Níveis B1, B2 e C1). Lisboa: Lidel.
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
This course follows the communicative approach to language teaching and, therefore, has a strong practical component. Teaching is based on tasks which require learners to comprehend and / or produce spoken and written Portuguese to attain a (communicative) objective. Although the main focus of instruction is on the comprehension, expression and negotiation of meaning, classes also include multiple form-focused activites. Grammar and vocabulary are taught in context, using an inductive method. To teach cultural contents, we adopt the intercultural approach (e.g., Byram, Gribkova & Starkey, 2002).
Evaluation method
Assessment is continuous and based on: attendance and oral participation - 10%; written and oral assignments - 30%; 2 quizzes on grammar and vocabulary - 10%; 2 tests (with 4 components: written comprehension, written production, oral comprehension and oral production) - 50% (25% each).
Subject matter
1. Oral and written texts of different genres (e.g., journalistic texts,
advertisements, correspondence, literary texts): comprehension and production
2. Diverse communicative situations (e.g., debates, exchange of opinions
or experiences)
3. Aspects of Portuguese culture (society, arts and comparisons between
students' cultures and Portuguese culture)
4. General vocabulary (related to culture, everyday life and current
issues such as migration, globalization, environmental problems,n ew
technologies and social networks…)
5. Grammatical forms and structures (prepositions; clitic placement
(enclisis and proclisis); impersonal and passive se; simple tenses of the
subjunctive; conditional; gerund; personal and impersonal infinitive; double
participles; pronominal conjugation;
active and passive voice; direct and reported speech; subordination:
relative and adverbial clauses (purpose, concession and condition); discourse
markers)
6. Registers and forms of address