Course Unit / Structures of Portuguese Language B1

Structures of Portuguese Language B1

Year
1
Academic year
2017-2018
Code
02018741
Subject Area
Foreign Languages and Literatures
Language of Instruction
Portuguese
Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face
ECTS Credits
10.0
Type
Compulsory
Level
Non Degree Course

Recommended Prerequisites

NA

Teaching Methods

  • Presentations by the teacher;
  • Exercises of reading comprehension, and vocabulary and grammar use;
  • Reading and listening to texts;
  • Production of oral and written texts;
  • Systematization of grammar rules.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course students should have acquired the vocabulary and grammar needed to

– understand the main ideas of input in clear standard language;

– communicate coherently on familiar topics and everyday situations;

– describe experiences and give reasons for opinions.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Thematic units

  • Learning foreign languages
  • Portuguese education system
  • Information and communication technologies
  • Traveling in Portugal:
    • Sites of interest
    • Geographical aspects
    • Festivities
  • Portuguese cultural icons

Language structures and functioning

  • Verb:
    • Indicative:
      • Revision of simple tenses and Pretérito Mais que Perfeito Composto;
      • Future and Pretérito Perfeito Composto
      • Conditional
      • Subjuntive: Future and Present
      • Personal Infinitive
  • Personal pronouns: contextual change and placement in the sentence
  • Prepositions, conjunctions and locutions:
    • disjunctive: quer… quer
    • conclusive: por isso, pelo que
    • conditional: CASO, NO CASO DE, SE (with Futuro do Conjuntivo)
    • causal: uma vez que
    • concessive: APESAR DE, embora, ainda que
    • final: para (que)
    • temporal: no momento em que, assim que, LOGO que  
    • complementizers: que, se
  • The sentence
    • Subordination:
      • Revision of contexts with Indicative and Infinitive

Context with Subjuntive

Head Lecturer(s)

Catarina Isabel de Almeida Pereira da Silva

Sara Topete de Oliveira Pita

Sara Margarida dos Santos Feio de Sousa

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Final written exam: 40.0%
Continuous assessment: 60.0%

Bibliography

Oliveira, Carla e Coelho, Luísa (2007). Aprender Português 2 — B1. Lisboa: Texto Editores.

Tavares, Ana (2004). Português XXI 3 – B1.  Lisboa: Lidel.

Lemos, Helena (2001). Praticar Português — Nível Intermédio. Lisboa: Lidel.

Coimbra, Isabel e Coimbra, Olga (2011). Gramática Ativa 2. Lisboa: Lidel.

Oliveira, Carla e Coelho, Luísa (2007). Gramática Aplicada. Português para Estrangeiros. Níveis, A1, A2 e B1. Lisboa: Texto Editores.

Será facultado material de apoio nas aulas. / Supporting material will be provided in class.