Course Unit / Structures of Portuguese Language B1

Structures of Portuguese Language B1

Year
1
Academic year
2017-2018
Code
02018741
Subject Area
Language
Language of Instruction
Portuguese
Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face
Duration
SEMESTRIAL
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)

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.