Oral Communication B1

Recommended Prerequisites

NA

Teaching Methods

The methods used are those recommended for teaching a non-native language:

• Individual and collective production of different types of speech;
• Text comprehension/interpretation;
• Comprehension / interpretation of simple speech
• Teacher-student and student-student verbal interaction
• Metalinguistic reflection;
• Theoretical explanation;
• Application of rules and topics addressed in language use situations.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, students should be able to:

– Understand the main points of clear standard input on everyday matters, as well as the language spoken in short films or documentaries provided it is clearly articulated;

– Understand descriptions, narratives, letters and other texts in standard language on topics of everyday life and areas of personal interest;

– Describe experiences and events, ambitions and personal feelings, engage in conversation in a spontaneous manner and express points of view.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Activities and tasks of listening comprehension and speaking on the following topics:
1. Thematic units and respective (basic) vocabulary
• citizenship
• environment
• services
• news
• family
• hobbies
• popular festivities
• travel
2. Language functioning
a) Lexical semantics
• Antonymy
• Synonymy
• Hypernymy / hyponymy
b) Sociolinguistic and textual-pragmatic aspects
• Forms of address in Portugal
• Personal, spatial and temporal deixis
• Basic illocutionary acts
• Meta-discursive interrogative structures:
• requests for repetition
• requests for confirmation
• requests for clarification
• Indirect speech acts:
• use of imperfect / conditional tenses
• use of modal verbs
• use of courtesy formulas
• use of various other formulas
c) Text typology:
• desciptive
• narrative
• dialogue
• expository text with expression of viewpoints
• summary

Head Lecturer(s)

Anabela Santos Fernandes

Isabel Maria de Almeida Santos

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Final exam: 40.0%
Continuous assessment: 60.0%

Bibliography

1. DICIONÁRIOS

Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (2013). Porto: Porto Editora.

Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa Contemporânea (2001). Lisboa: Editorial Verbo.

Dicionário Houaiss da Língua Portuguesa (2002-2003).  Lisboa: Círculo de Leitores.

2. GRAMÁTICAS

ARRUDA, Lígia (2012). Gramática de Português Língua Não Materna. Porto: Porto Editora

COELHO, Luísa; CASTELEIRO, João; OLIVEIRA, Carla (2007). Gramática Aplicada. Português Língua Estrangeira. B2 e C1. Lisboa: Texto Editores.

3.Textos e materiais audiovisuais provenientes de diversas fontes disponibilizados pelo/a docente./Texts and audiovisual materials will be made available during classes.