Portuguese Language B2

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Teaching Methods

 

    a) theoretical presentation of the language structures in the program, by using written and oral texts;

    b) metalinguistic reflection;

    c) systematization of the structures learned using application exercises;

    d) understanding / interpretation of written and oral texts;

    e) vocabulary enrichment through texts or exercises.

Learning Outcomes

Grammatical and lexical contents to provide those skills necessary to interact with a degree of fluency (spoken and written) with native speakers producing clear, detailed texts on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue, so that the student is able to:

1 .understand the main points of a linguistically complex speech focusing on familiar matters, since in a clear standard speech, as well as following a long speech using a complex argumentation;

2. interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity with native speakers, being able to communicate degrees of emotion and emphasize what is regarded as important, and also express opinions and developing a clear argument;

3. understand texts on topical issues in which the author presents personal points of view and understand the main point in correspondence related to several areas of interest

4. write detailed and clear texts on various matters related to several interests, developing an argument

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Thematic Unit:leisure, news ;citizenship

Funct of the Language

Verbs: Revis of the tenses that have already be learned and presentat of the new tenses (compound tenses of the Indicat, Present, and Future Imperfect of the Subjunct;Gerund (simple and compound);verbal periphrases with

Infinit and Gerund (temporal and aspectual values of the periphrases)

Nouns and adj:a review of the most complex cases 

Pronouns:revision of pronouns already learned;personal pronouns (mesoclisis, contraction) 

Quantifiers: review of qualifiers, introduct to AMBO/A/S; POUCO/A/S +DE; NUMERAL+DE

Preposit and prepositional sentences: consolidating skills

Sentence structure: the structure of the simple sentence; agreement (subject/verb complex GN),the structure of the complex sentence and connect

Coordinat and subordinat conjunct and phrases:all in all classes

Direct and indirect speech

Socioling and pragmatic aspects-text: Forms of address in Portugal; politeness use of forms

Mechanisms of textual cohesion

Head Lecturer(s)

Sara Topete de Oliveira Pita

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Continuous assessment (40%) + written test (60%): 100.0%

Bibliography

DICIONÁRIOS

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

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

    Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa. Col. Dicionários Editora. Porto Editora.

 

GRAMÁTICAS

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

 

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