Portuguese Language A1

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Teaching Methods

The methodologies will follow those recommended for teaching a non-native language:

-Theoretical presentations;

- Application of learned matters in simulated situations of use.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the unit, students should have an adequate knowledge of vocabulary and grammatical structures to understand the main ideas of texts in a clear and standardized language as well as use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type; can write short and clear texts, applying the acquired lexical and grammatical knowledge. The student must be able to continue to the A2 level.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Thematic units:

• personal description;

• everyday life;

• commerce and services;

• orientation and travel;

• health.

Lexicogrammatical content:

• noun: number and gender • determinative: - article (defined and undefined), demonstrative and possessive • pronoun:

- Personal (subject, reflex and with a preposition), demonstrative, possessive and interrogative • adjective:

number, gender and grade

• verb:

- Indicative mood: present and simple past - The imperative - Periphrastic constructions • adverb • preposition • conjunction: - coordinative

Head Lecturer(s)

Isabel Teresa Morais Fuzeta de Campos Gil

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Continuous assessment (40%) + Exam at the end (60%): 100.0%

Bibliography

Manuais: Text books

Oliveira, Carla (2010) Aprender Português 1: curso inicial de língua portuguesa para estrangeiros. Lisboa: Texto Editores.

Tavares, Ana (2011) Português XXI: nível 1. Lisboa: Lidel.

Gramáticas e dicionários: Grammars and dictionairies

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

Coimbra, Isabel & Olga Mata Coimbra (2011) Gramática Ativa. Lisboa: Lidel.

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