Oral Communication A2

Recommended Prerequisites

N/a

Teaching Methods

•              Listening comprehension exercises;

•              Text comprehension/interpretation;

•              Teacher-student and student-student verbal interaction;

•              Verbal interaction in simulated everyday situations using different language registers;

•              Theoretical explanation;

•              Application of rules and topics addressed in language use situations.

Learning Outcomes

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

(i)            understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance provided they are clearly articulated;

(ii)           understand advertisements, messages and directions clearly uttered;

(iii)          understand the subject of a discussion when it is carried out clearly;

(iv)          communicate in the context of routine tasks;

(v)           engage with relative ease in brief conversation in routine situations and on matters of interest understanding the essential points;

(vi)          deal with a limited number of direct questions posed after a presentation;

(vii)         describe their family, other people, living conditions, educational background and the current or most recent job;

(viii)        make a short rehearsed presentation on a relevant issue in their daily life;

(ix)          explain opinions, plans and actions.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

In addition to applying and using the grammar contents addressed in Structures of the Portuguese Language, the following items will be covered:

a) Everyday verbs:

TOMAR (banho/café/cuidado), TIRAR, (fotografias/a roupa), FAZER (amigos/as malas/tempo), PASSAR (um bom bocado/bem/por X lugar/a ferro/um cheque/ férias), APANHAR (sol/gripe/o autocarro/X do chão), PERDER (um jogo/ a carteira/ o comboio/ tempo), VIRAR (à direita/ a página), PARTIR (para X lugar/uma perna/ um copo), FICAR (bem/ contente/ em casa/ longe)

b) Lexical semantics:

•              Antonyms

•              Synonyms

c) Sociolinguistic and pragmatic aspects:

•              Forms of address in Portugal

•              Personal and place deictics

•              Basic illocutionary acts

d) Textual typology:

•              Descriptive text

•              Dialogical text

•              Narrative text

•              Expository text with expression of viewpoints

Head Lecturer(s)

Inês Gonçalves de Gião Miradouro Branco

Assessment Methods

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

Bibliography

Lemos, Helena (2013) Dialogar em Português. Lisboa: Lidel.

Oliveira, Carla (2008) Aprender Português. Compreensão Oral 2. Lisboa: Texto Editores.

 

Dicionário a consultar/Reference dictionary:

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