Language Laboratory B1

Recommended Prerequisites

NA

Teaching Methods

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

• Theoretical explanation;

• Exercises for practicing the pronunciation and recognition of vowel and consonant sounds;

• Exercises for recognizing the correspondence between sound and spelling;

• Exercises in pronunciation: hearing and repeating words, phrases and texts;

• Teacher-student and student-student verbal interaction;

• listening comprehension exercises;

• Exercises to develop spontaneous production.

Learning Outcomes

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

i) Establish relationships between graphic and phonic units in a systematic way and without difficulty;

ii) Pronounce in a clear and comprehensible manner a repertoire of phrases on familiar topics;

iii) Understand the information conveyed in standard speech on current matters or familiar topics;

iv) Interact in various routine situations.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Vowel and consonant sounds in standard Portuguese;

• Relationship between phoneme and grapheme;

• The main stress in verbs and non verbs;

• Tonic and atonic vocalism;

• Glides and falling oral and nasal diphthongs;

• Hiatus and rising diphtongs;

• Phenomena of vowel alternation;

• Rules for placing the accent mark;

• Intonation: contrasts between declarative, interrogative and exclamatory sentences.

Head Lecturer(s)

Catarina Isabel de Almeida Pereira da Silva

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Final exam: 40.0%
Continuous assessment: 60.0%

Bibliography

Materiais de apoio específicos para este curso.
Instruction materials suitable for this course.