Language Laboratory B1+

Recommended Prerequisites

N/a

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 the relationship 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 with some degree of spontaneity.

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;

•              Hiatuses and rising diphtongs;

•              Phenomena of vowel alternation;

•              Rules for placing the accent mark;

Intonation: contrasts between declarative, interrogative and exclamatory sentences.

Head Lecturer(s)

Sara Margarida dos Santos Feio de Sousa

Assessment Methods

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

Bibliography

Mateus, Maria H. M. et al. (2003) Gramática da Língua Portuguesa. Lisboa: Editorial Caminho.

Mateus, Maria H. M. et al. (2005) Fonética e Fonologia do Português. Lisboa: Universidade Aberta.