Structures of Portuguese Language C1+

Recommended Prerequisites

N/a

Teaching Methods

Reading texts focusing on the interpretation and analysis of relevant linguistic aspects; constant interaction between teacher and students; Exercises carried out by students in class, in order to systematize the topics included in the syllabus.

Learning Outcomes

The course aims to develop students’ linguistic-communicative proficiency in spoken and written Portuguese, increasing their autonomy in the comprehension and production of a wide variety of increasingly complex texts, in accordance with CEFR guidelines for level C1.

Competencies:

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

(i)            produce fluent and well-structured speech in different communication situations;

(ii)           interpret and produce formally and thematically diverse written texts;

(iii)          have a good command of Portuguese vocabulary and grammatical structures as well as of the devices for creating cohesive and coherent texts and discourses of different types.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. Linguistic interpretation and analysis of different types of texts

2. Lexicon and grammar

2.1. Lexical and grammatical structures deployed in the construction of a text in Portuguese

2.1.2. Reference chains: pronominal, lexical and adverbial anaphoras; anaphoric null subject

2.1.3. Coordinating connectors

2.1.4. Adverbial subordinating connectives

2.1.5. Textual/discursive connectives

2.2. Modal expression in Portuguese

2.3. Collocations and idioms

Head Lecturer(s)

Sara Margarida dos Santos Feio de Sousa

Assessment Methods

Continuous Assessment
Homework assigments: 20.0%
Active and relevant participation in class: 40.0%
Final exam: 40.0%

Bibliography

Raposo, E. et al. (orgs.) (2013) Gramática do Português, vols. 1 e 2. Lisboa: Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian.

Lopes, A.C.M. & Carapinha, C. (2013) Texto, coesão e coerência. Coimbra: Almedina.