Structure of the Portuguese Language A1/A2

Recommended Prerequisites

NA

Teaching Methods

Lecture-demonstration by the teacher

Application exercises

Reading and listening

Speaking and writing

Systematic grammar instruction

Learning Outcomes

The students are expected to acquire basic communication skills, and to display the capacity to understand and to produce frequent linguistic structures and lexicon in daily situations.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Vocabulary and topical syllabus
• personal information
• daily routine
• consumer services
• travelling arrangements
• health care
Grammar syllabus
• Verbs: present and past tenses
• Nouns: gender and number
• Pronouns
o personal
o demonstrative
o possessive
o indefinite
o interrogative
o relative
• Specifiers
• Adjectives: gender, number, degree
• Adverbs
• Sentences
o Unmarked word order
o Agreement
o Declarative (affirmative and negative), interrogative, exclamative, imperative
o Simple
o Complex: coordination and subordination (requiring indicative forms)
Obs.: The syllabus can be revised to better suit students' needs.

Head Lecturer(s)

Anabela Santos Fernandes

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Final written test: 40.0%
Continuous assessment : 60.0%

Bibliography

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