Portuguese Level 1 - LFA00210L

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Module summary

This course is aimed at students with no prior knowledge of Portuguese. It is open to undergraduate and postgraduate students, staff and members of the public.

Module will run

Occurrence	Teaching period
A	Autumn Term 2022-23 to Summer Term 2022-23

Module aims

The key aim of the course is to enable you to develop your language in all skill areas (listening, speaking, reading, writing) so that you are able to communicate and interact in Portuguese at a basic level. You will also develop the ability to read and write Portuguese at an elementary level.

Module learning outcomes

By the end of the course you will be able to do the following in Portuguese:

• Introduce yourself and others
• Give information about yourself, your family and others
• Use simple transactional language for everyday situations
• Complete forms and write short texts such as shopping lists, texts, emails etc.
• Read short written texts about familiar topics including (but not limited to) family, spare time and hobbies, accommodation and housing.

Indicative assessment

None

Special assessment rules

None

Indicative reassessment

None

Module feedback

Students will receive feedback on their formative open paper no later than week 3 of term 2. Individual feedback forms convey information on levels of attainment and advice for improvement on each section of the exam: reading comprehension, grammar and writing.

In addition, regular homework tasks provide opportunities for individual ongoing feedback on achievement and progress.

Indicative reading

Custom-designed written and oral/aural materials; Internet-based materials; textbook (to be decided).