Undergraduate Course: Portuguese Language for Beginners (ELCH08008)
Course Outline
School |
School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
Home subject area |
European Languages and Cultures - Hispanic Studies |
Other subject area |
None |
Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
Course description |
This course runs for 3 hours per week throughout the year. Classes are a mixture of formal grammar lectures and seminars (Mondays at 11-12) plus two hours of written and spoken language clases with native speakers. Since it is designed to cater for students wishing to continue with Portuguese beyond 2nd year in a Modern Languages Degree, it is not simply a 'holiday' language course. Points of grammar will be covered on a weekly basis in a grammar class and these will be reinforced in small group spoken and written language classes with the intention of consolidating the student's proficiency in the 4 core skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking. |
Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
No previous knowledge of Portuguese is required. A pass in a modern foreign language or a classical language at SCE Higher Grade or equivalent is normally required. This course is not normally available to first year students.
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Additional Costs |
No. Although students are recommended to purchase a Portuguese Grammar text, such as Hutchinson and Lloyd, Portuguese: An Essential Grammar. |
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites |
Entry to any language course above introductory level is subject to a language test by the relevant subject area on arrival and at the discretion of the course organiser. |
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Delivery period: 2010/11 Full Year, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Central | Lecture | | 1-22 | 11:10 - 12:00 | | | | |
First Class |
Week 1, Monday, 11:10 - 12:00, Zone: Central. Appleton Tower M2B |
Additional information |
Plus two language classes to be arranged. |
Exam Information |
Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
Stationery Requirements |
Comments |
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | 8 sides | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 2:00 | 8 sides | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
General Outcomes. This course will
- Improve your ability as a linguist, making you aware of the structure of language.
- Develop and enhance general communication skills.
- Improve your skills of oral and written presentation.
- Encourage you to meet deadlines.
Specific Outcomes. This course will
- Not just teach you holiday Portuguese.
- Familiarise you with and enable you to use in writing all of the main grammatical constructions of Modern European Portuguese.
- Build up a vocabulary of 3 - 5,000 words.
- Enable you to converse in Portuguese on a variety of everyday subjects.
- Enable you to read proficiently and accurately in Portuguese.
- Enable you to translate from English into Portuguese and vice-versa post-beginners level.
- Enable you to write an essay in Portuguese using some complex forms and developing an argument. |
Assessment Information
Fortnightly excercises; 1 class exam (2hrs). Class work 40%; degree exam 60%. |
Special Arrangements
For visiting students, the course is available only with the explicit permission of the Course Organiser for Portuguese. |
Additional Information
Academic description |
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Syllabus |
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Transferable skills |
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Reading list |
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Study Abroad |
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Study Pattern |
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Keywords |
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Contacts
Course organiser |
Dr Charlotte Hammond Matthews
Tel: (0131 6)50 3631
Email: c.e.liddell@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Fiona Scanlon
Tel: (0131 6)50 3646
Email: Fiona.Scanlon@ed.ac.uk |
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