Undergraduate Course: Portuguese Language Option (ELCH10023)
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 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | European Languages and Cultures - Hispanic Studies |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course is concerned with familiarising the student with a wide variety of registers and many of the complex grammatical structures of Portuguese. One hour per week will be based on written language and one hour per week on spoken language. Teaching will be based on a booklet of materials containing a range of texts. In conjunction with the prepared written materials, students are expected to read and prepare in advance of each class and make us of the Languages and humanities Centre for audio-visual practice. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Portuguese Language for Beginners (ELCH08008)
|
Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Entry to Spanish Hons required. |
| Additional Costs | Students are expected to purchase an in-house course-book which contains photocopied (with permission) materials and assignments. The course-book is sold at cost price. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | In order to be eligible to take 4th Year Options, Visiting Students should have the equivalent of at least two years of study at University level of the appropriate language(s) and culture(s). This course is NOT available to part-year visting students. |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
|
| Delivery period: 2011/12 Full Year, Available to all students (SV1)
|
WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Seminar | | 1-22 | | 11:10 - 12:00 | | | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Tuesday, 11:10 - 12:00, Zone: Central. David Hume Tower 11.12 |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
|
|
| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 1:00 | | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
General Outcomes.
To improve your ability as a linguist by making you aware of the complexity of advanced structures.
To familiarise you with Computer-aided learning.
To enhance your ability to make clear and easy-to-follow presentations using appropriate audio-visual materials.
To encourage you to perform consistently in all types of work throughout the year.
To impress upon you the importance of responding to feedback and acting upon it appropriately.
To improve your powers of self-correction.
Specific Objectives:
To improve your confidence and accuracy of expression in spoken and written Portuguese.
To expand your vocabulary to include a wide range of topics and themes.
To improve your level of accuracy when using complex structures.
To enable you to perform the basic functions of a liason interpreter from and into Portuguese.
To improve your understanding of written Portuguese through access to and close analysis of a range of written materials in a range of registers.
To enhance your understanding of 'media' Portuguese through a range of 'video comprehension' tests both on paper and on computer.
To provide you with a wider awareness of issues currently affecting Portugal. |
Assessment Information
2 course-assessed written comprehension assignments (30%)
1 hour written degree exam (52.5%)
1 15 minute video comprehension and spoken exam (17.5%) |
Special Arrangements
| FOR VISITING STUDENTS: THIS COURSE RUNS OVER TWO SEMESTERS, SO IT WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE TO VISITING STUDENTS SPENDING AN ENTIRE YEAR IN EDINBURGH. Also note: for visiting students wishing to enrol, the course is available only with the explicit permission of the Course Organiser for Portuguese. |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
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 |
|
© Copyright 2011 The University of Edinburgh - 16 January 2012 6:02 am
|
University Homepage