Undergraduate Course: Introductory Portuguese (ELCH07008)
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 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | European Languages and Cultures - Hispanic Studies |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
www.llc.ed.ac.uk/open-languages |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | A course for beginners with no previous knowledge of Portuguese, designed to give absolute beginners a basic, working knowledge of spoken and written Portuguese. The course is not suitable for students with previous knowledge of Portuguese.
All students take all elements of assessment, including the examination.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | A coursebook and a bilingual dictionary |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| At the end of the course learners who performed successfully will be able to communicate at an elementary level (A1) in Portuguese in situations of daily routine. The acquisition of a basic language competence and a vocabulary of 600/700 words should be expected to allow the oral and written production of simple phrases, and to understand short passages where the context is clear and identified |
Assessment Information
Coursework - 50% (a mixture of grammar, listening comprehension and oral assessment)
Degree Exam - 50% (A two-hour written paper) |
Special Arrangements
| This course is open to all students as a credit bearing course, or over and above their full credit load, as a non credit bearing course. DELC students may only take this course if it is over and above their full credit load, as a non credit bearing course. |
Additional Information
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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 | Introductory Portuguese |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Charlotte Hammond Matthews
Tel: (0131 6)50 3631
Email: C.E.Matthews@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Helene Thomsen
Tel: (0131 6)50 6949
Email: Helene.Thomsen@ed.ac.uk |
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