Undergraduate Course: Foundation Portuguese 2 (ELCH07016)
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 |
http://www.llc.ed.ac.uk/open-languages |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
Course description | This post-introductory course is intended for students who have successfully completed Foundation Portuguese Language 1 (ELCH07012) or Introductory Portuguese (ELCH07008) or have reached an equivalent standard (Standard Grade/GCSE). It is not suitable for absolute beginners or students with knowledge of Portuguese at Highers/AS-level or above.
All students take all elements of assessment, including the examination.
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Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites | Entry 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: 2014/15 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: 20 |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
Class Delivery Information |
Students must attend pairs of classes. See Web Timetable 2014/2015.
The first class meeting will be the second class of the first week in the normal teaching room at the normal teaching time.
Classes for this course will appear on students' personalised timetable. |
Course Start Date |
12/01/2015 |
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 40,
Formative Assessment Hours 2,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
152 )
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Additional Notes |
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Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
50 %,
Coursework
50 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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Exam Information |
Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | Foundation Portuguese 2 | 2:00 | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | Foundation Portuguese 2 | 2:00 | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Basic knowledge of Portuguese in a wide variety of situations with the aim to develop confidence in language learning, understanding and responding to others in appropriate situations.
Students will further develop basic reading, writing, listening and speaking skills, with a small cultural component. They will acquire knowledge of basic grammatical structures and expand their vocabulary of high-frequency words and phrases.
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Assessment Information
Coursework 50% (a listening, writing, and oral test)
Degree exam 50% (A two-hour written paper)
All students take all elements of assessment including the examination.
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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. |
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 | OLFPORT2SEM2 |
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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