Unit information: Portuguese Language - Post A Level in 2011/12

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Unit name Portuguese Language - Post A Level
Unit code HISP10307
Credit points 20
Level of study C/4
Teaching block(s) Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24)
Unit director Ms. Madalena Pires
Open unit status Not open
Pre-requisites

None
Co-requisites

None
School/department Department of Hispanic, Portuguese and Latin American Studies
Faculty Faculty of Arts

Description including Unit Aims

This unit will practise and develop students’ oral, aural, reading, writing and translation skills. The unit will provide students’ with a good understanding of grammar and cultural background.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to communicate both orally and in writing with a reasonable degree of accuracy and fluency. They will be able to work with authentic material and retrieve necessary information.

Teaching Information

3-4 weekly contact hours dedicated to the development of key skills. Mostly seminar based with some lectures for the delivery of grammar lessons. Ongoing e-learning tasks via Blackboard.

Assessment Information

3 hour exam.

Reading and References

Selection of dedicated material prepared in-house (SML). Grammar texts and dictionaries as appropriate to language area

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