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This course consists of a variety of language teaching, including translation into and from English, plus exercises in the target language such as essay writing, summary and language analysis. This course forms year 2 of a 2-year programme

Two hours weekly throughout semesters 1 and 2 as scheduled on MyCampus.

Teaching will take place in weeks 1-5 and 7-11. Week 6 will be dedicated to guided independent study. 

Successful completion of Portuguese Honours Written Language (Junior) HISP4084 and by arrangement to visiting students or students of other Honours programmes who qualify under the University's 25% regulation.

None

Portuguese Honours Spoken Language (Senior), PORT4005

Assessed language exercises (4 best marks over junior and senior honours) - 20%

Class test (50 minutes) -10%

Exam (2 x 2 hours) - 70%

Reassessments are normally available for all courses, except those which contribute to the Honours classification. For non Honours courses, students are offered reassessment in all or any of the components of assessment if the satisfactory (threshold) grade for the overall course is not achieved at the first attempt. This is normally grade D3 for undergraduate students and grade C3 for postgraduate students. Exceptionally it may not be possible to offer reassessment of some coursework items, in which case the mark achieved at the first attempt will be counted towards the final course grade. Any such exceptions for this course are described below.

This course aims to:

■ improve students' stylistic skills in the production of grammatically accurate written work in the target language; 

■ work with sophisticated examples of language usage across different registers; 

■ consolidate the key skills required to write in the target language at an advanced level.

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ compose a linguistically accurate piece of writing in the target language, including use of appropriate grammatical structures, register and vocabulary.

■ use appropriate presentational and rhetorical skills in writing in the target language.

■ translate the content of diverse sources written in English and/or in the target language.

■ respond appropriately to passages written in a broad range of styles and registers in the target language.

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.