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This course aims to extend students' existing elementary/beginner's knowledge of Portuguese allowing them to develop their skills in understanding, reading, writing and speaking the language at intermediate level.

Please see timetable information for Portuguese Language 2 PORT2002

Standard entry to Masters at College level.

Knowledge of Portuguese equivalent to that acquired after successful completion of PG Beginner Portuguese

PORT2002 PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE 2 PORT4010 SUBSIDIARY PORTGUESE INTERMEDIATE

None

Assessed language exercises throughout semesters 1 and 2 - 25%

Oral Examination (10 minutes) - 25%

Written Examination (2 hours) - 50%

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.

Reassessment of in-class language tests and other regular assessed exercises is not possible as this coursework is corrected and returned promptly to students. The School does not have the resources to create multiple versions of these various tests each year.

This course aims to

■ further consolidate students' existing knowledge of the target language already acquired at level 1; 

■ ensure students can understand, read, write and speak the target language at intermediate level, which is broadly equivalent to B2 within the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages; 

■ prepare students to use the target language with ease in everyday situations and professional environments.

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

■ read, comprehend, analyse and translate intermediate-level texts of a variety of styles in the target language; 

■ speak with confidence and present ideas effectively in the target language on a range of topics reflecting work done on the course, using appropriate register, intonation, structures and idioms; 

■ respond with confidence to questions posed both orally and in writing, using the main and some advanced grammatical structures of the target language accurately and appropriately; 

■ produce texts written in the target language that show an active command of vocabulary, grammar and idiom at an intermediate level reflecting the work contained in the course materials.

Students must submit at least 75 per cent by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment. Students must sit the oral examination and submit a portfolio, which should be made up of approximately 1000-words of written work based on exercises to be agreed between the student and course convenor.