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MODERN LANGUAGE CENTRE

MODULE SYLLABUS

Title and code number: PORTUGUESE FOR BEGINNERS 4AALPN12 Credit/Value: Credit Levels 4, 30 credits Prerequisite for entry: none

Course delivery 4-hour face-to-face tuition plus 1-hour and duration: task-based e-learning component x 20

weeks in two semesters.

Students are expected to spend approx. 8-10 hours per week in self study, including homework, speaking practice, and interactive exercises.

See website for semester dates, timetable and teachers’ surgery hours: www.kcl.ac.uk/mlc

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EDUCATIONAL AIMS OF THE MODULE This course is broadly equivalent to A2 Basic User level of the Common European

Framework and aims to enable the students to:

develop the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing in areas of most immediate relevance such as basic and personal information,

shopping, local geography etc.

interact in simple and routine tasks requiring a direct exchange of information on familiar matters, in structured situations and short

conversations with the help of the interlocutor

develop strategies for coping with unfamiliar language or unexpected

responses, such as asking for repetition, rephrasing or clarification, listening or looking for key words

acquire linguistics skills, tools and knowledge to become independent life-

long learners by using the language for target academic activities and personal enrichment

work towards the acquisition of a “fifth language skill”, which will enable students to reflect on different cultural values and behaviours to help

them develop intercultural sensitivity

act with limited autonomy, under direction or supervision, within defined guidelines

take responsibility for the nature and quality of their learning

LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE MODULE The students will be able to demonstrate intellectual, transferable and practical

skills appropriate to a level 4 module and in particular will demonstrate the ability to:

understand and use a restricted factual knowledge base and range of vocabulary, and frequently used expressions in areas of most immediate relevance and immediate priority such as basic and personal information,

shopping, local geography, social interaction etc participate in short conversations in routine contexts on topics of interest describe in simple terms aspects of student’s background, immediate

environment and matters in areas of immediate need write short simple notes, messages and personal letters (e.g. thanking

someone for something, apologizing, confirming an arrangement)

read and assess fairly short, straightforward texts with assistance, and engage in evaluative thinking using given criteria

reflect on own capabilities in key areas and engage in development activities

through guided self-direction such as exposure to authentic material such as news items, advertising, job advertisements etc….

use TEL as a mean of communication, as an aid to learning generally and as

an aid to collaborative and individual learning

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CLASS DELIVERY AND TEACHING METHODS Although every class is designed taking into consideration the above objectives,

the structure of particular sessions may vary. The general approach to all Modern Language Centre classes is communicative - the language is dealt with in social situations and students are encouraged to participate as much as possible.

Portuguese will be used for communication in class and students will be

asked to participate in classroom activities and to contribute to short role-plays, games and other language-centred activities.

TOPICS – LEXICAL CONTENT

Numbers, calendar, time, expressions of time, dates Nationalities, countries, and languages

Daily routines, timetable Personal and social life (family and friends) Work and one’s professional life and career

Travel, transport and directions Leisure time and hobbies Accommodation

Shopping Holidays Eating and drinking, restaurants, food and culinary habits

Health and body Description of people City life: buildings, streets, directions

The weather Feelings Telephone conversations

Introduction to television, press and media Introduction to notions of Portuguese history and traditions Introduction to notions of Portuguese culture

Exchanging Written correspondence

LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS - PRAGMATICS

Greetings and introductions, spelling names Formal and informal functions Saying and understanding numbers

Exchanging information regarding about nationality Exchanging personal information Talking about everyday life Expressing agreement/disagreement

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Asking for and giving directions Asking for and giving the time/date

Making, accepting and refusing offers Giving and accepting apologies Organizing meetings and appointments

Communicating by phone Describing people and places Describing and comparing objects and events

Going shopping Buying, asking for prices and quantities Ordering in a bar/restaurant

Making a booking and expressing preferences, or complaints Talking about one’s daily routine and leisure time Making arrangements: suggesting, accepting, refusing

Asking for explanation, clarification, permission Asking for information and speaking about professional life Asking more complex questions in a formal/informal way

Making comparisons Talking about feelings and opinions Understanding simple letters, emails, memos

Writing simple personal letters Expressing opinions and ideas at a higher level Giving instructions and advice

Speaking about projects and plans Telling stories, narrating events in the past tense Talking about the future / speaking about future events

Understanding simple information on the media

GRAMMAR AND USE OF LANGUAGE

Gender and number of nouns and adjectives Verbs “to be” and “to have” Definite and indefinite articles

Negatives Subject pronouns Present tense of regular and some irregular verbs

Present tense of reflexive verbs Prepositions of time and place Imperative

Interrogative, demonstrative and indefinite pronouns Possessive adjectives and pronouns Adverbs of time and frequency

Demonstrative adjectives Irregular verbs in the present tense Comparatives and superlatives

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Verbs ver, ter que/de, sair Personal pronoun: lhe - lhes

Adjectives Superlative Ordinal numbers

Plurals Imperfect past (pretérito imperfeito) Contrasting perfect past and imperfect past (pretérito perfeito – pretérito

imperfeito) Verbs por, vestir-se, ir/vir, levar/trazer, dizer, saber

Future tenses (futuro do presente)

Conditional Past compound tenses (ter + participle) Present compound tenses (ter + participle)

Regular and irregular adverbs Use of alguém, algum, algo, ninguém, nenhum, nada

Augmentatives and diminutives

Passive voice Use of todo, toda, todos os, todas as, tudo, cada

COURSE BOOK(S)

Eberlein, E., Rohrmman, L. and Ishihara, T., (2009) Novo Avenida Brasil 1

Lima, E. E. O. F., Rohrmann, L., Ishihara, L., (2009) Novo Avenida Brasil

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Coimbra, I, Coimbra, O. M., (2012) Gramática Ativa 1. Porto: Lidel

(Brazilian version)

Whitlam, J., (2010) Modern Brazilian Portuguese Grammar: A Practical

Guide

Eberlin, E, L, Lunes, S, A, (2001). Falar, ler, escrever Portugues

Various materials taken from other sources (i.e. other course books, newspapers, authentic handouts) will be supplied by the teacher during the

course. RECOMMENDED MATERIAL FOR SELF-STUDY

http://livemocha.com/pages/languages/learn-portuguese-brazil/

http://livemocha.com/pages/languages/lear-portuguese/

www.conjuga-me.net/

www.infopedia.pt/

www.aulete.com.br

www.oglobo.com.br/videos

https://en.duolingo.com/course/pt/en/Learn-Portuguese-Online

www.youtube.com/user/jhallthird

http://www.infopedia.pt/

http://www.aulete.com.br/

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IT resources for independent learning:

KEATS material + MLC resources on-line

LANGUAGE RESOURCES CENTRE In order to support you with your independent learning and be in contact with the

culture of the language(s) you are learning, you are encouraged to use the resources in the Language Resources Centre – LRC (K-1.072, first basement) which provides a friendly learning environment with state of the art facilities.

During the first few weeks of the course, your teacher will arrange an induction session for the class in the LRC so that you can familiarize yourself with the

facilities. During Term one and Term two the LRC will facilitate free speaking practice sessions as well as workshops on How to get the most of your language classes. For a list of topics and all dates and times, including the opening hours

of the LRC, please go to the website: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mlc/olc/index.aspx

ATTENDANCE Attendance is compulsory for all language modules. If your attendance falls to unsatisfactory levels you may be removed from the module or prevented from

taking the assessment. For further information on the attendance requirements of the module please see the website:

http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mlc/study/modules/compuls.aspx If you miss a class because you are ill or have other urgent personal problems, it

is your responsibility to catch up on the contents of the class you missed.

ASSESSMENT

For all details regarding deadlines and dates for assessment see the website www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mlc/study/modules/assess/bymod/index.aspx

Formative Assessment: Formative assessment takes place during the Reading Week in Term 1 and 2. This does not count towards your final mark, but failure to submit the work may

result in you being withdrawn from the module or prevented from sitting the examinations. It is strongly recommended that you complete the formative assessment as it will provide you with feedback on your progress.

2 Tests: 2 hours each

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Feedback All pieces of formative assessment are normally returned to students within 2

weeks, and the teacher will provide feedback in groups and/or individually. In addition students can book themselves for individual feedback during surgery hours. Contact details and applicable surgery hours can be found here:

http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mlc/people/index.aspx

Final (Summative) Assessment

Written Exam 1: 2 hours Exam period: 1 (January)

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Written Exam 2: 2 hours Exam period: 2 (May)

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Listening Exam: 30 minutes Exam period: 2 (May)

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Oral exam: 15-20 min Exam period: During Revision week, immediately before the start of Exam Period 2 (May)

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For more details on the final examinations for this module, including dates, please see: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mlc/study/modules/assess/bymod/index.aspx

No dictionaries or notes are allowed during the test or final examination. Past papers are available on KEATS.

Please see your Student Handbook for further information.

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WEEK BY WEEK SYLLABUS

SEMESTER 1

WEEK

LEARNING

RESOURCES

CONTENT/TOPICS

GRAMMAR

E-LEARNING COMPONENT

1st week

Book Unit 1 KEATS – online platform

- Introducing yourself - Introducing a friend - Expressing likes and dislikes - Giving and asking for personal information (name, nationality and occupation) - Countries - Telling where you come from

- Verb ser

- Gender and number agreement - Use of do(s),da(s),de

- Personal pronouns - Positive and negative sentence structures - Use of gostar de (1)

After the 1st class, write a basic profile on the e-portfolio:

- Name

- Nationality - Where you and your family

are from (country and city) - Occupation and/or field of

study - A couple of things you like doing

On Keats: listen to the Language Classroom Audio and follow the transcript.

2nd week

Book Unit 1 and 2 KEATS – online platform

- Telling and asking for a telephone number - Spelling your name and email; exchanging emails - Introducing people at work and in personal life - Talking about possessions - Borrowing something - Telling where you live (country and city)

- Demonstrative pronouns - Possessive pronouns - Regular verbs ending in -ar - Use of no(s), na(s), em

- Definite and indefinite articles

Expand on your profile: - Where you live (country

and city) - Write your email address

and a fictional phone number

- Upload an audio: introduce yourself. Include all the information in your profile. Spell you email, name and phone number

Do interactive exercises Unit 1 on KEATS

3rd week


- Telling the time - Arranging a meeting - Inviting/Suggesting (include day of the week and time)

- Verbs poder and ter

- Combination of ir + a - Merging article and preposition (a + o, a + a)

Start a page on your e-portfolio. City profile. Choose a city in Brazil you would like to travel to.

Upload an audio and add the transcript: invite a friend to meet at this city in Brazil (include day and time).

Include what the city has to offer (use verb ter).

Link a video from YouTube and/or Vimeo.


4th week


- Daily routine - Telling what you are doing on your holidays/weekend - Writing an email to a friend (1)

- Regular verbs ending in -ar - Prepositions: a vs para

- Future (futuro imediato) - Use of gostar de (2)

Add information on your profile: describe some of your routine with an audio and add the transcript.

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- Expressing likes and dislikes (topic: leisure)

Add information on your city in Brazil. What are you going to do there?

Do interactive exercises Unit 3 on KEATS.

Watch the Grammar presentation on KEATS: Futuro Imediato

5th week


- Brazilian food - Ordering at the restaurant - Interacting with the waiter - Expressing likes, dislikes and preferences (topic: food and drinks) - Expressing feelings

- Verbs preferir and querer - Regular verbs ending in -er

and -ir

Add on your personal profile what kind of food you like and don’t like eating.

Add on your city profile the dish you may want to eat and its ingredients.

Mention the dish you like from you country.

Mention the places you like to eat in London.


Watch the Grammar presentation on KEATS: Presente do Indicativo

6th week

READING WEEK Complete formative assessment


7th week


- Brazil in numbers according to its last census - Traveling in Brazil; tourist places - Regions in Brazil - Interacting at the hotel - Asking for information - Comparing regions and countries

- Present continuous tenses - Use of mais… do que, menos… do que (1)

- Superlatives - Verb fazer

- Adjectives (1)

Describe your Brazilian city in numbers, e.g. population, size etc. Also, include information with numbers about Brazil.

Upload an audio with you describing these numbers.

Add a picture with people from your Brazilian city. Describe what they are doing in the picture. Use present continuous tenses.

Add 2 comments on your peers’ city profile. In these comments you will compare your city and theirs.


Watch the grammar presentation on KEATS: Presente Contínuo.

8th week


- Describing an ongoing action - Describing and comparing people - Giving opinions - Understanding advertisements

- Use of mais… do que, menos… do que (2), tão... quanto - Possessives: dele(s), delas(s)

- Adjectives (2)

Upload a video and/or file with a Brazilian ad. Make a comment about this ad.

Make your own ad. You will advertise your city in Brazil and say why people should go there. Use imperatives. Your own

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advert can be either an audio, video or file.


9th week


- Describing accommodation and furniture - Indicating where something is (object, address, building etc.) - Describing the places you travelled to and what you did

- Past tense (regular verbs) - Prepositions of place - Adjectives (3)

Choose a famous Brazilian from the region of your city. Describe his/her personality and physical appearance. Add some information on his/her past history

Upload an audio saying the text you wrote and give a short opinion about the famous person.


10th week


- Describing what you did in your previous day of work/as a student - Writing an email to a friend (2) - Telling a story (real and/or fictional)

- Past tenses (regular and Irregular verbs) - Direct object pronouns

Describe an event you have been to in London, e.g. How was it? What did you do? What did you see? How did you get there? Etc.

Find an event that is taking place in your city in Brazil and make a comment.


Watch the grammar presentation on KEATS: Pretérito Perfeito

11th week


- Talking about Brazilian culture - Recap

- Mixing verb tenses - Recap

Post a song you like. Upload an audio with you saying why you chose it and why you like it.

Include the transcript of your audio.


12th week

Revision/catch-up classes or one-to-one tutorial support as agreed with the teacher.

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SEMESTER 2

WEEK

LEARNING

RESOURCES

CONTENT/TOPICS

GRAMMAR

E-LEARNING COMPONENT

1st week

Book – Unit 1 KEATS – online platform

- - The body - Describing a person (physical appearance and personality traits) - Talking about people portrayed in Brazilian painting/sculpture

- Adjectives - Superlatives - Verb ver

After the 1st class: - Expand your personal profile (30-60 words). Include why you are learning Portuguese. Hobbies, interests etc. - Upload an audio-profile, which will be similar to your text above. - Upload a picture/video in your profile which represents an element of Brazilian culture, e.g. a painting, a music video, an item of food etc. Describe what the picture is about (10-30 words)

2nd week


- Talking Sports - Giving advice on how to

be healthy

-Superlatives - Indirect object pronouns - Use of andar vs estar - Plurals - Use of ter que/de

After the 2nd class, start writing a travel story on your e-portfolio with a character of your choice. It is 2016 and s/he will travel for a year in Brazil. S/he will narrate the story in the first person. Throughout the course, leave at least 3 comments on a classmate’s story.

- It is August 2016 and your character has travelled to Rio de Janeiro for the Olympic Games. Use present tense to say how excited s/he is to be in Rio. Say what sports s/he wants to follow and why (30-70 words). - Include a link of a video about the Olympic Games in Brazil and upload a comment about what s/he finds interesting in it (20s – 1min). - Describe the moment in which s/he saw a famous sports person at the Olympic park in Rio de Janeiro. What did they talk about? Was the athlete nice/polite? Was s/he allowed to take a selfie? (30-60 words)


3rd week


- Working policies in Brazil - Agreeing and Disagreeing - Giving opinions - Life in the past and in the present for women in Brazil

- Ordinal numbers - Imperfect past

After 3rd class: - It is late August and s/he is in Curitiba. S/he visits the Oscar Niemeyer Museum and learns about this famous architect. Describe some of his habits and work he did when he was alive. Use imperfect past and perfect past tenses (20-50 words) - Include a picture of this museum and upload an audio with his/her

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opinion about its look/architecture (30s–1min). - S/he went out with friends to a music concert of a local band. Tell us how it was and how difficult it was to interact in Portuguese (30-60 words).


4th week


- Clothes - Telling what one is wearing - Telling what one wears for specific occasions

- Verb pôr and its

alternatives - Simple future - Reflexive verbs

After the 4th class: - It is early September and s/he is in Florianópolis to enjoy the beaches. S/he did not realize it could be cold at this time of the year. List the few pieces of clothes s/he brought from his/her home country and what s/he bought in Curitiba to cope with the cold there and now in Florianópolis.(30-70 words) - S/he has been to the beaches Praia Mole and Praia do Rosa.

Upload a picture of each of these beaches and write his/her impressions about them and/or what s/he did (10-30 words for one picture; 30s- 1min-audio for the other picture) - S/he is staying at an international hostel. His/her mobile phone was stolen. Tell us how it happened and if s/he got it back. (30-70 words)


5th week


- Habits and behaviour on the beach in Brazil - Describing cultural misunderstandings one has experienced

- Conditional - Ir vs vir

After the 5th class: - It is October and s/he is in São Paulo capital where s/he is renting a flat with other students. S/he decides to invite Brazilian friends for a barbecue at the communal terrace. To his/her surprise, every guest brought friends and s/he was not happy with that. But it turns out people brought more drinks and food and it was a fun evening. Describe how the barbecue went. (50-100 words) - Having had this experience, write some advice to a traveller who decides to do the same thing. Use conditional tenses (10-30 words). - At the barbecue friends told you about a cultural misunderstanding they had when they travelled. Describe one that s/he had in Brazil (audio 30s-1min).


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6th week

READING WEEK Complete formative assessment


7th week


- Past and current immigration to Brazil - Talking about the family

- Pluperfect tenses - Conhecer vs saber - Levar vs trazer

After the 6th class: - It is January and s/he is in the countryside of Sao Paulo, staying at her friend’s who is the third generation of Japanese immigrants. Write a conversation with her friend about how the large Japanese immigration to Brazil happened and what life was like then and what it is now. Add at least 6 questions in this conversation (100-150 words). Use mais-que-perfeito composto

tenses. - S/he decides to backpack for the next 5 months in South America. Upload an audio in which s/he describes the route s/he is taking from where s/he is. Use future do presente tenses (30s-1min)


8th week


- Holidays - Discussing Bumba Meu Boi festival in Brazil -Discussing Brazilian music styles

- Perfect compound tenses - Adverbs

After the 7th class - It is June 2017 and after backpacking in South America s/he is in Parintins to enjoy the Bumba Meu Boi festival. Describe

what the festival was like (50-90) words. - Include a video about the Parintins festival. Leave an audio comment on what can be seen in the video (30s-1min).


9th week


- Ecology -Describing types of pollution - Discussing the Amazon Forest

- Augmentatives - Diminutives - Indefinite pronouns

After the 8th class: - S/he is now in Manaus, a city in the middle of the Amazon Forest. Describe some of the exotic/local food that s/he has tried (20-60 words) - S/he wants to experience life with a secluded indigenous community called Piraha. S/he will have to travel hours by boat on the Amazon River. Describe the travel from Manaus to the Piraha community and the experience of living with the community for 2 weeks. Use present tenses and perfeito composto do indicativo.


10th week


- Talking about stereotypes in Brazil - Describing economic industries

- Passive voice with ser + participle - Passive voice with -se

After the 9th class: - S/he is in Bahia in July 2017 where s/he learns how to dance forró. Describe what the

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- Discussing economic regions in Brazil

experience of dancing forró is like. (30-50 words) - S/he went to a forró party and had a good time. However, had too much to drink and after the party had some heavy local food. As a result s/he woke up feeling very unwell. Narrate this with the help of an audio (50s-2min)


11th week


- Shopping for food - Recap

- Indefinite pronouns - Recap

After the 10th class: - It is August 2017. It has been 1 year. S/he is in Rio at the airport ready to go back home. There s/he evaluates her/his trip. S/he will depart in a couple of hours. Describe these last hours in Brazil and list 3 things one should and should not do during a long trip (use passive voice with se for this

list). Write 80-100 words. - S/he decides to send a voice message to a friend to say thank you and to keep in touch. (20s-1 min)


12th week Revision/catch-up classes or one-to-one tutorial support as agreed with the teacher.

The syllabus may vary according to students’ needs. Term times and teaching dates can be found here:

http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mlc/study/modules/dates.aspx)

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