MODERN LANGUAGE CENTRE

MODULE SYLLABUS

Title and code number: PORTUGUESE Stage 2 One Term Module (4AALBP12) Credit/Value: Credit Level 4 = 15 credits Prerequisite for entry: Portuguese 1, or Portuguese GCSE

(Grade B or below), or A1 level of the CEFR, or equivalent

Course delivery 3-hour face-to-face tuition plus 1-hour and duration: task-based e-learning component x 10

weeks in one semester.

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 module aims to enable the students to:

develop the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing in Portuguese 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.

develop strategies for coping with unfamiliar language or unexpected responses, such as asking for repetition or clarification, listening or looking

for key words.

use Portuguese to reinforce/further their knowledge of other disciplines.

acquire linguistics skills, tools and knowledge to become independent life-long learners by using Portuguese for target academic activities and

personal enrichment.

develop an insight into the nature of language, culture and society and a greater degree of intercultural competence.

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 This course is broadly equivalent to A2 Basic User, Waystage level of the

Common European Framework. The students will be able to demonstrate

intellectual, transferable and practical skills appropriate to a Credit Level 4 module and in particular will demonstrate the ability to:

use a restricted factual knowledge base and range of vocabulary in areas of most immediate relevance such as basic and personal information, shopping, local geography, etc.

participate in short conversations in routine contexts on topics of interest.

understand utterances and frequently used expressions related to areas

such as basic personal information, shopping, local geography, etc.

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.

objectively compare some aspects of the new culture to their own using

the tools of intercultural learning.

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, BLENDED LEARNING 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 real life situations and students are encouraged to participate and to interact creatively and flexibly with others as part of a team.

On enrolling for this Portuguese course, students are automatically

enrolled in the virtual learning environment specially prepared for King’s

students of Portuguese: Language and Communication Skills on KEATS. It contains interactive reading, listening and grammar activities at six levels from Beginner to Advanced, as well as tips for learning, general

information, and facilities for blogs & wikis. It is an invaluable aid for private study and revision. Completing all set tasks for Stage 2 is compulsory. https://keats.kcl.ac.uk/login/index.php

There is a compulsory task-based e-learning component fully integrated into the course for which students should dedicate approx. 3-4 hours of

study per week. The tasks are set by the teacher and are aimed at delivering an ePortfolio including students’ audio recording, video interviews, online grammar exercises and some aspects of intercultural

learning learned throughout the course and with the support of some e-learning tools. The ePortfolio is monitored but not formally assessed.

Portuguese will be used to communicate in class and students will be asked to participate in classroom activities and to contribute to short role-plays, and other language-centred activities.

TOPICS – LEXICAL CONTENT

Work and one’s professional life and career

The body Family European institutions

City life: buildings, streets, directions Food and culinary habits Transport and Travelling

Feelings Shopping for specific items Daily routines, timetable

Expressions of time Introduction to television, press and media Introduction to some notions of Brazilian history and traditions

Introduction to some notions of Brazilian culture

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Exchanging written correspondence Revision and consolidation of topics from the previous level

LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS - PRAGMATICS

Describing people, places, objects and situations at a higher level and more

fluently 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 Buying, asking for prices and quantities

Asking for more advanced directions 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 Describing and comparing objects and events Telling stories, narrating events in the past tense

Speaking about projects and plans Talking about habits in the past Talking about the future / speaking about future events

Understanding simple information on the media

GRAMMAR AND USE OF LANGUAGE

Revision and consolidation of all grammar aspects introduced at a lower level (Present tense of regular/irregular verbs; simple and compound prepositions; definite/indefinite articles; gender and number of adjectives;

possessive adjectives; etc.) Past tenses and their difference in use Regular and irregular verbs in the past tenses

Personal pronouns Direct and indirect pronouns Comparative and superlative adjectives and pronouns

Use of prepositions of time Introduction to relative pronouns Simple and Compound Future tenses

Simple and Compound Past tenses

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COURSE BOOK:

Lima, E. E. O. F., Rohrmann, L., Ishihara, L., 2009. Novo Avenida Brasil 2

(with a CD). Sao Paulo: E.P.U. ISBN: 9788512545707

Relevant materials taken from a variety of sources will be provided by the teacher.

RECOMMENDED MATERIAL FOR SELF-STUDY

Whitlam, J., 2010. Modern Brazilian Portuguese Grammar: A Practical Guide (Modern Grammars). Routledge. ISBN: 0415566444

Coimbra, I., 2014. Gramática Ativa 1 (Brazilian Version). ISBN:

9727579310 IT resources for independent learning:

KEATS material + MLC resources on-line

http://livemocha.com/

www.conjuga-me.net/

www.infopedia.pt/

www.aulete.com.br

Rosetta Stone Portuguese (Brazil) Level 2

LANGUAGE RESOURCES CENTRE In order to support independent learning and the contact with the culture of the language(s) they are learning, students 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 weeks of the course, the module teacher will arrange an induction session for the class in the LRC so that students can familiarize themselves with the facilities. During term time the LRC will facilitate free speaking practice

sessions as well as a range of workshops on language learning. 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 a student’s attendance

falls to unsatisfactory levels s/he 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

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If students miss a class because of illness or urgent personal matters, it is their

responsibility to catch up on the contents of the missed class by checking the KEATS module and/or contacting the teacher.

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. It does not count towards the final mark, but failure to submit the work may result in the student being withdrawn from the module or prevented from sitting the examinations. It is

strongly recommended to complete the formative assessment as it will provide viable feedback on the student’s progress.

Test: 2 hours

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Feedback

All pieces of formative assessment are normally returned to students within 2 weeks, and teachers will provide feedback in groups and/or individually. In addition students can book an individual surgery session. Contact details and

applicable surgery hours can be found here: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mlc/people/index.aspx

Final (Summative) Assessment

Oral exam: 15-20min Exam period: Period 1 or during Revision week, immediately before the start of Exam Period 2 (May)

40%

Written exam: 2 hours Exam period: Period 1 or Period 2

60%

Dictionaries or notes are not allowed during the final examination. Past papers

are available on KEATS. For more details on the final assessment for this module, including dates, please

see: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mlc/study/modules/assess/bymod/index.aspx

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WEEK BY WEEK SYLLABUS

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/sculpt

ure

Adjectives

Superlatives

Verb ver

After the 1st class, start your EPOS

page: - Write your profile on EPOS (30-60 words).

Include why you are learning Portuguese. - 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

Book – Unit 1 KEATS –

online platform

Sports

Talking about

the Olympic Games in

Brazil

Giving advice

on how to be healthy

Superlatives

Use of lhe(s)

Use of andar vs estar

Plurals

Use of ter que

After the 2nd class, start writing a travel story on EPOS 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

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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)

Do interactive

exercises Unit 1 on KEATS.

3rd

week

Book – Unit 2 KEATS –

online platform

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 opinion about its look/architecture

(30s–1min).

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- 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).

Do interactive

exercises Unit 2 on KEATS.

4th

week

Book – Unit 3 KEATS –

online platform

Clothes

Telling what one is wearing

Telling what one wears for

specific occasions

Verb pôr

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

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how it happened and

if s/he got it back. (30-70 words)

Do interactive

exercises Unit 3 on KEATS.

5th

week

Book – Unit 3

KEATS – online platform

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).

Do interactive

exercises Unit 4 on KEATS.

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6th week

Reading Week Complete formative

assessment

Do interactive

exercises Unit 5 on KEATS.

7th

week

Book – Unit 4

KEATS – online platform

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)

Do interactive

exercises Unit 6 on KEATS.

8th

week

Book – Unit 5

KEATS – online platform

Holidays

Discussing

Bumba Meu Boi festival in Brazil

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

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Discussing

Brazilian music styles

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).

Do interactive

exercises Unit 7 on KEATS.

9th

week

Book – Unit 5 KEATS –

online platform

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.

Do interactive

exercises Unit 8 on KEATS.

10th

week

Book – Unit 6

KEATS – online platform

Talking about

stereotypes in Brazil

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 experience of

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Describing

economic industries

Discussing

economic regions in Brazil

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)

Do interactive exercises Unit 9 on

KEATS.

11th week

Book – Unit 6

KEATS – online platform

Shopping for

food

Recap

Indefinite

pronouns

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)

Do interactive

exercises Unit 10 on KEATS.

12th

week

Revision/catch-up classes or one-to-one

tutorial support as agreed with the teacher

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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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