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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