• Offered by School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics
  • ANU College ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
  • Course subject Portuguese
  • Areas of interest Language Studies

This course builds on Continuing Portuguese I (PORT6503). The primary goal of this course is to continue to develop listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in the Portuguese language at an advanced level by exposing students to more complex texts and audio-visual material. It also aims to further deepen intercultural knowledge and understanding of cultural practises and traditions in Portuguese speaking countries around the world.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate an advanced knowledge of Portuguese grammar and lexicon.

2. Demonstrate advanced communicative skills such as being able to function effectively in a Portuguese-speaking environment in predictable and unpredictable situations.

3. Analyse, extract, and use information from more complex spoken and written Portuguese.

4. Write comprehensive texts and descriptions using more complex structures and vocabulary.

5. Demonstrate knowledge and appreciation of cultural practices specific to Portuguese societies in the world.

Indicative Assessment

Tutorial participation 10%  (LO 1,2,3,4,5)
Weekly tutorial oral exercises (recorded) 10% (LO 1,2,3,4,5)

Weekly tutorial preparation written exercsises 10% (LO 1,3,4,5)

6 quizzes 30% (LO 1,2,3 )

2 written assignments 20% (LO 1,3)

Oral exam 20% (LO 1,2,4,5)

The ANU uses Turnitin to enhance student citation and referencing techniques, and to assess assignment submissions as a component of the University's approach to managing Academic Integrity. While the use of Turnitin is not mandatory, the ANU highly recommends Turnitin is used by both teaching staff and students. For additional information regarding Turnitin please visit the ANU Online website.

Workload

4 weekly contact hours comprising of 2 online sessions (1.5 hours each), and 1 face-to-face conversation (1hour). Students are expected to spend an additional 6 hours per week outside contact hours.

Requisite and Incompatibility

To enrol in this course you must have completed PORT6503 or have an equivalent level of language competency as demonstrated by a placement test. You are not able to enrol in this course if you have previously completed PORT2002.

Prescribed Texts

Jouet-Pastre, CMC et al. 2013. Ponto de Encontro. Portuguese as a World Language. 2nd ed. Pearson Education Inc.

Fees

Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.  

If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Students continuing in their current program of study will have their tuition fees indexed annually from the year in which you commenced your program. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.

Student Contribution Band:
1
Unit value:
6 units

If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.  Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.

Units EFTSL
6.00 0.12500
Domestic fee paying students
Year Fee Description
1994-2003 $1542
2014 $2484
2013 $2472
2012 $2472
2011 $2424
2010 $2358
2009 $2286
2008 $2286
2007 $2286
2006 $2286
2005 $2286
2004 $1926
International fee paying students
Year Fee
1994-2003 $3618
2014 $3762
2013 $3756
2012 $3756
2011 $3756
2010 $3750
2009 $3618
2008 $3618
2007 $3618
2006 $3618
2005 $3618
2004 $3618
Note: Please note that fee information is for current year only.

Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links

ANU utilises MyTimetable to enable students to view the timetable for their enrolled courses, browse, then self-allocate to small teaching activities / tutorials so they can better plan their time. Find out more on the Timetable webpage.

The list of offerings for future years is indicative only.
Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.

First Semester

Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
3191 16 Feb 2015 06 Mar 2015 31 Mar 2015 29 May 2015 In Person N/A

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