• Offered by School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics
  • ANU College ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
  • Course subject Portuguese
  • Areas of interest European Languages
  • Academic career UGRD
  • Course convener
    • Dr Elisabeth Mayer
  • Mode of delivery In Person
  • Offered in Second Semester 2015
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This course is a practical introduction to the Portuguese language. It is designed to develop basic listening, speaking, reading and writing skills at the novice level and to develop a knowledge and understanding of culture 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 a basic knowledge of Portuguese grammar and lexicon.  

2. Demonstrate communicative skills that allow them to ask questions, directions and discuss a variety of topics confidently in Portuguese. 

3. Read, comprehend and understand short literary and non-literary texts. 

4. Write short texts and descriptions. 

5. Recognise cultural and traditional practises specific to Portuguese societies in the world. 

Indicative Assessment

Tutorial participation 10%  (LO 1,2,3,4,5)

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

Tutorial preparation written exercises 10% (LO 1,3,4, 5)

Quizzes 40% (LO 1,2,3 ) 

Written assignments 10% (LO 1,3) 

Oral exam 20% (LO 1,2,4,5) 

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Workload

4 contact hours per week comprising of 2 language tutorials of 1.5 hours each and 1 conversation tutorial. Students are expected to commit an additional 6 hours per week to independent study.

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. Tuition fees are indexed annually. 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
2015 $2604
International fee paying students
Year Fee
2015 $3576
Note: Please note that fee information is for current year only.

Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links

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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.

Second Semester

Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
2765 20 Jul 2015 07 Aug 2015 31 Aug 2015 30 Oct 2015 In Person N/A

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