• Offered by School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics
  • ANU College ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
  • Classification Transitional
  • Course subject Portuguese
  • Areas of interest European Languages, International Relations, Translation Studies, Latin American Languages, Latin American Studies
  • Academic career UGRD
  • Course convener
    • Catherine Travis
  • Mode of delivery In Person
  • Co-taught Course
  • Offered in Second Semester 2020
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This course builds on Continuing Portuguese I. The primary goal of this course is to continue to solidify listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in the Portuguese language at an advanced level by exposing students to more complex texts, audio-visual material and through individual project work about topics of students’ interest. 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 have the knowledge and skills to:
  1. demonstrate a comprehensive 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 spoken and written Portuguese;
  4. write brief, coherent texts and descriptions using more complex structures and vocabulary; and
  5. demonstrate knowledge and appreciation of cultural practices specific to Portuguese societies in the world.

Indicative Assessment

Two exams, 50 min each (40%) [Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3, 5]
Two written assignments, 800 words each (20%) [Learning Outcomes 1, 3, 4, 5]
Two oral presentations, recorded, 15 min each (30%) [Learning Outcomes 1, 3, 4, 5]
Tutorial participation (10%) [Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3, 5]

In response to COVID-19: Please note that Semester 2 Class Summary information (available under the classes tab) is as up to date as possible. Changes to Class Summaries not captured by this publication will be available to enrolled students via Wattle. 

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Workload

130 hours of total student learning time made up from:
a) 48 hours of contact over 12 weeks: communicative practise and learning in language tutorials; and
b) 82 hours of independent student research, reading and writing in preparation for the weekly language tutorials.

Requisite and Incompatibility

To enrol in this course you must have completed PORT2001 or have an equivalent level of language competency as demonstrated by a placement test. Alternatively you may gain permission of the Course Convener to enrol in this course. Incompatible with PORT6504.

Prescribed Texts

Prescribed texts will be listed on the Course Wattle site.

Assumed Knowledge

PORT2001.

Majors

Minors

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
2020 $3120
International fee paying students
Year Fee
2020 $4800
Note: Please note that fee information is for current year only.

Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links

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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
8127 27 Jul 2020 03 Aug 2020 31 Aug 2020 30 Oct 2020 In Person N/A

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