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PORT20210

Academic Year 2024/2025

Portuguese Today (PORT20210)

Subject:
Portuguese
College:
Arts & Humanities
School:
Languages, Cultures & Linguis
Level:
2 (Intermediate)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Dr Ana Vera
Trimester:
Spring
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This module aims to broaden students´ understanding of the linguistic, cultural, social, and political aspects of Portugal and other Portuguese-speaking countries and their societies. Students will critically engage with a variety of written texts and audiovisual materials that will help them become more competent in contemporary Portugal and enhance their intercultural awareness.
It will also introduce students to a number of practicalities regarding living in Portugal today and will therefore be of interest to students preparing for their year abroad in Portugal as part of their degree programme.
This module will be taught and assessed in English.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
- describe and discuss key characteristics of contemporary Portugal;
- understand and analyse articles, reports and audio-visual materials on cultural, political, social and business-related topics
deploy a wide-ranging vocabulary related to these themes
- give a well-structured and coherent oral presentation on a chosen topic, and comment on other presentations
- have developed self-study skills and awareness of and sensitivity to another culture.

Indicative Module Content:

Topics covered will likely touch upon the following broader issues:
- Portuguese language in time and space
- Contemporary Portuguese-speaking societies
- Politics and political affairs
- Popular culture

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

12
Seminar (or Webinar)

12
Specified Learning Activities

40
Autonomous Student Learning

50
Total

114

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Interactive lectures and student-led seminars. This module requires students to take active participation in all the learning activities associated with the module, both in class and outside the class. A significant amount of work in class will be done in pairs or groups. Class activities are often based on materials (written texts and audio-visual materials) that students have to prepare before the classes. During the trimester students will work on a final project in groups that will be presented to the class.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Participation in Learning Activities: Contributions to in-class discussions, debates and presentations Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10 Graded No
20
 No
Assignment(Including Essay): A written report on a current issue of the Portuguese-speaking world or a written essay (1500-2000 words) based on material examined throughout the module. Week 14 Graded No
50
 No
Group Work Assignment: Individual Oral Presentation on one of the topics covered in the module Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week 11 Graded No
30
 No

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Autumn No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Name Role
Mr Vitor Fernandes Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
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