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Full Year

Portuguese 1 (ELCH08012)

Subject

European Languages and Cultures - Hispanic Studies

College

CAHSS

Credits

40

Normal Year Taken

1

Delivery Session Year

2023/2024

Pre-requisites

Course Summary

This is an intensive course of tuition in spoken and written Portuguese for students with little or no previous knowledge of the language. The course is open to students of any year and from other programmes, but priority will be given to students who have Portuguese as a named component in their degree. A great deal of private study is necessary to meet the requirements of the course. Auditing (Class only) is not allowed. Additional costs - Textbooks costing approximately £35.

Course Description

The course will run for four hours a week throughout the year. Different points of grammar will be covered on a weekly basis in a grammar lecture and these will be reinforced in spoken and written language classes. In Semester 1 the fourth hour will be dedicated to reading, listening and video comprehension exercises. In Semester 2, students will study appropriate literary texts and film.

Assessment Information

Written Exam 0%, Coursework 100%, Practical Exam 0%

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