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Lecturer(s)
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Costa Jordao Ticiano, Ing.
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Course content
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Content Unit 1: 1.1 - The alphabet 1.2 ? Vocabulary: Greetings Days of the week Months of the year Nationalities Colors Family Occupations Breakfast Foods & Meals (1) 1.3 - Structure of sentences: affirmative, negative, interrogative 1.4 - Articles: definite and indefinite 1.5 - Substantives and adjectives: a brief introduction 1.6 - Personal pronouns 1.7 - Interrogative pronouns 1.8 - Conjugation of verbs: regular and irregular verbs in the Simple present tense. Unit 2: 2.1 ? Hours 2.2 ? Ordinal numbers 2.3 ? Possessive pronouns 2.4 ? Reflexive pronouns 2.5 ? Prepositions + articles 2.6 ? Conjunctions 2.7 - Vocabulary: Foods & Meals (2) Desserts and fruits Public establishments 2.8 - Conjugation of verbs: regular and irregular verbs in the Simple past tense. Unit 3: 3.1 ? Vocabulary: Seasons Weather Hobbies Most used adjectives Establishments Marital status Sports 3.2 ? Comparatives and Superlatives 3.3 - Conjugation of verbs: regular and irregular verbs in the Imperfect past tense. 3.4 - Conjugation of verbs: Present continuous. Unit 4: 4.1 ? Vocabulary: Money Forms of payment Animals Other important topics 4.2 ? Adverbs 4.3 ? Demonstrative and indefinite pronouns 4.3 - Conjugation of verbs: regular and irregular verbs in the Future tense.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Projection, Skills training, Stimulating activities (simulation, games, drama)
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Learning outcomes
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Students will be acquainted with essentials of grammar and conversation at the level of beginners. The course is recommended for students who wish to study in Portuguese speaking countries.
Students will be acquainted with essentials of grammar and conversation at the beginner's level.
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Prerequisites
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Basic knowledge of English.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student performance assessment, Oral performance analysis, Didactic test
The assignment is granted upon completion of the following conditions: attendance at seminars and passing the final test.
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Recommended literature
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De Ponce, Maria H. O.; Burim, Silvia R. B. A.; Florissi, Susanna. Bem- vindo! A língua portuguesa no mundo da comunicacao. Sao Paulo, 2000. ISBN 978-8587343017 .
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Sampaio, Joao; Routledge, Barbara McIntyre. Colloquial Portuguese: a complete language course. London, 1995. ISBN 978-0415121088 .
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