Portuguese Intermediate 2 (MLT273)

• University credits: 10
• University levels: 1-4
• Pre-requisite: MLT272, GCSE grade A* (8/9), AS Level grade B/C, CEF A2/B1-
• Co-requisite: N/A.
• Availability: Students, members of staff, members of the public
• Teaching period: Spring semester (see timetables and course dates)
• Contact times: 3 hours per week over 12 weeks, starting in Week 1 of the semester, and including a two-hour class and a one-hour lab session. Contact time may be reduced to 2 hours per week if fewer than 8 students are enrolled on the course.
• Group size: Maximum of 23 students per class-group and 10-15 per lab-group.
• Language Co-ordinator: Diana Mesa Torres
• Module Leader: Diva Fleming
• Pathway: MLT921

Assuming a good GCSE level in the language or equivalent, this unit aims to provide the linguistic and cultural skills required to operate effectively and accurately in all essential communicative situations encountered when interacting orally or in writing with native speakers during, for instance, a short stay abroad.

Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:

• perform at Level B1+ of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
• understand the main points and some finer details of clear standard speech and many radio or TV programmes on current affairs provided the topic is reasonably familiar or predictable and delivery unchallenging
• understand authentic texts on contemporary issues with a simple argumentative line, and read specially adapted contemporary literary prose
• deal with most oral interactions likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the language is spoken, entering unprepared into conversation on topics that are familiar, of personal interest, or pertinent to everyday life (e.g. family, hobbies, work, travel and current events), and deliver a short presentation of a mostly informative nature on a contemporary topic, backing up their arguments with facts
• write simple, argumentative texts (e.g. essay, blog, email) on topics with which they are familiar or of personal interest, describing and organising facts, ideas and emotions in most temporal or modal contexts so as to convince their reader or ellicit further reaction from them
• demonstrate an understanding of current cultural and social trends and related behaviours in areas where the language is spoken so as to engage appropriately with native speakers in common communicative situations
• demonstrate a practical understanding of advanced grammar terminology and a strategic ability to study the language by themselves, assessing their language needs and cultural interests, setting themselves goals in relation to these, and identifying appropriate resources and techniques to achieve these goals
• demonstrate basic competence in a number of transferable skills such as IT skills, researching, presenting and analysing information, defending an argument and negotiating, intercultural and language awareness, autonomous learning, social media communication, etc.

Set textbook

N/A

This module can be validated as part of the following schemes:

• Undergraduate degree
• MLTC Confirmation of Attendance or Completion
• Higher Education Achievement Record
• Doctoral Development Programme & Research Training Programme

Assessment:

Important: the method of assessment to be used in 2023-24 is subject to change and the below is for the 2022-23 academic year. This page will be updated with further information in due course.

• Oral Assessment: 50%
• Written examination (in the examination period): 50%

Feedback: In addition to on-going individual and collective feedback during class-activities, learners will receive individual written feedback on the three pieces of assessment above.

MLTC Timetables