This course is aimed at students who have studied Portuguese for one year part-time or equivalent. Students will further improve their communication skills at a level which is sufficient to cope with simple practical needs.
METHODS OF TEACHING: Weekly two-hour workshops.
METHODS OF ASSESSMENT: i) Coursework 40%, ii) End of class test 20%, iii) Aural class test 20%, iv) Oral class participation 20%.

Email: Languages@cardiff.ac.uk

Intellectual Skills                               -    integrate information provided in taught sessions and private study. 

Discipline Specific (including practical) Skills:

1. demonstrate their ability to catch the main point in short, clear and simple spoken messages, announcements and dialogues.
2. demonstrate their ability to communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar topics and activities.
3. read simple texts and find specific predictable  information in simple everyday material.
4. demonstrate their ability to write short, simple texts relating to matters in areas of immediate need using simple sentence structures and vocabulary. 

Transferable Skills:                          - to be responsive to the discipline of working with others as part of a group

                                                              - to understand and reflect upon different cultures and societies

This module will enable students to use a broader, but still limited range of oral, aural and written skills in Portuguese, sufficient for practical needs in simple everyday situations. Students will also develop an understanding of the culture of Portuguese speaking countries

Coursework (40%)and Written class test (20%)  to test students ability of understanding simple texts and produce written responses and translate simple sentences.

Oral continuous assessment (20%)to test students ability to produce oral dialogues in Portuguese

Aural class test (20%)to test students basic understanding of familiar day to day life

Grammar :     Present tense ( regular verbs ), Present tense ( selected irregular verbs )

                      Past tense ( regular verbs ), Past tense ( selected irregular verbs )

                      Pronouns ( reflexive, prepositional )

                      Adjectives

                     Adverbs ( variables/invariables )

                     Idiomatic phrases / expressions

                     Conjunctions ( introduction and expressions )

                     Prepositions

                     Imperative ( command verbs )

                     Auxiliaries verbs

Topics:           Present and past actions

                      Restaurants ( review and new )

                       Moving around

                       Clothes and Shopping ( review and new )

                      Characteristics ( general )

                       Expressing feelings ( introduction )

                      Commercial and bank transactions ( introduction )

                      Travelling ( introduction )

                      Weight measures

                      Transport / Post Office

                The human body ( introduction )