Curricular Unit:			Code:
Portuguese for Foreigners III			748PES3
Year:	Level:	Course:	Credits:
1	Postgraduate	Portuguese for Foreigners	6 ects
Learning Period:		Language of Instruction:	Total Hours:
		Portuguese	78
Learning Outcomes of the Curricular Unit:
The goal of the UL ' Portuguese for foreigners ' is to teach Portuguese as a foreign language and develop several skills simultaneously: language competence, intercultural social and reflective in the host country.
Syllabus:
1. The Portuguese language in the world 2. 2.1 environment. 2.2 ecological footprint. Environmental preservation 3. Information society 3.1 3.2 media literacy. Inclusion vs exclusion 4. 4.1 digital economy. Internet 4.2. Social networks 5. Work Project
Demonstration of the Syllabus Coherence with the Curricular Unit's Objectives:
The contents focus on acquisition of vocabulary and grammar in Portuguese, allowing in this way to achieve the goals of the curriculum units, more specifically: integrate knowledge, skills and abilities for a effective communication and more fluent in academic contexts and multicultural professionals; demonstrate knowledge and skills to perform tasks using the Portuguese language as a means of communication; immersion at the University and in the host country.
Teaching Methodologies (Including Evaluation):
The methodology includes theoretical exposure, research, promotion of reading, writing and speaking in Portuguese, thematic debates and critical reflections. Continuous assessment in the sessions ' Tongue ' is based on the achievement of two written tests, oral presentation and discussion of a project and work on theoretical and practical tasks in the classroom
Demonstration of the Coherence between the Teaching Methodologies and the Learning Outcomes:
In the sessions ' Tongue ', the theoretical exposition of Portuguese vocabulary is related to private and social life, with the narration of the winds passed, health and recreation; conversation in Portuguese about the different themes; learning and application of grammatical structures that appear in written and oral texts related to these themes; individual and group activities to promote the acquisition of vocabulary and grammar taught; individual and group execution of activities that promote oral fluency and writing; theoretical exposition of vocabulary and linguistic features to make a presentation in Portuguese and to debate a subject; discussion of cases in Portuguese; elaboration of a project on the experience as an international student in Portugal.
Reading:
SESSÕES LÍNGUA: BBC, Talk Portuguese, http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/portuguese/talk/ (online) Centro Virtual Camões, http://cvc.instituto-camoes.pt/aprender-portugues.html (online) Ciberescola, http://www.ciberescola.com/ (online) Linguasnet, http://www.linguasnet.com/lessons/home_pt.html (online) Coimbra, O. M., Coimbra, I. (2000). Gramática Activa I. Lisboa, Lidel. Direcção-Geral de Inovação e Desenvolvimento Curricular North Westminster School of London. (2005). Português a Toda a Rapidez. Lisboa, Lidel. Oliveira, C., Ballmann, M. J., Coelho, M., L. (2006). Aprender Português. Lisboa, Texto editores (livro e CD).