Both courses help you to develop the skills and strategies necessary to successfully handle oral and written communication. These will become necessary in a variety of social situations you may encounter in daily life in Portugal.
The main objectives are to help students understand Portuguese culture and basic language structures up to a B1 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. As such, students will be encouraged to communicate in Portuguese in a wide range of situations.
Successful completion of the course will award the students 6 ECTS credits.
Opening Session:
The meeting point for the EILC opening session will be on the 3rd September at 9.30 am at the entrance of the School of Education, where the course will take place.
All the students will then be guided to room 1.3 and 1.4 where the courses will be presented. The course coordinator will be there to welcome the students as well as the Portuguese teacher and tutors.
The main objectives are to help students understand Portuguese culture and basic language structures up to a B1 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. As such, students will be encouraged to communicate in Portuguese in a wide range of situations.
Successful completion of the course will award the students 6 ECTS credits.
Opening Session:
The meeting point for the EILC opening session will be on the 3rd September at 9.30 am at the entrance of the School of Education, where the course will take place.
All the students will then be guided to room 1.3 and 1.4 where the courses will be presented. The course coordinator will be there to welcome the students as well as the Portuguese teacher and tutors.
Programme contents:
The classes comprise 60 hours of teaching in the mornings. In the afternoons these classes will be complemented with language lab practice, as well as individual and group work with both the Portuguese teacher and tutors (20 hours).
The IPB e-learning platform will be an important tool for the classes and a Facebook profile was already created for interaction and to keep language practice going on.
Students will have access to School of Education library. The language lab can also be booked upon request.
Class materials will be given to students at the beginning of the courses.
The classes comprise 60 hours of teaching in the mornings. In the afternoons these classes will be complemented with language lab practice, as well as individual and group work with both the Portuguese teacher and tutors (20 hours).
The IPB e-learning platform will be an important tool for the classes and a Facebook profile was already created for interaction and to keep language practice going on.
Students will have access to School of Education library. The language lab can also be booked upon request.
Class materials will be given to students at the beginning of the courses.
Class Attendance, Assessment and ECTS Credits:
Participation and attendance is absolutely necessary. Only if you attend 75% of the classes will you receive a certificate stating approval and the 6 ECTS credits.
The assessment includes:
- Active participation in classes as well as other activities supervised by the Portuguese teacher and the tutors;
- Individual Portfolio following the recommendations of the Council of Europe (www.coe.int/portfolio).
- A final written test.
Cultural Component:
The cultural component serves as a practical exercise of using the Portuguese language in real life situations. The objective of this component is to provide students with cultural knowledge, to offer topics of discussion, to promote contact with facilities you already know but in another language and to serve as background of the culture you will be living in while studying in Portugal.
The cultural visits will happen in the afternoon and weekends and among others include the following activities:
The cultural component serves as a practical exercise of using the Portuguese language in real life situations. The objective of this component is to provide students with cultural knowledge, to offer topics of discussion, to promote contact with facilities you already know but in another language and to serve as background of the culture you will be living in while studying in Portugal.
The cultural visits will happen in the afternoon and weekends and among others include the following activities:
- Town sightseeing tour
- Visit to the main museums in Bragança and surrounding region
- Going to the theatre
- Outing to a traditional winter fair in Vinhais
- Extreme sports
These activities will always have tutors/guides and no fees will be charged.
