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MODULE SYLLABUS
develop the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing in areas of most
immediate relevance such as basic and personal information, shopping, local
geography, etc.
interact in simple and routine tasks requiring a direct exchange of information
on familiar matters, in structured situations and short conversations with the
help of the interlocutor.
develop strategies for coping with unfamiliar language or unexpected
responses, such as asking for repetition, rephrasing or clarification, listening or
looking for key words.
acquire linguistics skills, tools and knowledge to become independent life-long
learners by using the language for target academic activities and personal
enrichment.
work towards the acquisition of a fifth language skill, which will enable
students to reflect on different cultural values and behaviours to help them
develop intercultural sensitivity.
act with limited autonomy, under direction or supervision, within defined
guidelines.
take responsibility for the nature and quality of their learning.
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CLASS DELIVERY AND TEACHING METHODS
Although every class is designed taking into consideration the above objectives, the
structure of particular sessions may vary. The general approach to all Modern
Language Centre classes is communicative - the language is dealt with in social
situations and students are encouraged to participate as much as possible.
Portuguese will be used for communication in class and students will be asked
to participate in classroom activities and to contribute to short role-plays,
games and other language-centred activities.
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Making, accepting and refusing offers
Giving and accepting apologies
Organizing meetings and appointments
Communicating by phone
Describing people and places
Describing and comparing objects and events
Going shopping
Buying, asking for prices and quantities
Ordering in a bar/restaurant
Making a booking and expressing preferences, or complaints
Talking about ones daily routine and leisure time
Making arrangements: suggesting, accepting, refusing
Asking for explanation, clarification, permission
Asking for information and speaking about professional life
Asking more complex questions in a formal/informal way
Making comparisons
Talking about feelings and opinions
Understanding simple letters, emails, memos
Writing simple personal letters
Expressing opinions and ideas at a higher level
Giving instructions and advice
Speaking about projects and plans
Telling stories, narrating events in the past tense
Talking about the future / speaking about future events
Understanding simple information on the media
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Adjectives
Superlative
Ordinal numbers
Plurals
Imperfect past (pretrito imperfeito)
Contrasting perfect past and imperfect past (pretrito perfeito pretrito
imperfeito)
Verbs por, vestir-se, ir/vir, levar/trazer, dizer, saber
Future tenses (futuro do presente)
Conditional
Past compound tenses (ter + participle)
Present compound tenses (ter + participle)
Regular and irregular adverbs
Use of algum, algum, algo, ningum, nenhum, nada
Augmentatives and diminutives
Passive voice
Use of todo, toda, todos os, todas as, tudo, cada
E-LEARNING COMPONENT
The ePortfolio is a task-based component and fully integrated into the
module. Tasks are set weekly by the teacher and include students
blogs, wikis, audio recording, video interviews, chats, discussion
forums and online grammar exercises. To encourage student-centred
learning the course participants will collaborate on various projects
while practising their reading, writing, listening and speaking skills. The
ePortfolio is monitored but not formally assessed.
COURSE BOOK(S)
Eberlein, E., Rohrmman, L. and Ishihara, T., (2009) Novo Avenida Brasil 1
Lima, E. E. O. F., Rohrmann, L., Ishihara, L., (2009) Novo Avenida Brasil 2
Relevant materials taken from a variety of sources will be provided by the teacher.
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IT resources for independent learning:
KEATS material + MLC resources on-line
During the first few weeks of the course, your teacher will arrange an induction
session for the class in the LRC so that you can familiarize yourself with the facilities.
During Term one and Term two the LRC will facilitate free speaking practice sessions
as well as workshops on How to get the most of your language classes. For a list of
topics and all dates and times, including the opening hours of the LRC, please go to
the website: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mlc/olc/index.aspx
ATTENDANCE
Attendance is compulsory for all language modules. If a students attendance falls to
unsatisfactory levels s/he may be removed from the module or prevented from taking
the assessment. For further information on the attendance requirements of the
module please see the student handbook. If students miss a class because of illness
or urgent personal matters, it is their responsibility to catch up on the contents of the
missed class by checking the KEATS module and/or contacting the teacher.
ASSESSMENT
For all details regarding deadlines, dates of assessment, and past papers (where
applicable) see KEATS.
Formative Assessment:
Formative assessment takes place during Reading Week in Semester 1 and 2. This
does not count towards your final mark, but failure to submit the work may result in
you being withdrawn from the module or prevented from sitting the examinations. It is
strongly recommended that you complete the formative assessment as it will provide
you with feedback on your progress.
Feedback
All pieces of formative assessment are normally returned to students within 2 weeks,
and the teacher will provide feedback in groups and/or individually. In addition
students can book themselves for individual feedback during surgery hours. Contact
details and applicable surgery hours can be found on KEATS.
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Final (summative) assessment
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WEEK BY WEEK SYLLABUS
SEMESTER 1
Book Unit 1 and 2 - Telling and asking for a - Demonstrative pronouns - After this class:
2nd week KEATS online telephone number Possessive pronouns
platform - Spelling your name and email; - Regular verbs ending in -ar - Do TASK 2 on your e-
exchanging emails - Introducing - Use of no(s), na(s), em portfolio
people at work and in personal life - Definite and indefinite
- Talking about possessions articles - Do interactive exercises
- Borrowing something Unit 1 on KEATS
- Telling where you live (country
and city)
Book Unit 1 and 2 - Telling the time - Verbs poder and ter After this class:
3rd week KEATS online - Arranging a meeting - Combination of ir + a
platform - Inviting/Suggesting (include day - Merging article and - Do TASK 3 on your e-
of the week and time) preposition (a + o, a + a) portfolio.
- Do interactive exercises
Unit 2 on KEATS
Book Unit 1 and 2 - Daily routine - Regular verbs ending in -ar After this class:
4th week KEATS online - Telling what you are doing on - Prepositions: a vs para
platform your holidays/weekend - Future (futuro imediato) - Do TASK 4 on your e-
- Writing an email to a friend (1) - Use of gostar de (2) portfolio.
- Expressing likes and dislikes
(topic: leisure) - Do interactive exercises
Unit 3 on KEATS.
Book Unit 3 - Brazilian food - Verbs preferir and After this class:
5th week KEATS online - Ordering at the restaurant querer
platform - Interacting with the waiter - Regular verbs ending in -er - Do TASK 5 on your e-
- Expressing likes, dislikes and and -ir portfolio.
preferences (topic: food and
drinks) - Do interactive exercises
- Expressing feelings Unit 4 on KEATS.
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Complete formative
6th week READING WEEK assessment
Do interactive exercises
Unit 5 on KEATS
Book Unit 4 - Brazil in numbers - Present continuous After this class:
7th week KEATS online according to its last tenses
platform census - Use of mais do que, - Do TASK 6 on your e-
- Traveling in Brazil; menos do que (1) portfolio.
tourist places - Superlatives
- Regions in Brazil - Verb fazer - Do interactive exercises
- Interacting at the hotel - Adjectives (1) Unit 6 on KEATS.
- Asking for information
- Comparing regions and - Watch the grammar
countries presentation on KEATS:
Presente Contnuo.
Book Unit 4 and 5 - Describing an ongoing action - Use of mais do que, After this class:
8th week KEATS online - Describing and comparing menos do que (2), to...
platform people quanto - Do TASK 7 on your e-
- Giving opinions - Possessives: dele(s), portfolio.
- Understanding advertisements delas(s)
- Adjectives (2) - Do interactive exercises
Unit 7 on KEATS
Book Unit 5 - Describing accommodation and - Past tense (regular verbs) After this class:
9th week KEATS online furniture - Prepositions of place
platform - Indicating where something is - Adjectives (3) - Do TASK 8 on your e-
(object, address, building etc.) portfolio.
- Describing the places you
travelled to and what you did - Do interactive exercises
Unit 8 on KEATS
Book Unit 5 and 6 - Describing what you did - Past tenses (regular and After this class:
10th week KEATS online in your previous day of Irregular verbs)
platform work/as a student - Direct object pronouns - Do TASK 9 on your e-
- Writing an email to a portfolio.
friend (2)
- Telling a story (real - Do interactive exercises
and/or fictional) Unit 9 on KEATS.
Book Unit 6 - Talking about Brazilian culture - Mixing verb tenses After this class:
11th week KEATS online - Recap - Recap
platform - Do TASK 10 on your e-
portfolio.
- Do interactive exercises
Unit 10 on KEATS
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SEMESTER 2
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- Include a picture of this museum
and upload an audio with his/her
opinion about its look/architecture
(30s1min).
- S/he went out with friends to a
music concert of a local band. Tell
us how it was and how difficult it
was to interact in Portuguese (30-
60 words).
Do interactive exercises Unit 2
on KEATS.
Book Unit 3 - Clothes - Verb pr and its After the 4th class:
4th week KEATS online - Telling what one is alternatives - It is early September and s/he is
platform wearing - Simple future in Florianpolis to enjoy the
- Telling what one wears - Reflexive verbs beaches. S/he did not realize it
for specific occasions could be cold at this time of the
year. List the few pieces of
clothes s/he brought from his/her
home country and what s/he
bought in Curitiba to cope with the
cold there and now in
Florianpolis.(30-70 words)
- S/he has been to the beaches
Praia Mole and Praia do Rosa.
Upload a picture of each of these
beaches and write his/her
impressions about them and/or
what s/he did (10-30 words for
one picture; 30s- 1min-audio for
the other picture)
- S/he is staying at an
international hostel. His/her
mobile phone was stolen. Tell us
how it happened and if s/he got it
back. (30-70 words)
Do interactive exercises Unit 3
on KEATS.
Book Unit 3 - Habits and behaviour on - Conditional After the 5th class:
5th week KEATS online the beach in Brazil - Ir vs vir - It is October and s/he is in So
platform - Describing cultural Paulo capital where s/he is
misunderstandings one renting a flat with other students.
has experienced S/he decides to invite Brazilian
friends for a barbecue at the
communal terrace. To his/her
surprise, every guest brought
friends and s/he was not happy
with that. But it turns out people
brought more drinks and food and
it was a fun evening. Describe
how the barbecue went. (50-100
words)
- Having had this experience,
write some advice to a traveller
who decides to do the same thing.
Use conditional tenses (10-30
words).
- At the barbecue friends told you
about a cultural misunderstanding
they had when they travelled.
Describe one that s/he had in
Brazil (audio 30s-1min).
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Do interactive exercises Unit 4
on KEATS.
READING WEEK Complete formative
6th week assessment
Do interactive exercises Unit 5
on KEATS.
Book Unit 4 - Past and current - Pluperfect tenses After the 6th class:
7th week KEATS online immigration to Brazil - Conhecer vs saber - It is January and s/he is in the
platform - Talking about the family - Levar vs trazer countryside of Sao Paulo, staying
at her friends who is the third
generation of Japanese
immigrants. Write a conversation
with her friend about how the
large Japanese immigration to
Brazil happened and what life was
like then and what it is now. Add
at least 6 questions in this
conversation (100-150 words).
Use mais-que-perfeito composto
tenses.
- S/he decides to backpack for the
next 5 months in South America.
Upload an audio in which s/he
describes the route s/he is taking
from where s/he is. Use future do
presente tenses (30s-1min)
Do interactive exercises Unit 6 on
KEATS.
Book Unit 5 - Holidays - Compound tenses After the 7th class
8th week KEATS online - Discussing Bumba Meu - Adverbs - It is June 2017 and after
platform Boi festival in Brazil backpacking in South America
-Discussing Brazilian music s/he is in Parintins to enjoy the
styles Bumba Meu Boi festival. Describe
what the festival was like (50-90)
words.
- Include a video about the
Parintins festival. Leave an audio
comment on what can be seen in
the video (30s-1min).
Do interactive exercises Unit 7
on KEATS.
Book Unit 6 - Ecology - Augmentatives After the 8th class:
9th week KEATS online -Describing types of - Diminutives - S/he is now in Manaus, a city in
platform pollution - Indefinite pronouns the middle of the Amazon Forest.
- Discussing the Amazon Describe some of the exotic/local
Forest food that s/he has tried (20-60
words)
- S/he wants to experience life
with a secluded indigenous
community called Piraha. S/he will
have to travel hours by boat on
the Amazon River. Describe the
travel from Manaus to the Piraha
community and the experience of
living with the community for 2
weeks. Use present tenses and
perfeito composto do indicativo.
Do interactive exercises Unit 8 on
KEATS.
Book Unit 6 - Talking about stereotypes - Passive voice with ser + After the 9th class:
10th week in Brazil participle
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KEATS online - Describing economic - Passive voice - S/he is in Bahia in July 2017
platform industries - Mixing verb tenses where s/he learns how to dance
- Discussing economic forr. Describe what the
regions in Brazil experience of dancing forr is like.
(30-50 words)
- S/he went to a forr party and
had a good time. However, had
too much to drink and after the
party had some heavy local food.
As a result s/he woke up feeling
very unwell. Narrate this with the
help of an audio (50s-2min)
Do interactive exercises Unit 9
on KEATS.
Book Unit 6 - Shopping for food - Indefinite pronouns After the 10th class:
11th week KEATS online - Recap - Recap - It is August 2017. It has been 1
platform year. S/he is in Rio at the airport
ready to go back home. There
s/he evaluates her/his trip. S/he
will depart in a couple of hours.
Describe these last hours in Brazil
and list 3 things one should and
should not do during a long trip
(use passive voice with se for this
list). Write 80-100 words.
- S/he decides to send a voice
message to a friend to say thank
you and to keep in touch. (20s-1
min)
Do interactive exercises Unit 10
on KEATS.
12th week
Revision/catch-up classes or one-to-one tutorial support as agreed with the teacher.
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