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Course Syllabus

Bachelor 2024/2025

Foreign Language (Portuguese)

Type: Elective course (International Program 'International Relations and Global Studies')
Area of studies: International Relations
Delivered by: Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs
Where: Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs
When: 1 year, 1-4 module
Mode of studies: offline
Open to: students of one campus
Language: English
ECTS credits: 7
Contact hours: 228

Course Syllabus

Full Syllabus

Abstract

The course is aimed at students acquiring basic knowledge and competences of the modern Portuguese language, including phonetics, graphics, normative grammar and vocabulary in the amount provided by the course. This course prepares students to use Portuguese in their further academic studies or/and in their future carrier, which means to develop their communicative skills in Portuguese at the A1-B2 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) in multiple contexts such as reading and listening comprehension, written and oral expression, communicative interaction
Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

  • Formation of inguistic competence - mastery of new linguistic means (spelling, phonetic, lexical, grammatical) within the framework of the subject matter and corresponding communication situations; mastering knowledge of the linguistic phenomena of the language being studied, about different ways of expressing thoughts in the native and studied language
  • Formation and development of general foreign-language communicative competence. Foreign-language communicative competence is the willingness and ability to communicate in a foreign language in the context of everyday communication (level A1-A2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages in CEFR).
  • Formation and development of intercultural foreign-language professionally oriented communicative competence. Foreign-language professional-communicative competence is the willingness and ability to communicate in a foreign language in the context of intercultural professional communication (level B1-B2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages in CEFR)
  • Speech competence - the development of communication skills in the four main types of speech activity (speaking, listening, reading, writing) in the framework of the selected subject content and communication situations
  • Development of cultural and sociocultural competence - introducing students to the culture, traditions and realities of the countries / countries of the studied foreign language; the formation of the ability to represent your country, its culture in a foreign language intercultural communication
Expected Learning Outcomes

Expected Learning Outcomes

  • Students apply phonetic rules in practice, read A1.1 level texts, understand the pronunciation of consonant sounds
  • Student read basic tetxts, can use the articles properly, apply the rules of singular and plural forms of nouns and adjectives
  • Students are aware of Portuguese-speaking countries, know the difference between European and Brazilian pronunciation options at a basic level
  • Students are able to reproduce the simplest dialogues on the topic of "Greeting, acquaintance"
  • Students can give a brief description of the living space, translate and create basic texts on the topic of the section
  • Students can create, read and translate sentences using the verbs ser and estar
  • Students reproduce the score from 1 to 20 in Portuguese. They are able to request information, ask again, ask for a favor using forms of politeness
  • Students speak about their working daus (planning) and leisure time Use articulated prepositions; basic prepositions of place and time; reflexive verbs in the present tense; adverbs of place
  • Students are able to conjugate and use irregular verbs in the present tense, read, translate and create their own texts using verbs. They are able to describe the calendar year, seasons, natural phenomena, describe national holidays and traditions inherent in them
  • Students can speak about their families, relations, professions, personal characteristics
  • Students read, listen and create their own texts on the topic of "Family
  • Students speak about Shopping, their purchases, learn the topic "Clothes" Use the simple future.
  • Students are familiar with the use of the past tense and use verb forms to compose texts in this tense, Students read, perceive and create their own texts on the topic of "Autobiography"
  • Students read, listen and create their own texts on the topic "In a restaurant. Meals"
  • Stundets are familiar with the Imperfect past tense, they are able to use it correctly in various communication situations. Students read, listen and create their own texts on the topic of "Supermarket"
  • Create shopping lists and can use Imperative tense giving tasks and orders
  • Students can plan a trip requesting and finding necessary information on Prtuguese websites. Discuss the weather and plans using hypothetical phrases
  • Students speak about the main educational institutions of higher education in Portugal, educational system, find information on Portuguese websites
  • Students can name the symptoms, use specific healthcare-related vocabulary
  • Students are aware of key facts about Portuguese and Brazilian history, names and places
  • Students name all Portuguese regions, speak about their characteristics and economic development
  • Students have a general view of the political system of Brazil: Parliament, Government, parties, President
  • Identify contemporary urban problems (Brazil example)
  • Acquaintance with leading Portuguese and Brazilian newspapers and TV channels.
  • Awareness of stages of development and objectives and Portugal as a part of EU
  • Students name stages of development and objectives of BRICS. Brazil and Russia in BRICS
  • Students are aware of economics study. Speak about the functioning of the economic system. Interaction Resources, needs, economic benefits, GDP, inflation
  • Students speak on the topic "Full/ part-time employment. Unemployment and solutions"
  • Students are aware of tax system in Portugal and Brazil and interact using the specific terminology
  • The study of the globalization process: causes, types, consequences. Portugal, Brazil, Russia in the process of globalization
  • Students are aware of key vectors of regional integration development and familiarization with WTO activities
  • Students name various types of banks and means of payment common in Portugal and Brazil.
Course Contents

Course Contents

  • Portuguese language and Lusophone world
  • Introduction to the phonetic course
  • Alphabet. Articles
  • Greetings.
  • Verbs "ser" and "estar" in the present tense
  • My house
  • Numbers 0-20, how to ask for a favor, the license
  • My day
  • Seasons, months, calendar
  • My family
  • Shopping
  • Autobiography
  • Eating out
  • Imperfect tense. In the supermarket
  • Holidays and weather
  • Education
  • Visit to the doctor.
  • History of Portugal and Brazil
  • Portugal on a geographic map
  • Portuguese political system
  • Brazilian politics
  • Urban problems
  • The media in Portugal and Brazil
  • European Union
  • BRICS
  • Introduction to economic studies
  • Employment.
  • Taxes
  • Globalization
  • Regional integration. The World Trade Organization.
  • The Portuguese banking system and monetary policy. Means of payment.
Assessment Elements

Assessment Elements

  • non-blocking Oral interview
  • non-blocking Written assignment
  • non-blocking Listening
  • non-blocking Oral interview
  • non-blocking Oral interview
  • non-blocking In-class assignment
  • non-blocking Activity
  • non-blocking Oral interview
  • non-blocking Oral interview
  • non-blocking Oral interview
  • non-blocking Oral interview
  • non-blocking Oral interview
  • non-blocking Oral interview
Interim Assessment

Interim Assessment

  • 2024/2025 2nd module
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  • 2024/2025 4th module
    ((Активность (ср.знач.) + Аудирование (ср.знач.) + Устный опрос (ср. знач.) + Письм. работа (ср.знач.) )/4)*0,6 + К/р*0,2 + Устный опрос(сессия)*0,2
  • 2025/2026 2nd module
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  • 2025/2026 4th module
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  • 2026/2027 2nd module
    ((Активность (ср.знач.) + Аудирование (ср.знач.) + Устный опрос (ср. знач.) + Письм. работа (ср.знач.) )/4)*0,6 + К/р*0,2 + Устный опрос(сессия)*0,2
  • 2026/2027 4th module
    ((Активность (ср.знач.) + Аудирование (ср.знач.) + Устный опрос (ср. знач.) + Письм. работа (ср.знач.) )/4)*0,6 + К/р*0,2 + Устный опрос(сессия)*0,2
  • 2027/2028 2nd module
    ((Активность (ср.знач.) + Аудирование (ср.знач.) + Устный опрос (ср. знач.) + Письм. работа (ср.знач.) )/4)*0,6 + К/р*0,2 + Устный опрос(сессия)*0,2
  • 2027/2028 3rd module
    ((Активность (ср.знач.) + Аудирование (ср.знач.) + Устный опрос (ср. знач.) + Письм. работа (ср.знач.) )/4)*0,6 + К/р*0,2 + Устный опрос(сессия)*0,2
Bibliography

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

  • A history of Portugal and the Portuguese empire. Vol.2: The Portuguese empire, Disney, A. R., 2009
  • Brazil's economy : an institutional and sectoral approach, , 2020
  • Hutchinson, A. P., Lloyd, J., & Sousa, M. C. M. dos S. (2019). Portuguese : An Essential Grammar (Vol. Third edition). New York, NY: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1776170
  • Innovation for all? : learning from the Portuguese path to technical change and the dynamics of innovation, Conceicao, P., 2005
  • Sousa, M. C. M. dos S. (2014). Basic Portuguese : A Grammar and Workbook. New York: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=905832
  • Бразилия: смена приоритетов в новом политическом цикле, , 2019
  • Португалия и интеграционные процессы в современном мире: политические аспекты, Павлова, Е. Б., 2001
  • Португалия: история политической модернизации, Яковлева, Н. М., 2016
  • Португальский язык : курс для начинающих, Родионова, М. А., 2000
  • Русско-португальский словарь : 53000 слов: с приложением морфологических таблиц русского языка, сост. А. А. Зализняком, Воинова, Н. Я., 1989
  • Ярушкин, А. А. Португальский без акцента. Начальный курс португальского языка : учебное пособие / А. А. Ярушкин. — Санкт-Петербург : КАРО, 2018. — 256 с. — ISBN 978-5-9925-0933-5. — Текст : электронный // Лань : электронно-библиотечная система. — URL: https://e.lanbook.com/book/164301 (дата обращения: 00.00.0000). — Режим доступа: для авториз. пользователей.

Recommended Additional Bibliography

  • Oxford take off in Portuguese: Oxford take off in Portuguese [Текст], Harland, M., 2001
  • Portuguese : an essential grammar, Hutchinson, A. P., 2019
  • Whitlam, J. (2017). Modern Brazilian Portuguese Grammar : A Practical Guide (Vol. Second edition). Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1486893
  • Копыл, В. А. Разговорный португальский в диалогах : учебное пособие / В. А. Копыл. — Санкт-Петербург : КАРО, 2014. — 160 с. — ISBN 978-5-9925-0987-8. — Текст : электронный // Лань : электронно-библиотечная система. — URL: https://e.lanbook.com/book/97904 (дата обращения: 00.00.0000). — Режим доступа: для авториз. пользователей.

Authors

  • PEREPECHKINA NATALYA VALENTINOVNA
  • BODISHTYANU NIKOL -