2024
Portuguese as a Foreign Language
Name: Portuguese as a Foreign Language
Code: LLT14374M
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area:
Linguistics
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English
Regime de Frequência: Presencial
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
The objective of the course is twofold: to equip students with knowledge and analytical skills in the specialized area of Portuguese as a Foreign Language, and to introduce them to the processes involved in the construction of linguistic knowledge within the framework of the acquisition / learning of a foreign language.
By the end of the semester, students will be able to:
1. Identify processes of linguistic knowledge and construction;
2. Identify different theoretical models in the area of Portuguese as a Foreign Language;
3. Understand the language policies related to Portuguese as a Foreign Language;
4. Analyse critically pedagogical materials that promote best practices.
By the end of the semester, students will be able to:
1. Identify processes of linguistic knowledge and construction;
2. Identify different theoretical models in the area of Portuguese as a Foreign Language;
3. Understand the language policies related to Portuguese as a Foreign Language;
4. Analyse critically pedagogical materials that promote best practices.
Contents
1. The theoretical framework of Portuguese as a Foreign Language (PFL)
1.1. Theoretical issues involved in Portuguese as a Foreign Language and in Portuguese as a Second Language
1.2. Learning and acquisition
2. Contemporary trends in the teaching of foreign languages
2.1. The Behaviorist theory of learning
2.2. Mentalist theories
2.3. Theoretical paradigms in non-maternal languages
3. Language policies and the teaching of Portuguese comparative analysis
3.2. The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
3.3. Governmental Institutions that promote the learning of Portuguese as a Foreign Language
4. Examples of best practices and application modalities of teaching materials
4.1. The teaching of Portuguese as a foreign language in Portugal
4.2. Some examples of best practices
4.3. On-line resources for PFL critical analysis.
1.1. Theoretical issues involved in Portuguese as a Foreign Language and in Portuguese as a Second Language
1.2. Learning and acquisition
2. Contemporary trends in the teaching of foreign languages
2.1. The Behaviorist theory of learning
2.2. Mentalist theories
2.3. Theoretical paradigms in non-maternal languages
3. Language policies and the teaching of Portuguese comparative analysis
3.2. The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
3.3. Governmental Institutions that promote the learning of Portuguese as a Foreign Language
4. Examples of best practices and application modalities of teaching materials
4.1. The teaching of Portuguese as a foreign language in Portugal
4.2. Some examples of best practices
4.3. On-line resources for PFL critical analysis.
Teaching Methods
The teaching methodologies devised consist of teaching sessions, in which students are required to participate actively, and weekly tutorial sessions, which aim to supervise students‟ autonomous research work.
Students may choose between two modes of assessment: (i) continuous assessment, including participation in in-class activities (accounting 40% of the final grade) and the writing and oral presentation of one end-of-semester essay (accounting 60% of the final grade); (ii) exam.
Students may choose between two modes of assessment: (i) continuous assessment, including participation in in-class activities (accounting 40% of the final grade) and the writing and oral presentation of one end-of-semester essay (accounting 60% of the final grade); (ii) exam.
Teaching Staff
- Maria João Brôa Martins Marçalo [responsible]
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