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Portuguese for Foreigners, level 2, 6th edition
2009-2010, 2nd Semester
Coordinator: Fernanda Barrocas
Tutors: Joana Castaño and Lúcia Mascarenhas
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The Institute Camões is launching an online course entitled Portuguese for Foreigners, level 2. This course is coordinated by Fernanda Barrocas, Instituto Camões. The course will be totally delivered online, using a course management system as well as other useful software (see 6. below).
1 - Objectives
The main objective of this course is to give an opportunity to all those who want to learn Portuguese to do it online. In terms of the Common European Framework of Reference for Language Learning, it is expected that those taking part in it will achieve the B1 level.
2 - Participants
The course is aimed at those who want to further their knowledge of the Portuguese language. It is expected that participants can: understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment); can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters; can describe in simple terms aspects of his/her background, immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate need.
3 - Number of participants
20.
4 - Duration
The course will last for four months, beginning February 23. 2010.
5 - Details
The online course is structured around weekly blocks; learners will spend 8 hours a week on it, as follows:
1. Autonomous work:
- Reading and listening to material related to a certain unit;
- Doing exercises, both those included in the textbook and those placed online.
2. Work with the tutor:
- Participation in chats;
- 30-minute weekly oral interaction with the tutor;
- Posts to forums about difficulties felt or specific points of interest to all participants.
Materials and instructions for their use will be will be placed weekly on the learning platform. Oral interaction sessions will be scheduled on a weekly basis. Every other week there will be formative mini-tests to solve, allowing the learners to identify their difficulties and the tutor to better cater for learners' needs. English will be used initially as communication language.
6 - Requirements
Candidates must have:
- broadband Internet;
- a multimedia computer;
- headphones and a microphone or a headset;
- Skype installed on their computers (free download at www.skype.com);
- Português XXI, level 2, Student Book (textbook);
- the respective exercise book and audio CD;
- optionally, Gramática Activa 1, a grammar book.
Participants will have a 20% discount when buying the above learning materials (textbook, exercise book, audio CD and grammar book) directly from the publisher. For further information please contact the publisher at Este endereço de email está protegido contra piratas. Necessita ativar o JavaScript para o visualizar.
. The Instituto Camões itself will not establish these contacts.
7- Fee
There will be a 320 EUR fee. Payment will be made by bank transfer. We will send our bank account details to the selected participants.
8 - Selection
The Instituto Camões will be fully responsible for the selection of the candidates.
9 - Certification
Participants in the course who want to get a certificate can submit to the DEPLE examination (Elementary Diploma of Portuguese as a Foreign Language). For further information please visit http://www.fl.ul.pt/unidades/centros/caple/principal_en.htm
10 - Application
Candidates must fill in an application form until February 10. 2010.
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