Portuguese Stage 1

Glasgow University Centre for Open Studies

Short course

Blended learning in Glasgow

£ 230 VAT inc.

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Description

  • Type

    Short course

  • Level

    Beginner

  • Methodology

    Blended

  • Location

    Glasgow (Scotland)

  • Class hours

    40h

  • Duration

    20 Weeks

Course for complete beginners
1. Introduce yourself to someone and give some basic information about yourself such as where you live/what you do/your age/what you drink/what you want to eat.
2. Talk about other people and give the same kind of information about them as in (1) above.
3. Ask someone else about their habits, what they do, where they live, where they work etc.
4. Tell the time in Portuguese.
5. Talk about what you are going to do in the near future.
6. Ask for what you want in a shop.
7. Describe people’s appearance, clothing etc.
8. Express your likes/dislikes.
9. Give basic directions in Portuguese.

Important information

Government funding available

Facilities

Location

Start date

Glasgow (Glasgow City)
St Andrew'S Building Eldon St, G12 8QQ

Start date

On request

About this course

Outcomes
By the end of the course you should be able to communicate with a native Portuguese speaker who asked you the following questions:

Há quanto tempo é que está em Lisboa?
É a primeira vez que vem ao Algarve?
Como é que se chama o seu amigo?
Do que é que gosta mais na Escócia?
A que horas parte o comboio para Coimbra ?
Pode-me dizer se há uma farmácia aqui perto?
Gosta da comida portuguesa?

In trying to choose the correct level, you may have to balance what you know of the language (grammar, vocabulary etc) with your ability to speak it, since, depending on your personal history of learning the language, you may be stronger in one area than the other

complete beginners

none

10 credits at University level 1

Delivered by experienced trained tutors in modern teaching facilities

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Subjects

  • Listening and speaking
  • Portuguese

Teachers and trainers (1)

Ted Scanlon

Ted Scanlon

Portuguese tutor

Course programme

Topic areas:

1. Introduce yourself to someone and give some basic information about yourself such as where you live/what you do/your age/what you drink/what you want to eat.

2. Talk about other people and give the same kind of information about them as in (1) above.

3. Ask someone else about their habits, what they do, where they live, where they work etc.

4. Tell the time in Portuguese.

5. Talk about what you are going to do in the near future.

6. Ask for what you want in a shop.

7. Describe people’s appearance, clothing etc.

8. Express your likes/dislikes.

9. Give basic directions in Portuguese.

Main Grammar Points:

· present simple of regular ar/er/ir verbs e.g. falar, comer + decidir and most common irregular verbs: ser, ter estar, ir, fazer, haver, dizer, saber etc..

· subject pronouns: eu, tu, ele, etc..

· simple prepositions: em, de, com, para, por etc..

· question words: que, quem, quanto, quando, como, onde, porquê etc

· masculine + feminine articles: um, uma, o, a etc.

· adjective noun agreements, e.g. uma cerveja / duas cervejas

· possibly a brief introduction into the use of the Portuguese Preterite Tense to talk about past actions and things we’ve done e.g. No sábado fui ao cinema / Fizemos muitas compras

Additional information

Funding and fees   If you plan to study credit courses totalling 30 credits or more in the year 2015-16, you may be eligible to apply for the SAAS Part-time Fee Grant (PTFG) which can contribute towards course fees. Students in receipt of certain state benefits or those who are earning £25,000 or less per year, including any private and state pensions, may be eligible. Please note if you are applying for a SAAS PTFG you will need to enrol in person. For further information visit gla.ac.uk/study/short/ and to download an application pack with completion guidelines please visit the SAAS website at saas.gov.uk or telephone 0300 300 3137.It is important that you apply for funding for all your courses at the same time at the start of the 2015-16 session. If you add further courses during the year you are unlikely to receive additional SAAS funding and you will need to fund them yourself.   Centre for Open Studies / Ionad an Oilein Fhosgailte, University of Glasgow, St Andrew's Building, Glasgow G3 6NH
Tel 0141 330 1823
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