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PTG2ADB / PTG3ADB, 2010

Unit Code:PTG2ADB
Alternative Unit Code:PTG3ADB
Unit Short Title:PORTUGUESE ADVANCED 2B
Credit Points:20
Special Conditions:Offered subject to enrolment numbers, staff and funding availability
Unit Description:This subject is set at a higher level than first semester advanced Portuguese and aims at consolidating spoken and written skills by placing a greater emphasis on the socio-historical and cultural context of the Portuguese language in its Brazilian, Portuguese, African and Asian varieties. A wide range of materials will be studied, drawn from cinema, the news media, representative writings on Luso-Brazilian history and society and representative examples of literature from Portuguese-speaking countries.
Prerequisites:PTG2ADA/PTG3ADA or co-ordinator's approval
Class Requirements:one 1-hour seminar and two hours of practical language classes per week. For a pass in this subject students must normally attend at least 80% of the language classes
Work Experience Indicator:Not undertaking work experience in industry
Available to 'Study Abroad' students:N

Assessment:

Assessment Type%Comments
2,500-words of written work50
regular oral/aural exercises20
one 1.5-hour examination30Third-year students will be expected to show a greater achievement of discipline specific skills in their written work than second-year students.

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Unit Streams:

Teaching PeriodUnit ClassLocation
2   26-JUL-10   29-OCT-10DayBUNDOORA

Unit Coordinators:

TitleFirst NameLast NameLocationPrimary Coordinator
DrIsabelMoutinhoBUNDOORAY