Applied Portuguese Language

Applied Portuguese Language

Course Type:
Bachelor’s Programme

Programme Content

Target: International Students / Open Applications 2020/2021

Programme Introduction

The Applied Portuguese Language course is targeted at international students learning Portuguese as a foreign language. In a linguistic immersion context, students develop skills in the use and analysis of the Portuguese language, intercultural communication skills and knowledge of the literatures and cultures of Portuguese-speaking countries. The training is oriented towards professional application of the Portuguese language, a language of worldwide reach. The two branches of the course, Translation and Interpretation and Didactic Materials in Portuguese Non-Native Language, allow students to deepen their knowledge and skills in the application area in which they intend to develop their professional skills.

Programme Coordinator

Ana Isabel Simões Dias Vieira Barbosa

ana.barbosa@ipleiria.pt

Reference

L039 / 2087

School

Education and Social Sciences

City

Leiria

Language

Portuguese

Type

Morning & Afternoon

Length

6 semesters

Vacancies

International: 45

DGES certification

Objectives

Programme

The bachelor’s programme  in Applied Portuguese Language intends to study the Portuguese language, in its unity and polycentric diversity, as well as the literatures and cultures which, although geographically dispersed, express themselves in Portuguese.

At the end of the study cycle, students should:

  •  Know aspects of Portuguese, Lusophone and European cultures;
  •  Adopt criteria for correctness, clarity and appropriateness in the use of the Portuguese language, both in the field of speaking as in writing;
  •  Enable communication competencies, in speaking and in writing, according to theoretical and methodological strategies, in the production and presentation of their work and in receiving and understanding of productions of other actors involved in communication;
  •  Analyse productions in Portuguese, from the perspective of its description as its linguistic properties and as its pragmatic adequacy.

 Intended learning outcomes (knowledge, skills and competences) to be developed by the students:

Branch A –  Translation and Interpreting:

  • Master the main concepts and the basic assumptions of the theory of translation and interpretation;
  • Master the main techniques of translation and interpretation;
  • Translate from Portuguese into their mother tongue;
  • Prepare proposals for textual versions in Portuguese corresponding to texts of their mother tongue;
  • Interpret, with Portuguese as a source language and their mother tongue as the target language.

Branch B – Didactics of Portuguese as a Foreign Language:

  • Develop awareness of the educational value of teaching Portuguese as a foreign language (PFL), in instrumental and cultural slopes, considering the presence of the Portuguese language in the world;
  • Knowing the specific theoretical and methodological framework of Pedagogy/Didactics of FL;
  • Develop competencies of analysis, design and production of educational materials suitable for contexts of teaching-learning PFL;
  • Use the media and diversified strategies in energizing and monitoring-evaluation of the teaching-learning process in PFL.

Main scientific area of the study cycle:

  • Foreign Languages and Literatures

Target:

  • International Students

Careers Options

Programme

  • Branch A – Translation and Interpreting:

    • Translation and interpretation of Portuguese as the source language. 

    Branch B –  Didactics of Portuguese as a Foreign Language:

    • To work in companies specialized in didactic materials, particularly in the design and elaboration of materials for the teaching of Portuguese as a non-mother language;

    •  The graduates will be able to continue studies, according to the legislative framework of  their countries, to obtain the qualification as Teacher.

1st Year | Common-core Syllabus
ID Name Semester ECTS Length
2087101 Language Practice and Laboratory I 1st Semester 10 75 h
2087102 Conversation in Portuguese I 1st Semester 5 45 h
2087103 Extensive Reading in Portuguese I 1st Semester 4 30 h
2087104 Portuguese Linguistics I 1st Semester 3 37,50 h
2087105 Writing in Portuguese I 1st Semester 3 37,50 h
2087106 Introduction to the Portuguese Culture 1st Semester 2 30 h
2087107 1st Semester 3 45 h

Students must complete one of the following options:

  • 2087142 – Foreign Language I – English; 
  • 2087143 – Foreign Language I – French;
  • 2087143 – Foreign Language I – Spanish.
2087108 Language Practice and Laboratory II 2nd Semester 10 75 h
2087109 Conversation in Portuguese II 2nd Semester 5 45 h
2087110 Extensive Reading in Portuguese II 2nd Semester 4 30 h
2087111 Portuguese Linguistics II 2nd Semester 3 37,50 h
2087113 2nd Semester 2 30 h

Students must complete one of the following options:

  • 2087254 – History of Relations between East and West;
  • 2087255 – Intercultural Communication.
2087114 2nd Semester 3 30 h

  • Students must complete one of the following options:

    • 2087145 – Foreign Language II – English; 
    • 2087146 – Foreign Language II – French;
    • 2087147 – Foreign Language II – Spanish.
2087112 Writing in Portuguese II 2nd Semester 3 37,50 h
2nd Year | Common-core Syllabus
ID Name Semester ECTS Length
2087115 Portuguese Linguistics III 1st Semester 4 45 h
2087116 Conversation in Portuguese III 1st Semester 5 45 h
2087117 Portuguese Literature I 1st Semester 5 45 h
2087118 Portuguese History I 1st Semester 4 30 h
2087119 Writing in Portuguese III 1st Semester 3 45 h
2087121 1st Semester 3 45 h

  • Students must complete one of the following options:

    • 2087148 – Foreign Language III – English; 
    • 2087149 – Foreign Language III – French;
    • 2087150 – Foreign Language III – Spanish.
2087122 Portuguese Linguistics IV 2nd Semester 4 45 h
2087123 Conversation in Portuguese IV 2nd Semester 5 45 h
2087124 Portuguese Literature II 2nd Semester 5 45 h
2087125 Portuguese History II 2nd Semester 4 30 h
2087126 Writing in Portuguese IV 2nd Semester 3 37,5 h
2087128 2nd Semester 3 45 h

  • Students must complete one of the following options:

    • 2087151 – Foreign Language IV – English; 
    • 2087152 – Foreign Language IV – French;
    • 2087153 – Foreign Language IV – Spanish.
2nd Year I Branch A – Translation and Interpreting
ID Name Semester ECTS Length
2087120 Translation Theories and Pratice I 1st Semester 6 37,50 h
2087127 Translation Practice 2nd Semester 6 45 h
2nd Year I Branch B – Didactics of Portuguese as a Foreign Language
ID Name Semester ECTS Length
Second Language Acquisition and Development 1st Semester 6 37,50 h
Educational Psychology 2nd Semester 6 45 h
3rd Year | Common-core Syllabus
ID Name Semester ECTS Length
2087129 Text Genres I 1st Semester 4 37,50 h
2087130 Discourse Analysis 1st Semester 3 37,50 h
2087131 Lusophone Cultures 1st Semester 3 37,50 h
2087201 Linguistic Intercomprehension 1st Semester 6 45 h
2087136 Text Genres II 2nd Semester 4 37,50 h
2087137 Discourse and Multimodality 2nd Semester 4 45 h
2087138 Literature of Lusophone Countries 2nd Semester 4 37,50 h
2087141 Project 2nd Semester 10 90 h
3rd Year I Branch A – Translation and Interpreting
ID Name Semester ECTS Length
2087133 Translation Practice 1st Semester 5 37,50 h
2087134 Technologies Applied to Translation 1st Semester 4 45 h
2087135 Interpreting I 1st Semester 5 45 h
2087139 Specialized Multimodal Translation 2nd Semester 4 37,5 h
2087140 Interpreting II 2nd Semester 4 45 h
3rd Year I Branch B – Didactics of Portuguese as a Foreign Language
ID Name Semester ECTS Length
Didactics of Portuguese as a Foreign Language I 1st Semester 5 37,50 h
Didactic Resources in PFL 1st Semester 5 45 h
Multimedia in Education 1st Semester 4 45 h
Didactics of Portuguese as a Foreign language II 2nd Semester 4 37,50 h
Didactic Material Construction 2nd Semester 4 45 h

Entry Requirements

For further information about international students’ applications,
please see International Applicants
or contact the International Students’ Office by email at: estudante.internacional@ipleiria.pt

Accreditation

State: Accredited
Accreditation number of years: 6
Publication Date: 06/10/2022
A3ES Accreditation

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Application Fee

60€

Enrolment Fee

International students: €100

Tuition Fee

International student contingent: 3000€

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