Applied Portuguese Language

Bachelor’s Programme

Target: International Students / Open Applications 2020/2021

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

Link to Registration

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.

Study Plan

ECTS: 180

1st Year | Common-core Syllabus
2nd Year | Common-core Syllabus
2nd Year I Branch A – Translation and Interpreting
2nd Year I Branch B – Didactics of Portuguese as a Foreign Language
3rd Year | Common-core Syllabus
3rd Year I Branch A – Translation and Interpreting
3rd Year I Branch B – Didactics of Portuguese as a Foreign Language

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	Elective / Foreign Language I	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	Elective	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	Elective/Foreign Language II	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	Elective / Foreign Language III	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	Elective / Foreign Language IV	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
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: 3
Publication Date: 07/02/2020
A3ES Accreditation

More Information

Study Cycle

(PT Doc) Despacho n.º 1703/2014, D. R. n.º 23, 2ª série de 03-02-2014

Contacts:
Academic Services

Application Fee

60€

Enrolment Fee

International students: €100

Tuition Fee

International student contingent: 3000€