Portuguese

During the three years, you will acquire oral and written skills through the studies of vocabulary, grammar, syntax function and structures and be exposed to the vast collection of Portuguese poetry and literature worldwide! 

Portuguese Studies can also be studied along with other majors that you may have in your degree! 

At the end of the three years, you will reach a more advanced level of oral and written proficiency and attain an internationally recognised level B2 in Portuguese. 

MDLL1006 - BASIC PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

This unit is an introductory language course for beginners with no previous knowledge of Portuguese. Students will acquire oral and written skills through vocabulary, grammar, and syntax functions and structures. The unit also introduces to students the cultural and social dimensions of Portugal.

MDLL1012 - INTERMEDIATE PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

This unit is an intermediate language course intended for beginners with an A1 level of Portuguese. Students will improve oral and written skills by studying vocabulary, grammar and syntax functions and structures. The unit also introduces to students the cultural and social dimensions of the Portuguese Speaking community (Brazil, Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, São Tomé and Principe and East Timor)

In your second year of studies, you will cover the following modules:

MDLL2013 - PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE AND TEXT PRODUCTION IIA

This module allows students to understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school and leisure. It also deals with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the language is spoken.

Additionally, it is a course intended for students to study Contemporary short stories of Portuguese speaking countries.

MDLL2014 - PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE AND TEXT PRODUCTION IIB

This module allows students to reinforce their language skills. In addition, students can produce more complex texts on the topics familiar or of personal interest and describe experiences, events, dreams, hopes and ambitions and explain opinions and plans.

The course is intended for students to study Contemporary literary texts of Portuguese speaking countries.

In your third year of studies, you will cover the following modules:

MDLL3024 - ADVANCED PORTUGUESE COMPOSITION AND STYLISTICS (S1)

This module is an advanced language course intended for students to understand the main ideas of complex text on concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in their field of specialisation. At the end of this course, students will be able to produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.

MDLL3023 - NEGOTIATING LANGUAGE III (S2)

This module deepens students’ knowledge of a range of complex topics and their language. Furthermore, students are exposed to intercultural content and should speak about those topics fluently by using the correct vocabulary. It will be a suitable course that simultaneously aims to increase students' knowledge about specific terminology.

MDLL3022 - MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY LUSOPHONE LITERATURE III (S1)

This unit is an African Portuguese Literature course intended for students to study literary texts of some Portuguese speaking countries, mainly the representatives writers such as Mia Couto (Mozambique), José Eduardo Agualusa and Pepetela (Angola), Jorge Barbosa (Cape Verde) and Hélder Proença (Guinea Bissau).

MDLL3025 - SELECTED TOPIC ON PORTUGUESE STUDIES III (S2)

This module is a course intended for students to study literary texts of the Contemporary Portuguese Literature: Lídia Jorge, José Saramago and Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen. The module develops reading and interpretation skills, applied to given Portuguese texts and aims to improve the critical comprehension of students.