Course: Chapters on Language 1

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Course title Chapters on Language 1
Course code KRP/VKJ1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Portuguese
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Santos Costa Antonio Fernando, Mgr.
  • Svobodová Petra, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. administrative language - general characteristics 2. administrative language - writing business letters 3. administrative language - writing returns and complaints 4. administrative language - writing requests 5. administrative language - formal correspondence 6. specifics of specialized language in official speeches 7. specifics of diplomatic language 8. specifics of specialized language of the European Union 9. legal Portuguese - legislation texts 10. legal Portuguese - writing contracts

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Methods of Written Work, Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
  • Preparation for the Course Credit - 26 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 24 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Based on texts written in the European as well as the Brazilian variant of Portuguese and grammars of Portuguese and Brazilian, students learn and use specialized language of different professional variants as well as potential genre and linguistic differences between the European and Brazilian norm.
Students will improve their written expression-the special attention is paid to the ability of creation of larger coherent text.
Prerequisites
None.

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam, Student performance, Analysis of linguistic, Systematic Observation of Student

Active participation, end of term test.
Recommended literature
  • Avelar, A. (1996). Lusofonia. Lisboa: Lidel.
  • Coimbra, I. (1991). Portugues sem Fronteiras III. Lisboa: Lidel.
  • Havlíková, M. - Jindrová, J. (1991). Portugalština pro samouky. Praha.
  • Havlíková, M. (2003). Portugalština pro samouky. Praha: Leda.
  • Jindrová, J. (2001). Portugalština. Praha: Leda.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Portuguese Philology (2021) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Portuguese Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Portuguese Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Portuguese Philology (2021) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Portuguese Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Portuguese Philology (2021) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter