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The minor in Portuguese aims to give students a good command of Portuguese in the four skill areas of speaking, listening, reading and writing, as well as to provide them with an in-depth understanding of contemporary societies and cultures in the Portuguese-speaking world. The minor in Portuguese is offered to students from the following faculties: Faculty of Arts, Faculties of Arts and Education (BA&BEd[LangEd]), Faculty of Business and Economics, Faculty of Education (BSc[Exercise & Health]), Faculty of Engineering (BEng[CompSc]), Faculty of Science and Faculty of Social Sciences.
A minor in Portuguese consists of 24 credits of second and third-year courses plus the applicable first year prerequisites. The checklist below summarizes the requirements of the Portuguese minor:
Year I
PORT1001 Portuguese I.1 (6 credits)
PORT1002 Portuguese I.2 (6 credits)
Year 2
PORT2001 Portuguese II.1 (6 credits)
PORT2002 Portuguese II.2 (6 credits)
Year 3
PORT3001 Portuguese III.1 (6 credits)
PORT3002 Portuguese III.2 (6 credits)
Elective Courses
PORT2221 Portuguese reading course (6 credits)
PORT3021 The big screen: Film in Portugal and Brazil (6 credits)
PORT3119 Overseas immersion language course - Portuguese (6 credits)
The courses PORT1001, PORT1002, PORT2221 and PORT3021 are offered as inter-faculty electives to students in the Faculties of Architecture, Education, Engineering, Law and Medicine.
Not all elective courses are offered in a given academic year. Please check the Portuguese Programme course list for details.
Learning Outcomes
Students who have completed a BA programme in Portuguese should be able to:
| • | Complete straightforward translation exercises from and into Portuguese |
| • | Identify and describe a variety of cultural products from the Lusophone countries and areas of the world |
| • | Participate in situational conversations relating to topics in current affairs, social, and cultural issues at an advanced level of essential vocabulary and expressions in Portuguese |
| • | Demonstrate the ability to address issues and problems related to the Portuguese language and Lusophone cultures creatively and as independent learners |
| • | Apply knowledge of Portuguese to the critical evaluation of differences and commonalities with my own culture |
| • | Communicate with people from other cultures and recognise cultural differences |
| • | Compare Portuguese-speaking societies with my own and reflect on the nature of Lusophone popular culture |
| • | Encourage and respect the contributions of people from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds |
| • | Understand and use complex linguistic structures |
| • | Use knowledge of Lusophone cultures and societies and Portuguese language skills to act as a bridge between Portuguese speakers and the people of Hong Kong, Macau, and Mainland China |
