Tuesday and Thursday 7:00pm - 9:00pm, UC 205

Course Coordinator: Joyce Bruhn de Garavito (joycebg@uwo.ca)
Instructor: Sonia Reis
Office: UC 153
E-mail: sreis@uwo.ca
Office hours: by appointment

COURSE DESCRIPTION
The course number Portuguese 2200 replaces the previous 200/020, and it covers the same material.
The course Intensive Intermediate Portuguese 2200 provides students who already possess a knowledge of basic grammatical structures with more advanced training in the uses of the Portuguese language. The primary emphasis is upon effective oral and written expression, so as to permit students who have completed this course to communicate their ideas and opinions with clarity in a variety of academic and social settings. The companion readings in Hispanic literature and culture are designed to familiarize the students with the human and intellectual contexts of the Portuguese language, and to provide examples of authentic contemporary usage. Classes are conducted in Portuguese.

PREREQUISITES
Upon beginning this course you should be able to: handle survival situations, maintain a conversation in daily life context (about weather, daily routine, relationships, student life, news, etc.), relate past experiences, give and ask for information, express feelings and opinions, describe a person, a thing or an event in the present and the past.

REQUIRED MATERIALS
Lathrop, Tom, and Eduardo M. Dias. Portugal: Língua e Cultura. LinguaText.
A bilingual dictionary (Portuguese/English- English/ Portuguese)
Further readings to be announced

LEARNING OUTCOMES
Upon completing this course you should be able to:

Oral Comprehension:
understand the main ideas of connected discourse on a variety of topics beyond the immediacy of the situation

Oral Production:
express yourself clearly using comprehensible pronunciation and intonation patterns
express and defend opinions and ideas

Reading Comprehension
understand authentic documents such as cultural texts, newspaper articles and/ or fiction.

Written Expression
produce two-page pieces of writing
generate coherent form and content
compose complex sentences

Vocabulary
effectively use a more precise and varied vocabulary to communicate fine shades of meaning and details
expand your passive vocabulary

Culture
express yourself according to social circumstances
develop awareness of similarities and differences between your culture and those of Portuguese origin
develop an understanding and appreciation of the Portuguese culture
appreciate and analyze samples of Portuguese literature

IN CLASS ACTIVITIES

Conversation and practice in class
Free and guided discussions
Grammar reviewing and grammar practice
Vocabulary enrichment
Individual and group work
Oral presentations

REQUIRED WORK AT HOME
o Daily homework (grammar, vocabulary and short composition assignments)
o Assigned exercises from the exercise book
o Review of the grammar explanations in the textbook before coming to class
o Read assigned texts and prepare comprehension exercises before coming to class
o Compositions (4, drafts and final copies, between 400 and 500 words)
o Preparation for in class tests (4) and final exam
o Continuous reinforcement of new vocabulary and structure
o Awareness of mistakes and initiation for self-correction in oral and written production
o Research and documentation on cultural topics
o Read a novel and keep a reading diary

CLASS MANAGEMENT

Students are expected to come to class regularly and attendance will be strictly monitored.
Because attendance is so important in language courses, any student who, in the opinion of the course instructor/ coordinator, is absent too frequently from class in any course, will be reported to the Dean (after due warning has been given). On the recommendation of the Department concerned, and with the permission of the Dean, the student will be debarred from taking the regular examination in the course (see UWO Academic Calendar).

Absenteeism: Students seeking academic accommodation on medical grounds for any missed tests, exams, participation components and/or assignments must apply to the Academic Counseling office of their home Faculty and provide documentation. Academic accommodation cannot be granted by the instructor or department.
UWO's Policy on Accommodation for Medical Illness: (https://studentservices.uwo.ca/secure/index.cfm)

Downloadable Student Medical Certificate (SMC): https://studentservices.uwo.ca under the Medical Documentation heading

Work (homework, quizzes, compositions, oral presentations) should be done on time. No late assignments are allowed unless a valid reason is provided.

It is important to prepare readings before coming to class because there will be activities and/ or discussions based on them.

Testing and exams: Students must attend all evaluations unless exceptional circumstances exist (medical reasons only). If a problem arises, students are expected to contact their instructor (sreis@uwo.ca) before the exam or assignment is due. Students who miss an in-class evaluation without a valid reason will receive a 0 which will count towards the final grade.).

Cheating. It is the obligation of all students to inform themselves of the University's regulations on plagiarism and academic honesty. Students are expressly forbidden to have their compositions corrected by native speakers or any other person. If an instructor believes that a composition is not entirely the work of the student who has submitted it, the instructor may request that the student rewrite the composition in his/her presence. If the composition is unmistakably the work of another person, or if the student is suspected of any type of plagiarism or cheating, the student will be reported to the Undergraduate Chair of the department, who will determine the penalty.

Plagiarism: Plagiarism is a major academic offense (see Scholastic Offense Policy in the Western Academic Calendar). Plagiarism is the inclusion of someone else's verbatim or paraphrased text in one's own written work without immediate reference. Verbatim text must be surrounded by quotation marks or indented if it is longer than four lines. A reference must follow right after borrowed material (usually the author's name and page number). Without immediate reference to borrowed material, a list of sources at the end of a written assignment does not protect a writer against the possible charge of plagiarism. The University of Western Ontario uses a plagiarism-checking site called Turnitin.com.

EVALUATION :
Attendance, participation, etc. 10%
5 quizzes 10%
2 tests 10%
2 midterms 20%
2 compositions 10%
2 oral presentations 10%
Final exam 30%
Total 100%

Prerequisite: Portuguese 1030 or Grade 12U Portuguese or the former OAC Portuguese, the former Portuguese 002 or permission of the department.
Antirequisite: none

Please Note: You are responsible for ensuring that you have successfully completed all course prerequisites (or have special permission from your Dean to waive the prerequisite) and that you have not taken an antirequisite course. If you are not eligible for the course, you may be removed from it at any time, and it will be deleted from your record. In addition, you will receive no adjustment to your fees. These decisions cannot be appealed.

CLASS PLAN:
NB: The class plan is subject to change.