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Foreign language and translation C1 (Portuguese)

Code: 101406
Credits: 9
2026/2027
Degree programme Type Course
Translation and Interpreting OB 2

Contact lecturer

Name :
Nazir Ahmed Can
Email :
nazir.ahmed.can@uab.cat

Teaching staff

Nazir Ahmed Can
Marcia De Mello Saravia

Group languages

You can consult this information at the end of the document.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites. However, at the start of this course, it is recommended that students be able to:

  • Understand fairly complex written texts about personal and general topics in familiar subject areas. (CEFR-FTI B1.2)
  • Write about everyday topics. (CEFR-FTI A2.2)
  • Understand clearly pronounced Portuguese on everyday topics. (CEFR-FTI A2.2)
  • Express themselves in spoken Portuguese on everyday topics using simple constructions. (CEFR-FTI A2.1)

Objectives

The purpose of this course is to begin to develop the communicative competences students need in their C language (Portuguese) to prepare them for direct translation of a range of non-specialised texts in Standard Portuguese.
All course credits are for language skills. Upon finishing the course students should be able to: 
  • Understand different types of written texts about general topics in familiar subject areas. (CEFR-FTI B2.1)
  • Write about personal and general topics on familiar subjects. (CEFR-FTI B1.1)
  • Understand clearly pronounced Portugueseaboutpersonal and general topics in familiar subject areas. (CEFR-FTI B1.1)
  • Express themselves in spoken Portuguese on everyday topics. (CEFR-FTI A2.2)

Learning outcomes

  1. Applying lexical, morphosyntactic, textual, rhetorical and linguistic variation related knowledge: Applying graphic, lexical, morphosyntactic and textual related knowledge.
  2. Implementing strategies in order to understand written texts from different fields: Implementing strategies in order to comprehend verbal texts of a certain complexity about personal and general topics of well-known areas.
  3. Comprehending the communicative purpose and sense of written texts of several fields: Comprehending the communicative purpose and sense of written texts of a certain complexity about personal and general topics of well-known areas.
  4. Working effectively in teams: Working effectively in teams.
  5. Implementing strategies in order to produce written texts of different fields and with specific communicative purposes: Implementing strategies in order to produce written texts about general topics.
  6. Producing written texts that are appropriate to their context and possess linguistic correctness: Producing written texts about general topics that are appropriate to their context.
  7. Applying lexical, morphosyntactic, textual, rhetorical and linguistic variation related knowledge: Applying phonological, lexical, morphosyntactic and textual related knowledge.
  8. Implementing strategies in order to understand verbal texts from different fields: Implementing strategies in order to understand simple and clear verbal texts about general topics.
  9. Comprehending the communicative purpose and sense of verbal texts of several fields: Comprehending the sense of clear and simple oral texts about general topics.
  10. Implementing strategies in order to produce verbal texts from different fields and with specific communicative purposes: Implementing strategies in order to produce simple verbal texts about general topics.
  11. Producing verbal texts that are appropriate to their context and possess linguistic correctness: Producing simple verbal texts about general topics.

Contents

Comunivative Contents

Expressing points of view, doubts, desires.

Formulate hypotheses, conditions, probabilities.

Formulate and argue points of view and opinions.


Giving instruccions.

Advise.

Complaining.

Expressing wishes and plans for the future.

React to information or a story with expressions of interest, surprise, joy, grief, etc.

Ask questions and give cultural information.

Describe a place.


Grammatical Contents

General grammar revision (contents Language C1 and language C2).

Verbs subjunctive mode: present, past perfect, past imperfect, past pluscuamperfect, future.


Imperative verbs


Rules for the use of personal pronouns.


Relative pronouns.

Prepositions and prepositive locutions.

Conjunctions and Conjunctive Locutions.

Adverbs and adverbial locutions.

Synonyms and antonyms.

 Lexical Contents


Vocabulary of gastronomy (expanding).

Vocabulary of the city (expanding).


Vocabulary of house (expanding)

Tourism and travel.

Leisure: amusements, games and entertainments.

False friends.

Slang.

Socio-cultural Contents

Outstanding cultural figures from Portuguese-speaking countries.

Idiomatic expressions.

Culture of Portuguese-speaking countries: regions, gastronomy, songs, etc.

Brazilian and Portuguese stereotypes.

Calendar: commemorative dates in Portugal and Brazil.


The current debate in Portuguese on racial, class and gender issues.

Learning activities and methodology

Title Hours ECTS Learning outcomes
Completion of reading comprehension activities (individual or groups) 38 1.52 1, 2, 3, 7
Resolution of exercises 26 1.04 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Realization of oral production activities (individual or in groups) 20 0.8 7, 10
Production of written production activities (individual or in groups) 15 0.6 1, 5, 6, 7
Realization of reading comprehension activities 20 0.8 1, 2, 3, 7
Performing exercises (individually or in groups) 38 1.52 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7
Supervision and review of written and oral activities 16 0.64 1, 5, 6, 7, 10
Performing written production activities 10 0.4 1, 5, 6, 7
Realization of oral comprehension activities 10 0.4 7, 8, 9
Supervision and review of exercises 15 0.6 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9
Realization of oral production activities 10 0.4 7, 10

A communicative methodology will be used based on a set of techniques and actions to facilitate language learning.

Cooperative learning techniques.

Individual, pair or group exercises.

Oral and written presentation of individual or group work .

Presentation of contents presented and explained by the teacher.

Tasks articulated to obtain specific learning results.

Annotation: within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.

Assessment

Continuous assessment activities

Title Weight Hours ECTS Learning outcomes
Written Essay Activities 20% 2 0.08 1, 4, 5, 6
Final test (grammar, vocabulary and cultural knowledge) 40% 2 0.08 1, 7
Final test (comprehension and oral comprehension) 30% 2 0.08 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Oral presentation of a cultural topic 10% 1 0.04 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 11

Assessment

Assessment is continuous. Students must provide evidence of their progress by completing various tasks and tests. Tasks and tests deadlines will be indicated in the course schedule on the first day of class. The information on assessment activities and their weighting is a guide. The subject's lecturer will provide full information when teaching begins.

Review

When publishing final marks prior to recording them on students' transcripts, the lecturer will provide written notification of a date and time for reviewing assessment activities. Students must arrange reviews in agreement with the lecturer.

Missed/failed assessment activities

Students may retake assessment activities they have failed or compensate for any they have missed, provided that those they have actually performed account for a minimum of 66.6% (two thirds) of the subject's final mark and that they have a weighted average mark of at least 3.5.

The lecturer will inform students of the procedure involved, in writing, when publishing final marks prior to recording them on transcripts. The lecturer may set one assignment per failed or missed assessment activity or a single assignment to cover a number of such activities. Under no circumstances may an assessment activity worth 100% of the final mark be retaken or compensated for.

Classification as "not assessable"

In the event of the assessment activities a student has performed accounting for just 25% or less of the subject's final mark, their work will be classified as "not assessable" on their transcript.

Misconduct in assessment activities

Any irregularity committed during an assessment (academic fraud, plagiarism, or misuse of AI, unless expressly authorized in the course syllabus) that could lead to a significant change in the grade will result in a grade of 0 for that assessment. If multiple irregularities occur during assessments for the same course, the final grade for that course will be 0. Furthermore, disciplinary proceedings may be initiated against any individual who commits any of these irregularities.

In this course, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is not permitted at any stage of the assessment activities. Any work that includes AI-generated content will be considered a breach of academic integrity and will be graded a 0, regardless of any disciplinary proceedings that may be initiated.

Single assessment

This subject may be assessed under the single assessment system in accordance with the terms established in the academic regulations of the UAB and the assessment criteria of the Faculty of Translation and Interpreting.

Students must make an online request within the period established by the faculty and send a copy to the teacher responsible for the subject, for the record.

Single assessment will be carried out in person on one day during week 16 or 17 of the semester. The Academic Management Office will publish the exact date and time on the faculty website.

On the day of the single assessment, teaching staff will ask the student for identification, which should be presented as a valid identification document with a recent photograph (student card, DNI/NIE or passport).

Single assessment activities

The final grade for the subject will be calculated accordingto the following percentages:

1. Oral presentation of a cultural topic: 10%

2. Written essay activities: 20%

3. Written and oral comprehension activities: 30%

4. Grammatical and lexical knowledge exercises: 40%

Grade revision and resit procedures for the subject are the same as those for continual assessment. See the section above in this study guide.

Bibliography

REFERENCE BIBLIOGRAPHY

Learning support

  • BOLÉO, Ana; DOURADO, Rita (2019). Por falar nisso... manual de expressão oral em português. Lisboa: Lidel.
  • DIAS, Ana Cristina (2019). Entre Nós 2. Caderno de Exercícios. Lisboa: Lidel.
  • DIAS, Ana Cristina; BORGES DE SOUSA, Renato (2017). Entre nós 2: método de português para espano-falantes. Lisboa: Lidel.
  • DIAS, Ana Cristina; BORGES DE SOUSA, Renato (2019a). Entre Nós 3: Método de Português para Hispanofalantes - Livro do Aluno. Lisboa: Lidel.
  • DIAS, Ana Cristina; BORGES DE SOUSA, Renato (2019b). Entre Nós 3: Método de Português para Hispanofalantes - Caderno de Exercícios. Lisboa: Lidel.
  • DUARTE, Gonçalo (2016). Histórias de Bolso: 21 contos de autores lusófonos anotados para estrangeiros. Lisboa: Lidel.
  • FERRAZ, Alícia; PINHEIRO, Ivete (2020). Samba: curso de língua portuguesa para estrangeiros A1-A2. Belo Horizonte: Autêntica Editora.
  • FERREIRA, Ana Maria; BAYAN, Helena José (2024). Na crista da onda 2. Lisboa: Lidel.
  • FERREIRA, Ana Maria; BAYAN, Helena José (2025). Na crista da onda 3. Lisboa: Lidel.
  • MALCATA, Hermínia; BORGES DE SOUSA, Renato (2016). Hoje em dia... Lisboa: Lidel.
  • PESSANHA ISIDORO, Paula (2021). Desafios de escrita criativa. Lisboa: Lidel.
  • SOUSA MARTINS, Ana (2012). Contos com níveis. Lisboa: Lidel.

Bilingual dictionaries

  • ARCO LIBROS (s.d.). Diccionario bilingüe de uso español-portugués / português-español. Madrid: Arco Libros.
  • EDITORA ESPASA CALPE (s.d.). Gran Diccionario Español-Portugués - Português-Espanhol. Madrid: Espasa Calpe.
  • FÉRRIZ, Carmen; GORGORI, Rosó; PITTA, Paulo (2001). Diccionari de paranys de traducció portuguès-català (falsos amigos). Barcelona: Enciclopèdia Catalana.
  • PORTO EDITORA (s.d.). Dicionário de Português-Espanhol. Porto: Porto Editora.
  • PORTO EDITORA (s.d.). Dicionário de Espanhol-Português. Porto: Porto Editora.
  • PORTO EDITORA (s.d.). Dicionário bilíngue moderno espanhol-português-espanhol. Porto: Porto Editora.
  • SASTRE, Pere (dir.) (1997). Diccionari Català-Portuguès. Barcelona: Enciclopèdia Catalana.
  • SASTRE, Pere (dir.) (1995). Diccionari Portuguès-Català. Barcelona: Enciclopèdia Catalana.

Portuguese dictionaries

  • ACADEMIA DAS CIÊNCIAS DE LISBOA; EDITORIAL VERBO (2001). Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa Contemporânea. Lisboa: Verbo.
  • BRIONES, Ana Isabel (s.d.). Dificultades de la lengua portuguesa para hispanohablantes de nivel avanzado. Lisboa: Publicações Dom Quixote.
  • FERREIRA, Aurélio Buarque de Holanda (1999). Novo Aurélio Século XXI: o dicionário da língua portuguesa. Rio de Janeiro: Nova Fronteira.
  • HOUAISS, Antônio; VILLAR, Mauro de Salles (2001). Dicionário Houaiss da língua portuguesa. Rio de Janeiro: Editora Objetiva.

Portuguese language grammars

  • BECHARA, Evanildo (2015). Moderna Gramática Portuguesa. Rio de Janeiro: Nova Fronteira.
  • COIMBRA, Isabel; COIMBRA, Olga Mata (2011). Gramática Ativa 2 (Versão Portuguesa / Português Europeu). Lisboa: Lidel.
  • COIMBRA, Isabel; COIMBRA, Olga Mata; OBERG, Lamartine Bião; FERNANDES, Alice Ferreira (2014). Gramática Ativa 2 (Versão Brasileira). Lisboa: Lidel.
  • CUNHA, Celso; CINTRA, Luís F. Lindley (2015). Nova Gramática do Português Contemporâneo. Lisboa: Lexikon Editorial.
  • GOMES FERREIRA, Adriano; NUNES DE FIGUEIREDO, José (2015). Compêndio de Gramática Portuguesa (3º ciclo / Ensino Secundário). Porto: Porto Editora.

Online dictionaries (Brazilian Portuguese)

Online dictionaries (European Portuguese)

Online bilingual dictionaries

Other online resources in/for Portuguese

Literature

Cultural centers in Barcelona

This list includes the core reference bibliography, to which other materials may be added throughout the course, considering the evolution of the teaching-learning process.

Software

no software is used

Course groups and languages

The information provided is provisional until November 30. After this date, you will be able to consult the language of each group through this link. To access the information, you will need to enter the course CODE

Type of teaching Group Language Semester Shift
(PAUL) Classroom practices 1 Portuguese first semester morning-mixed