Introduction to Portuguese language and culture (disponivel apenas em inglês)

 

Accreditation

• Credits ECTS: 5
• Contact hours: 30 (11 sessions)
• Total workload: 130 hours

 

Introduction

Involving the integration of several social sciences, the focus of this course is to establish opportunities for knowing the Portuguese culture through direct and indirect contact with some of its forms and expressions. The learning of the Portuguese language is encouraged through lived experiences and other activities, but it is not the main objective of the program.

 

Target Audience

This course is designed for 1st, 2nd or 3rd cycle foreign students, as well as, for external students who are willing to get familiar with the local culture and language. The credits (ECTS) granted to this course aim to widen the range of curricular units offered in English at UCP-Porto to mobility students and also to enrich the liberal arts curriculum portfolio. The diversity of nationalities and academic backgrounds gathered in this course is also an important asset of its design and expected outcomes.

 

General Objectives

• To discover Portugal and its culture
• To discover the Portuguese cultural presence and heritage all over the world
• To promote the interaction with the Portuguese culture in a conscious and lucid way
• To consider different ideas and concepts
• To promote the Portuguese language learning

 

Contents

• Introduction to Portugal and its culture
• Portugal history and geography
• Portugal material and immaterial culture
• Portugal seen from abroad.