Brazilian Portuguese 5: literatura brasileira contemporânea
Se você se interessa por história e literatura brasileira, este curso apresentará obras literárias dentro de seu contexto histórico. Ideal para quem estuda Português há pelo menos cinco anos, este curso ajudará a consolidar suas habilidades linguísticas por meio de obras literárias situadas em seu contexto histórico.
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To give students a general knowledge of contemporary Brazilian literature and history and to enable them to discuss literary texts in Portuguese.
What will we cover?
We will cover different aspects of the chosen book such as historical and social background, characters and style.
What will I achieve? By the end of this course you should be able to...
- have a better knowledge of the author/s and their work - place the text studied in its historical and cultural contexts - feel more confident reading and speaking Portuguese
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
This course is for students with an advanced level of Spanish. Students should also be able to read literary texts in Spanish and to participate in discussions in Spanish.
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
Our courses are characterised by spoken interaction and communication. Typical activities include pair work, group work, role plays and games. A range of resources will be used to support your learning including presentations, hand-outs, and audio-visual material. Homework is highly recommended to consolidate learning.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
Suíte Tóquio by Giovana Madalosso (Editora Todavia)
You will be expected to have read the first 30 pages for the first class and you will then be expected to read around 30 pages per week.
When I've finished, what course can I do next?
Brazilian Portuguese 5: literatura brasileira contemporânea or Brazilian Portuguese 5: língua e cultura. Please enrol on the next module as soon as possible as spaces cannot be guaranteed.
Christina Baum is a Brazilian-British Portuguese and English teacher (CELTA) and a literary translator based in London. She has over 20 years’ experience in teaching and believes that effective learning means a fun experience. She teaches all levels of Portuguese (Celpe-Bras, A-Level Portuguese and literature) and English. She has been teaching at City Lit since October 2019. She is also an external examiner for the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics at the University of Cambridge and an oral examiner for Celpe-Bras – the Certificate of Proficiency in Portuguese for Foreigners, awarded by Brazil's Ministry of Education. Christina translates from and into Portuguese, some key translations include Pulse by Julian Barnes, Beasts of No Nation by Uzodinma Iweala, and We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. She has nine years’ experience running literary festivals in South America, Europe and the Middle East. Christina holds a BA and an MFA in Creative Writing from Birkbeck, University of London, where she is currently studying for her PhD in Creative Writing.
Please note: We reserve the right to change our tutors from those advertised. This happens rarely, but if it does, we are unable to refund fees due to this. Our tutors may have different teaching styles; however we guarantee a consistent quality of teaching in all our courses.
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