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Unit name	An Introduction to Literature in Portuguese
Unit code	HISP10303
Credit points	10
Level of study	C/4
Teaching block(s)	Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24)
Unit director	Dr. Leu
Open unit status	Not open
Pre-requisites	None
Co-requisites	None
School/department	Department of Hispanic, Portuguese and Latin American Studies
Faculty	Faculty of Arts

Description including Unit Aims

This unit enables students to practice and enhance their reading and aural skills in Portuguese. Students will read two texts and study a film, all from different parts of the Portuguese-spearking world.

Assessment Information

Essay 33.3%, Exam 66.6%.

Reading and References

Sophia de Melo Breyner Andresen, Contos exemplares (Lisboa: Figueirinhas, 1996).

Luís Bernardo Honwana, Nós matámos o cão-tinhoso (São Paulo: Editora Atica, 1980).

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