Portuguese

The Portugiesisch courses at the Language Centre of Saarland University follow the UNIcert®-System. UNIcert® is the cross-university foreign language certificate offered by over 50 language centres in Germany and provides a certified, training program that can be done alongside your studies. The initiator and sponsor of the UNIcert® certificate is the Working Group of Language Centres in Germany Arbeitskreis der Sprachenzentren Deutschlands (AKS). As an umbrella organization with over 70 affiliated higher education institutions, the AKS guarantees the high standard and ongoing development of the UNIcert® system.

Graduates of this certified training system have the opportunity to receive a formal certificate. This certificate provides a detailed record of learning progress, examination results, and the skills acquired by the graduate.

In addition, Saarland University offers another certification for the Portuguese courses. See also the Portuguese: Lusophone Languages and Cultures certificate below.

The Basic level of the UNIcert® programme for Portuguese at the Language Centre consists of the courses listed below. You are therefore required to take 8 SWS.

Have you already successfully completed all 8 contact hours per week (SWS)? If so, you can find the application form for the UNIcert® Basic Certificate here. You can either email the completed form to service(at)szsb.uni-saarland.de or hand it in directly at the Service Point. We will notify you by email as soon as the certificate is ready.

If not, you can find further information here.
The UNIcert® certificate is earned cumulatively by successfully completing all courses. Your final grade is calculated as the weighted average of all course grades. If you have not taken all Basic level courses at the Language Centre, you can apply for recognition of prior achievements (e.g., school grades, study abroad, etc.). However, the A2-level courses must have been completed at the Language Centre. This means that you can, to a certain extent, also include credits from other educational institutions. Please make sure to check with the Language Centre in advance whether the credit you want to include can be considered equivalent to one of the courses listed below.

Portuguese: Structure of the course programme and modules from the winter semester 2024/25 (accessible version):

UNIcert® Basic A1-courses

• Portuguese A1 Part 1 (formerly: Elementarkurs 1)
  2 SWS, 3 ECTS credits 

• Portuguese A1 Part 2 (formerly: Elementarkurs 2)
  2 SWS, 3 ECTS credits

  OR

• Portuguese A1 Part 1+2 (formerly: Elementarkurs 1+2)
  4 SWS, 6 ECTS credits

UNIcert® Basic A2-courses

• Portuguese A2 Part 1 (formerly: Aufbaukurs 1)
  2 SWS, 3 ECTS credits 

• Portuguese A2 Part 2 (formerly: Aufbaukurs 2)
  2 SWS, 3 ECTS credits

  OR

• Portuguese A2 Part 1+2 (formerly: Aufbaukurs 1+2)
  4 SWS, 6 ECTS credits
   
• Cursos complementares (additional courses) not part of UNIcert®:
  • Portuguese A2 - Comunicacao Oral

The courses mentioned above are offered in the European variant, the Brazilian variant, or the Português para hispanofalantes variant. For the UNIcert® Basic Certificate, it does not matter which variant you choose.

But honestly — is the Basic Certificate enough for you? If you add the B1 level, you can apply for UNIcert® I.

The Level I of the UNIcert® programme for Portuguese at the Language Centre consists of the courses listed below. You are therefore required to take 12 hours per week (SWS). 8 contact hours per week (SWS) at levels A1 and A2, and 4 contact hours per week (SWS) at level B1 (see below).

Have you already successfully completed all 12 contact hours per week (SWS)? If so, you can find the application form for the UNIcert® I Certificate here. You can either email the completed form to service(at)szsb.uni-saarland.de or hand it in directly at the Service Point. We will notify you by email as soon as the certificate is ready.

If not, you can find further information here. The certificate is earned cumulatively by successfully completing all courses (grade at least 4.0 or better). This means that after completing the courses, you simply submit an application to receive your certificate. Your final grade is calculated as the weighted average of all course grades.

Portuguese: Structure of the course programme and modules from the winter semester 2024/25 (accessible version):

UNIcert® I B1-courses

• Portuguese B1 Part 1 (formerly: Zertifikatskurs 1)
  2 SWS, 3 ECTS credits

• Portuguese B1 Part 2 (formerly: Zertifikatskurs 2)
  2 SWS, 3 ECTS credits

  OR

• Portuguese B1 Part 1+2 (formerly: Zertifikatskurs 1+2)
  4 SWS, 6 ECTS-Punkte
   
• zusätzliche Kurse - nicht in UNIcert®: Portugiesisch B1 - Comunicacao Oral, Portugiesisch B1 - Lusophone Literatur und Medien, Portugiesisch B1 - Landeskunde/Kulturwissenschaft lusophoner Länder

Die o.g. Kurse bieten wir in der europäischen oder in der brasilianischen oder in der Variante Português para hispanofalantes an. Es ist für das UNIcert® Basis Zertifikat egal, welche Variante Sie belegen.

Die portugiesischsprachige Welt um die Ecke - O mundo da língua portuguesa ao virar da esquina

Das Zertifikat Portugiesisch: Lusophone Sprachen und Kulturen vermittelt den Studierenden zunächst grundlegende kommunikative Kompetenzen im Bereich der portugiesischen Sprache. In Seminaren, Vorlesungen und Übungen zu kulturwissenschaftlichen, literaturwissenschaftlichen und landeskundlichen Themen werden darüber hinaus Kenntnisse der komplexen Zusammenhänge von lusophonem Kulturkontakt und Kulturkonflikt erworben. Die sprachlichen und interkulturellen Kompetenzen vermitteln Sicherheit im Umgang mit den spezifischen nationalen Kulturen lusophoner Länder und verbessern die Chancen auf einem international expandierenden Arbeitsmarkt.

Hier finden Sie weitere Informationen.

Modulübersicht

Modul 1: Portugiesische Sprache 1

• Portugiesisch A1 Teil 1+2 (ehemals Elementarkurse)
• Portugiesisch A2 Teil 1+2 (ehemals Aufbaukurse)

Modul 2: Portugiesische Sprache 2

• Portugiesisch B1 Teil 1+2 (ehemals Zertifikatskurse)

Modul 3: Lusophone Kulturen und Literaturen

• Portugiesisch B1 - Lusophone Literatur und Medien
• Portugiesisch B1 - Landeskunde/Kulturwissenschaft lusophoner Länder

Insgesamt: 16SWS

Sprache: Das Zertifikat vermittelt den Studierenden in zwei Modulen mit insgesamt 18 CP grundlegende Kenntnisse der portugiesischen Sprache (entsprechend Niveau B2 des europäischen Referenzrahmens).

Geschichte, Literatur und Kultur: In einem dritten Modul werden Kompetenzen im Bereich der Landeskunde/ Kulturwissenschaft lusophoner Länder vermittelt und ein Überblick über lusophone Literatur und Medien gegeben.

Lernziele und Kompetenzen

In den Sprachkursen:

• Erwerb von Basiskenntnissen in der portugiesischen Sprache Niveau B1 des Gemeinsamen Europäischen Referenzrahmens;
• Erwerb/Vertiefung der mündlichen und schriftlichen Sprachkompetenz in den vier Grundfertigkeiten Hören, Sprechen, Schreiben, Lesen und in Bezug auf grammatisches Wissen und Können.

In den literatur-, kulturwissenschaftlichen und landeskundlichen Veranstaltungen:

• Grundlagen der Kultur Portugals, Brasiliens und/oder weiterer portugiesischsprachiger Länder
• Vergleichendes Studium transkultureller Phänomene der Lusophonie am Beispiel von Filmen, literarischen Werken, Pressetexten, Radiosendungen, usw.

Ausstellung des Zertifikats

Hier derAntrag für die Zertifikaterstellung - bitte ausfüllen und an den Lehrstuhl von Prof. Reinstädler per Mail schicken. 

Kontakt für die Ausstellung des Zertifikats:

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Janett Reinstädler
FR Romanistik 
Gebäude A5 3, Raum 0.10
Tel.:+ 49 681 302 3514 
reinstaedler(at)mx.uni-saarland.de