Location: The Gambia, West Africa
Duration: 2 Years (4 Semesters)

Program Purpose

The HND in Portuguese Language aims to develop students’ linguistic proficiency, cultural awareness, and interdisciplinary competence for professional and academic applications. The program prepares graduates to work in education, translation, tourism, business, diplomacy, and international cooperation involving Lusophone countries.

Program Objectives

  • – Achieve intermediate to advanced proficiency in Portuguese.
  • – Understand Lusophone cultures, literatures, and historical contexts.
  • – Apply Portuguese in professional domains such as tourism, diplomacy, and education.
  • – Interpret and translate Portuguese texts into English and vice versa.
  • – Develop teaching and communication skills in Portuguese as a foreign language.

Key Concepts to be Learned

  • – Portuguese grammar and sentence structure
  • – Oral fluency and listening comprehension
  • – Translation and interpretation
  • – Portuguese for business, tourism, and diplomacy
  • – Lusophone African literature and culture
  • – Teaching Portuguese as a foreign language
  • – Sociolinguistics and intercultural communication
  • – Academic and professional writing in Portuguese

Curriculum Structure

Semester 1

  • PTG101Introduction to Portuguese Language I
  • PTG102Basic Grammar and Vocabulary in Portuguese
  • PTG103Oral Communication I
  • GEN101Communication Skills in English
  • GEN102Introduction to ICT
  • GEN103Study and Research Skills

Semester 2

  • PTG201Introduction to Portuguese Language II
  • PTG202Reading and Writing in Portuguese
  • PTG203Portuguese for Everyday Communication
  • GEN104Ethics and Entrepreneurship
  • PTG204Introduction to Lusophone Cultures
  • PTG205Portuguese Phonetics and Pronunciation

Semester 3

  • PTG301Intermediate Portuguese Grammar
  • PTG302Portuguese Literature and Culture
  • PTG303Portuguese for Tourism and Business
  • GEN105Research Methods
  • PTG304Methods for Teaching Portuguese
  • PTG305Translation Techniques I

Semester 4

  • PTG401Advanced Writing and Communication in Portuguese
  • PTG402Portuguese for International Relations
  • PTG403Contemporary Issues in Lusophone Societies
  • PTG404Capstone Project / Dissertation
  • GEN106Global Citizenship and Civic Responsibility
  • PTG405Translation and Interpretation II