Undergraduate Portuguese Course Descriptions

Current Schedule of Courses

Fall 2009

PORTUGUESE

PORTUGUESE 101: Elementary Portuguese I

PORTUGUESE 110: Beginning Portuguese for Spanish Speakers

PORTUGUESE 201: Intermediate Portuguese I

PORTUGUESE 101: Elementary Portuguese I

Ana Santos-Olmsted MWF 10:40-11:30 & W 9:35-10:25 (Max 18)

CONTENT: This is a beginning-level integrated skills language course. This courses helps students develop a basic ability to communicate in Portuguese. Class time is dedicated to interactive activities that allow students to acquire skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing. Through music, videos, and readings of authentic materials, students are also introduced to many aspects of Brazilian culture as well as of other countries where Portuguese is spoken. Class meets four times per week and is conducted in Portuguese in order to maximize exposure to the language. Lab activities are also incorporated in order to develop students' listening skills and pronunciation.

TEXT: Brasil! Língua e Cultura (Textbook & Writing and Language Laboratory Manual)

PARTICULARS: Evaluations are based on participation, homework, language laboratory work, quizzes, exams, brief compositions and oral presentations.

PREREQUISITES: none

PORTUGUESE 110: Beginning Portuguese for Spanish Speakers

Ana Santos-Olmsted MWF 12:50-1:40 (Max 18)

Content: Portuguese110 is a beginning-level integrated skills language course designed for native speakers of Spanish or English speakers with fluency in Spanish. The course concentrates primarily on aspects of the Portuguese language that are most difficult for Spanish speakers, such as pronunciation, vocabulary, idioms and grammatical structures particular to Portuguese. Class time is dedicated to interactive activities that allow students to acquire skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing. Through music, films, and readings, students are also introduced to many aspects of Brazilian culture as well as of other countries where Portuguese is spoken.

TEXT: Brasil! Língua e Cultura (Textbook & Writing and Language Laboratory Manual)

PARTICULARS: Evaluation is based on participation, homework, language laboratory work, quizzes, exams, brief compositions and oral presentations.

PREREQUISITES: Prior knowledge of Spanish.

 

PORTUGUESE 201: Intermediate Portuguese I

Ana Santos-Olmsted MWF 2:00-2:50 (Max 18)

CONTENT: This course develops students' communicative abilities in Portuguese as well as their understanding of the cultural context in which the language is used. Students learn to communicate through activities in speaking, listening, reading and writing. In addition to reviewing some important topics they have learned previously, students also learn new vocabulary and grammar points at the same time that they study the cultures and societies of Portuguese-speaking countries in more depth. Classroom activities are highly interactive and focus on speaking and listening. Reading about Lusophone cultures is emphasized, as are informal writing (to develop fluency) and brief compositions (to develop accuracy). Language Lab activities are also used to improve listening skills and pronunciation.

TEXTS: Para a Frente. King & Suner, a Portuguese Dictionary, and a Course Reader on Blackboard.

PARTICULARS: Evaluations are based on participation, homework and Language Laboratory work, exams, formal compositions, informal writing assignments, and oral presentations.

PREREQUISITES: Portuguese 102, 110, or equivalent (including courses taken in study abroad programs).