Spanish and PortuguesePortuguese 110
Elementary Portuguese
Prof. Ernst
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Portuguese 110 is a basic-level integrated skills language course. It emphasizes the development of reading, writing, listening, and speaking abilities within a cultural context. Throughout the semester, students will learn about the Lusophone World and how culture affects language usage. They will also learn communication strategies. Students will participate in pair, small-group and whole-class activities that focus on the meaningful and accurate exchange of information. The class will be conducted entirely in Portuguese.
Portuguese 114
Portuguese for the Spanish Speaker
Prof. Ernst
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Portuguese 114 was designed to fulfill the needs of the Portuguese student who possesses knowledge of Spanish or other Romance languages. The course begins with basic vocabulary and structures advancing at an accelerated pace. Since speakers of Romance languages are usually able to read and understand oral input in Portuguese at a high-intermediate level, classroom activities will emphasize pronunciation, written production, structures and vocabulary that are specific to Portuguese. The class will be conducted entirely in Portuguese.
Portuguese 130
Intermediate Portuguese
Prof. Flannery
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Portuguese 130 is an intermediate-level integrated skills language course. Students will advance into more complex reading, writing, listening, and speaking activities. Students will continue to explore and deepen their knowledge of the Lusophone world, with a focus on Brazil. The course will include music, film, TV programs, literature and art in order to develop students’ listening abilities and interpretive skills. Students will also review grammar and expand on their communication skills. The class will be conducted entirely in Portuguese.
Portuguese 202
Advanced Portuguese
Prof. Flannery
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This course is designed for students who wish to master the Portuguese language beyond the intermediate proficiency level. Brazilian culture will be studied through film, literature, art and music. Movies and documentaries will be used to stimulate discussion and debate. Advanced grammatical structures will be studied within a cultural context. Classes will focus on learning how to express opinions, make comparisons, hypothesize and compose using more complex structures and sophisticated vocabulary. The class will be conducted entirely in Portuguese.
Portuguese 215
Portuguese for the Professions
Prof. Flannery
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Portuguese for the professions is designed for advanced-level students to develop their ability to use a wide technical vocabulary. The course will cover an array of topics in the areas of Economy, Politics, Science and Technology and other themes as they pertain to the societies and cultures of the Lusophone countries, with particular emphasis placed on Brazil. Through readings, movies, discussions, essays and presentations, students will enhance their ability to write about and discuss these topics while employing the appropriate technical vocabulary. Instructor’s permission required.
Portuguese 240
Carnival Cultures of Brazil and the Americas
Prof. Ernst
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Carnaval is often seen as synonymous with Brazilian identity, and its celebration is a source of both national pride and valuable income. But for as much as the images of Rio’s samba parades circulate the globe, few of Brazil’s carnival traditions are known or understood outside the cities where they are celebrated. In this course, we will situate the multiple forms of Brazilian carnaval within the broader context of carnival celebrations throughout the Americas. We will examine carnival’s origins and history, and we will investigate the often intimate connections between carnival and the plantation complex in Brazil and the Americas. We will analyze representative music, film, and literary texts to understand the influence and role of carnival and the carnivalesque in the national arts and cultures of Brazil and the Greater Caribbean, and we will draw on the fields of history, sociology, and anthropology to understand the socio-cultural dynamics at play. The course will also consider the role of tourism in carnival celebrations, exploring the ways in which modern carnival’s interplay of arts and industry continues to shape cities like Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, and Recife ( Brazil); Jacmel ( Haiti); and New Orleans.