Spanish and PortuguesePortuguese 110
Elementary Portuguese I
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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 Spanish Speakers
Prof. Santos
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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 134
Accelerated Intermediate Portuguese
Prof. Santos
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Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of Portuguese 114 or equivalent.
This course is a continuation of Portuguese 114. Students will advance into more complex vocabulary and structures in Portuguese. Classroom activities will emphasize pronunciation, written production, structures and vocabulary that are specific to Portuguese. The cultural component of this course will include music, film, and TV programs in order to develop the students’ knowledge of Brazilian culture. Students will also review basic 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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Prerequisite(s): Portuguese 134 or 140
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 217
Portuguese for Professions II
Prof. Flannery
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Portuguese 217 is a second semester course designed to provide advanced-level students with exposition to, and practice in, a wide variety of technical vocabulary, and to develop their communicative skills on topics related to the cultural contexts of, but not limited to, Brazil. Classroom activities will be based on the readings and discussions of articles, papers, the viewing of documentaries and other visual media, covering an array of topics within areas such as economy, health, media, environment, business, science and technology. The course will be conducted in Portuguese.
Portuguese 240
Popular Music and Echoes of Modernism
Prof. Santos
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Prerequisite(s): Portuguese 216 or 221
Brazil has a distinguished musical tradition which is intimately related to the way its people perceive the notion of identity. This course will examine how Popular Music intertwines with Modernist discourse on national identity, with a particular focus on the music production of the 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s, as well as on the political, social, economic, and cultural changes Brazil underwent during this period. Students will be exposed to several readings in order to build up vocabulary, develop critical thinking, improve their communication, and also their writing skills. The course will explore multiple images and perspectives that arise in Brazilian artistic expression, both national and regional, the innovations they brought, and how they have contributed to a better understanding of Brazilian contemporary society, as a whole.