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Emphasis is on oral comprehension and proficiency in speaking. Students learn the language as they contrast Brazilian culture with their own. Lab. Completion of 3 fulfills the University Foreign Language Requirement.

For students with two years of college level study of a Romance language, preferably Spanish. Goal is to use socially and culturally appropriate forms in conversations, providing and obtaining information, and expressing feelings, emotions, and opinions. Students learn the language as they contrast Brazilian culture with their own. Lab. Completion of 2A fulfills the University's foreign language requirement.

Continuation of 1. Speaking and oral comprehension and reading and writing skills. Lab. Prerequisite: 1.

Continuation of 1A. Completion of 2A fulfills the University's foreign language requirement.

Emphasizes speaking and oral comprehension proficiency and the development of reading and writing skills. Literary and journalistic readings, studying of Brazilian popular music, and viewing short documentaries are the basis for discussions on Brazilian culture and current events. Lab. Completion of 3 fulfills the University Foreign Language Requirement. Prerequisite: 2 or equivalent.

Goal is to use socially and culturally appropriate forms in narrations, descriptions, and expression of ideas and opinions Prerequisite: first-year sequence, equivalent, or consent of instructor.

Continuation of 11A. Goal is to use socially and culturally appropriate forms in narrations, descriptions, and expression of ideas and opinions. Emphasis on expository writing. Prerequisite: 11A, equivalent, or consent of instructor.

Prerequisite: consent of instructor.nn (Staff)

For intermediate or advanced students. Short expository readings, guest lectures, discussions, compositions on Brazilian issues. Review of grammatical structures. Vocabulary building with emphasis on common idiomatic expressions and troublesome lexical distinctions. Prerequisite: 12A or equivalent, or consent of instructor.

For intermediate and advanced students. Further development of academic writing. Short fictional and expository readings, guest lectures, discussions, compositions on Brazilian issues. Emphasis is on building paragraphs, organizing arguments, and justifying positions. May be used as workshop to write papers in Portuguese for another course. May be repeated once for credit. Prerequisite: 12A or equivalent, or consent of instructor.

For intermediate and advanced students. Reading and discussions on issues from current newspapers and magazines, reading comprehension strategies with online news updates, and vocabulary building with emphasis on formal expository writing. Writing practice if desired. Students prepare short presentations and lead subsequent discussions. May be repeated once for credit. Prerequisite: 12A or consent of instructor.

This course is aimed at students with intermediate or advanced proficiency who want to further advance their skills in reading Portuguese. The course emphasizes high- level reading comprehension and leads to the development of communication skills for extended formal and informal discourse in Portuguese. Pre-requisite: completion of PORTLANG 12A or consent of instructor.

This course is aimed at students with intermediate or advanced proficiency who want to further advance their writing skills in Portuguese. The course has two tracks, depending on the interest of the student: a) technical writing (business letters, technical reports, expressing/supporting opinions, etc.) and b) creative writing (`crônicas;¿ short stories, poems, etc.). Pre-requisite: completion of PORTLANG 12A or consent of instructor.

This course is aimed at students with intermediate or advanced proficiency who want to further advance their oral skills in Portuguese. The class emphasizes formal presentations/discussions in Portuguese, based on contemporary issues in the lusophone world. Students use as linguistic models newspaper and magazine articles, TV news broadcasts, online news services, films, art exhibits, news on scientific advances, etc. Focus is on mastering high-level vocabulary/structures, as well as reading and rethoric strategies, as they speak use appropriate for professional settings. Pre-requisite: completion of Port 12A or consent of instructor.

Introduction to translating from Portuguese into English. Translation principles with an emphasis on usage in Portuguese (vocabulary and syntax) as distinct from other romance languages, in particular, Spanish. Class work on a variety of topics, such as history, art, contemporary politics and economics, using excerpts and articles from academic books. Final project is the translation of a theoretical text chosen by student from his or her field of study. Prerequisite: Port50/Port12A, or consent of instructor.

The manners in which a country is perceived and defines itself is a result of many complex forces, and involves the reproduction of social relations and complex social constructions both on the part of those who live there and those who see it from a distance. The perceptions of what Brazil is and what defines the country has changed throughout times, but has conserved some clear pervasive defining traits. This course is an introduction to the history, culture, politics and artistic production of Brazil as seen through feature films, documentaries and some complementary readings. Movies include, among others, Banana is my Business, Black Orpheus, Olga, They Don't Use Black-Tie, City of God, Central Station, Gaijin, and Four Days in September-among others. In English.

Prerequisite: consent of instructor.nn (Staff)

Prerequisite: consent of instructor.nn (Staff)

Prerequisite: consent of instructor.nn (Staff)

Introductory class for students with superior reading proficiency in Spanish or another Romance language. Reading competence for research and courses in Luso-Brazilian studies. Literary, journalistic, and academic readings. Fulfills University reading requirement for advanced degrees. May be offered alternate years.