PORTLANG 1: First-Year Portuguese, First Quarter
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.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
Instructors:
Silveira, A. (PI)
PORTLANG 1A: Accelerated First-Year Portuguese, Part 1
For students with two years of college level study or equivalent 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
PORTLANG 2A fulfills the University's foreign language requirement.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 5
Instructors:
Pearce, A. (PI)
;
Silveira, A. (PI)
PORTLANG 2: First-Year Portuguese, 2nd Quarter
Continuation of 1. Speaking and oral comprehension and reading and writing skills. Lab. Prerequisite: placement test, or 1.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
Instructors:
Silveira, A. (PI)
PORTLANG 2A: Accelerated First-Year Portuguese, Part 2
Continuation of
PORTLANG 1A. For students with two years of college level study or equivalent of a Romance language, preferably Spanish. Goal is to use socially and culturally appropriate forms in conversations, providing and obtaining information, describing and narrating, and expressing feelings, emotions, and opinions. Students learn the language as they contrast Brazilian culture with their own. Lab. Completion of
PORTLANG 2A fulfills the University's foreign language requirement. Prerequisite: Placement Test, or
PORTLANG 1A
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: Language
Instructors:
Pearce, A. (PI)
;
Wiedemann, L. (PI)
PORTLANG 11A: Accelerated Second-Year Portuguese, Part 1
Continuation of
PORTLANG 2A. Goal is to use linguistically and culturally appropriate forms in oral narrations, descriptions, and expression of ideas and opinions. Emphasis is on expository speech. Prerequisite: Placement Test,
PORTLANG 2A or
PORTLANG 3.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: Language
Instructors:
Silveira, A. (PI)
PORTLANG 12A: Accelerated Second-Year Portuguese, Part 2
Continuation of
PORTLANG 11A. Goal is to use linguistically and culturally appropriate forms in narrations, descriptions, and expression of ideas and opinions. Emphasis on expository writing. Prerequisite: Placement Test or
PORTLANG 11A.
Terms: Aut, Win
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: Language
Instructors:
Wiedemann, L. (PI)
PORTLANG 99: Language Specials
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.n (Staff)
Last offered: Spring 2015
PORTLANG 101: Reading Brazil
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:
PORTLANG 12A or equivalent.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3-4
Instructors:
Wiedemann, L. (PI)
PORTLANG 102: Brazil in Text: Advanced Grammar and Composition
3rd year course. 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:
PORTLANG 12A or equivalent.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3-4
| Repeatable
2 times
(up to 8 units total)
Instructors:
Wiedemann, L. (PI)
PORTLANG 103: Advanced Conversation: Brazil Today
3rd year course. 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:
PORTLANG 12A.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-4
| Repeatable
2 times
(up to 10 units total)
Instructors:
Wiedemann, L. (PI)
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