Portuguese Course Descriptions

PORT - 101. Intensive Portuguese 1 (6)

The first of a two-semester sequence for students with no previous Portuguese instruction in which students complete three semesters in two, this course emphasizes the development of communication skills and acquisition of basic vocabulary. Classroom activities, daily homework, compositions, and weekly quizzes reinforce grammatical structures.

PORT - 102. Intensive Portuguese 2 (6)

The second semester of a two-semester sequence in Intensive Portuguese, this course places increased emphasis on reading skills and writing competence. Using news sources, Brazilian music and film, short stories, and cultural readings, the course presents increasingly specialized vocabulary in context. Exams, compositions, and daily homework enhance student engagement with the readings.

PORT - 315. Brazilian Literature in Translation (4)

This course surveys works of Brazilian literature from the sixteenth through twentieth centuries. The texts, representing different genres, are viewed in their historical, cultural, social, and aesthetic contexts. Themes include colonialism and empire, race, negritude, and slavery.