Portuguese
101.
Elementary Portuguese I.
(3)
Development of all four language skills. Emphasis on listening, speaking, and cultural understanding.
102.
Elementary Portuguese II.
(3)
Continued development of four language skills. Emphasis on listening, speaking, and cultural understanding. An introduction to Portuguese for Spanish speakers.
201-202.
Intermediate Portuguese I–Intermediate Portuguese II.
(3)
Intermediate Portuguese for students who have completed one year of beginning language study or its equivalent. Review of grammar and expansion of conversational and composition skills.
275.
Intensive Beginning Portuguese.
(6)
An intensive one-semester introductory multimedia course using authentic models of introductory communication in Portuguese. Students may not receive credit for this accelerated course and the regular sequence (101-102).
276.
Intensive Intermediate Portuguese.
(6)
An intensive one-semester intermediate multimedia course using authentic models of communication in Portuguese.
Prerequisite: 102 or 275
277.
Intensive Portuguese for Spanish Speakers.
(6)
An accelerated multimedia class designed for natives or advanced level Spanish speakers that uses authentic models of communication in Portuguese. Students may not receive credit for this class and the accelerated sequence (275-276).
301.
Conversation and Pronunciation.
(3)
Practice of spoken Portuguese with an introduction to the phonetic systems and with comparisons to Spanish pronunciation. Discussions of topics from Portuguese-speaking world.
Prerequisite: 276 or 277
311 / 511.
Culture and Composition.
(3)
Students develop their vocabulary and improve their writing skills through the study of readings, films and music from the Portuguese-speaking world and through practice writing compositions.
Prerequisite: 276 or 277
312 / 512.
Culture and Conversation.
(3)
Students improve skills in oral communication, including pronunciation and intonation, through the study and performance of dramatic scenes, and the filming and editing of those scenes.
Prerequisite: 276 or 277
335.
Brazilian Popular Culture.
(3)
Through the lens of Brazilian daily activities and ritual expressions, this course provides the student with an introduction to Brazilian history, culture and society.
Prerequisite: 276 or 277
414 / 514.
Topics in Luso-Brazilian Literature and Culture.
(3, no limit Δ)
An advanced language course emphasizing interdisciplinary themes in Luso-Brazilian literature and culture.
Prerequisite: 311 or 312
416 / 516.
Brazilian Cinema.
(3)
Survey of Brazilian cinema concentrating on the Cinema Novo movements of the 1950s and 1960s. Cinema is presented as an expression of national identity and is understood in relationship to literature and other cultural expressions.
417 / 517.
Popular Brazilian Music.
(3)
Survey of Brazilian popular music from 1950 to 2000 concentrating on contemporary sounds from the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo as well as new music from Brazil’s other regions.
Prerequisite: 311 or 312
421 / 521.
Brazilian Theater.
(3)
A survey of 19th- and 20th-century drama by Brazil’s best known playwrights. Includes the study of plays and their performances, key moments and individuals in theater history and foreign influences.
Prerequisite: 311 or 312
457 / 557.
Encounters with the New World I.
(3)
Thematic study of history, culture, and literature based on key moments and movements in Brazil from 16th to 19th centuries.
Prerequisite: 311 or 312
458 / 558.
Encounters with the New World II.
(3)
Thematic study of the history, culture, and literature based on key moments and movements in Brazil during 20th and 21st centuries.
Prerequisite: 311 or 312
*461.
Topics in Brazilian Literature.
(3, no limit Δ)
Individual authors, genres and periods of Brazilian Literature.
Prerequisite: 311 or 312
497.
Undergraduate Problems.
(1-6 to a maximum of 6 Δ)
Restriction: permission of instructor.
498.
Reading and Research for Honors.
(3)
Work under direction of faculty to conduct research in preparation for writing honors thesis.
Restriction: juniors and seniors approved by Honors Committee.
499.
Honors Essay or Teaching.
(3)
Write essay or teach undergraduate course under the direction of a faculty member.
Restriction: juniors and seniors approved by Honors Committee.
511 / 311.
Culture and Composition.
(3)
Students develop their vocabulary and improve their writing skills through the study of readings, films and music from the Portuguese-speaking world and through practice writing compositions.
512 / 312.
Culture and Conversation.
(3)
Students improve skills in oral communication, including pronunciation and intonation, through the study and performance of dramatic scenes, and the filming and editing of those scenes.
514 / 414.
Topics in Luso-Brazilian Literature and Culture.
(3, no limit Δ)
An advanced language course emphasizing interdisciplinary themes in Luso-Brazilian literature and culture.
516 / 416.
Brazilian Cinema.
(3)
Survey of Brazilian cinema concentrating on the Cinema Novo movements of the 1950s and 1960s. Cinema is presented as an expression of national identity and is understood in relationship to literature and other cultural expressions.
517 / 417.
Popular Brazilian Music.
(3)
Survey of Brazilian popular music from 1950 to 2000 concentrating on contemporary sounds from the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo as well as new music from Brazil’s other regions.
521 / 421.
Brazilian Theater.
(3)
A survey of 19th- and 20th-century drama by Brazil’s best known playwrights. Includes the study of plays and their performances, key moments and individuals in theater history and foreign influences.
551.
Graduate Problems.
(1-6 to a maximum of 6 Δ)
Restriction: permission of instructor.
557 / 457.
Encounters with the New World I.
(3)
Thematic study of history, culture, and literature based on key moments and movements in Brazil from 16th to 19th centuries.
558 / 458.
Encounters with the New World II.
(3)
Thematic study of the history, culture, and literature based on key moments and movements in Brazil during 20th and 21st centuries.
570.
Seminar in Luso-Brazilian Literature and Culture.
(3, no limit Δ)
Examines works of literature and/or culture and the scholarship written about them from a national or comparative framework.
599.
Master’s Thesis.
(1-6, no limit Δ)
Offered on a CR/NC basis only.
601.
Literary Theory.
(3)
(Also offered as SPAN 601)
This course will offer either an overview of critical theory or an in-depth treatment of a critical school or individual theorist.
