Portuguese (PORT)
1110.
Portuguese I [Elementary Portuguese I].
(3)
Designed for students with no previous exposure to Portuguese, this course develops basic listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. This is an introductory course aimed at teaching the student to communicate in Portuguese in everyday situations.
Credit for both this course and PORT 2110 may not be applied toward a degree program.
1120.
Portuguese II [Elementary Portuguese II].
(3)
A continuation of 1110, students will develop a broader foundation in skills gained during the first semester, including understanding, speaking, reading and writing Portuguese. Students will also gain more in-depth knowledge of Portuguese-speaking cultures.
Credit for both this course and PORT 2110 may not be applied toward a degree program.
2110.
Intensive Elementary Portuguese.
(6)
Intensive one-semester multimedia course designed for the Business Profession using authentic models of communication and cultural competencies in Portuguese as related to business.
Credit for both this course and PORT 1110 may not be applied toward a degree program.
Credit for both this course and PORT 1120 may not be applied toward a degree program.
Credit for both this course and PORT 2120 may not be applied toward a degree program.
2115.
Intensive Intermediate Portuguese.
(6)
An intensive one-semester intermediate multimedia course using authentic models of communication in Portuguese.
Credit for both this course and PORT 2120 may not be applied toward a degree program.
Prerequisite: 1120 or 2110.
2120.
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.
Credit for both this course and PORT 2110 may not be applied toward a degree program.
Credit for both this course and PORT 2115 may not be applied toward a degree program.
2130.
Intermediate Portuguese I.
(3)
Third-semester intermediate language course in which students further develop the skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking along with an examination of cultural aspects of the Portuguese-speaking world.
Prerequisite: 1120.
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: 2115 or 2120.
311 [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: 2115 or 2120.
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: 2115 or 2120.
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 São 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.
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 São 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.
