Offers students a firm command of Portuguese grammar. Uses grammar as point of departure for development of oral skills. Reading and writing stressed to lesser degree. Attendance at language laboratory may be mandatory.
Includes grammar review and a study of Portuguese and Brazilian culture, civilization, literature, and art. Approved for GT-AH4. Meets MAPS requirement for foreign language. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of PORT 1020 (minimum grade C-).
Includes grammar review and a study of Portuguese and Brazilian culture, civilization, literature, and art. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of PORT 2110 (minimum grade C-).
Intensive introduction to the Portuguese language for those able to speak Spanish. Recommended prereq., five semesters of college Spanish or equivalent. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of SPAN 3000 (minimum grade C-).
Builds vocabulary and competence in more sophisticated written Portuguese. Involves composition, reading, grammar and class discussion. Themes are drawn primarily from current issues in Brazil. Mandatory for the Portuguese-track majors. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of PORT 2120 or PORT 2150 or PORT 2350 (minimum grade C-).
Examines literary, artistic, and philosophical currents in Spanish America and Portuguese America (Brazil), from pre-Columbian times to the present. Taught in Spanish. Recommended prereqs., PORT 2110 and 2120. Credit not granted for this course and SPAN 3210. Same as SPAN 3220. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of SPAN 3000 (minimum grade C-).
Examines literary, artistic and intellectual currents in Brazil, Portugal and Lusophone Africa from the 15th century period of Portuguese expansion to the post-colonial present. Taught in Portuguese. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of PORT 2110 and PORT 2120 and PORT 2350 (all minimum grade C-).
Immerses students in the language, culture,and contemporary realties of Brazil. Explores how development is conceived and practiced, how natural resource governance is debated and enacted, and how entrepreneurial approaches shape development and governance challenges in Brazil. Focuses on research projects about sustainable development, environmental governance, social entrepreneurship. Through these topics students also refine cultural intelligence and improve Portuguese academic writing. Recommended prereq., PORT 3003. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course of PORT 2120 or PORT 2350 (minimum grade B-).
Examines major works of Brazilian literature. Same as PORT 5110. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of PORT 2120 and PORT 2350 and PORT 3230 (all minimum grade C-).
Examines major works of Portuguese literature. Same as PORT 5150. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of PORT 2120 and PORT 2350 and PORT 3230 (all minimum grade C-).
Designed to examine intensively particular topics or issues concerning the literatures of Portugal, Brazil, and/or the African countries of Portuguese colonization. Taught in Spanish. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Recommended prereqs., SPAN 3120 and an additional course above SPAN 3000. Same as SPAN 4230. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of PORT 3230 and SPAN 3100 (all minimum grade C-).
