Portuguese for Speakers of Spanish and other Romance Languages (115-1-1)
Instructors
Ana C Thome Williams
847/467-1052
3-552 Kresge
Meeting Info
Harris Hall L06: Mon, Wed, Fri 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Overview of class
Elementary level language instruction for students with proficiency in Spanish or other romance languages. Portuguese 115-1 emphasizes the comparisons and contrasts between spoken and written normative Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese in patterns of pronunciation, intonation and sentence structure. The course is based on a comparative socio-linguistic and interactive approach to develop intercultural communicative competence. Prerequisite: AP 4 in Spanish or other Romance Language, or equivalent on the Language Placement Exam, or Instructor Permission.
Registration Requirements
Prerequisite: AP 4 in Spanish or other Romance Language, or equivalent on the Language Placement Exam, or Instructor Permission.
Learning Objectives
Based on the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines 2012, at the end of Port 115-1 students should be able to:
• Acquire basic listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in the Portuguese language that will enable them to narrate in the present and past.
• Use cultural topics in context for building new vocabulary related to leisure activities, holidays and traditions, workplace and professions.
• Communicate about these topics with appropriate grammatical structures. Special emphasis will be given on narrating in the present and in the past (preterit and imperfect), reflexive verbs and pronouns.
• Formulate oral and written presentations using a limited range of simple phrases and expressions based in very familiar topics
• Develop an understanding and appreciation of Brazilian culture and history, and to make comparisons between these cultures and the students' individual cultures.
• Build the necessary skills for transition to the low-intermediate level of Portuguese 115-2.
Class Materials (Required)
Required, online book:
• Perspectivas: Português para Falantes de Espanhol (Baterman, Mattos, Brasileiro e Knapp). Online version, 2nd Edition https://redshelf.com/app/ecom/book/1610030/perspectivas-2e-1610030-9781614210238-blair-bateman-marilena-mattos-marcus-brasileiro-nieves-perez-knapp