Portuguese for Speakers of Spanish and other Romance Languages (115-2-1)

Instructors

Ana Thome Williams
847/467-1052
3-552 Kresge

Meeting Info

Kresge Centennial Hall 2-420: Mon, Wed, Fri 1:00PM - 1:50PM

Overview of class

Second course in the sequence for students proficient in Spanish, French or Italian. Comparative sociolinguistic and interactive approach to communicative competence emphasizing pronunciation, intonation, sentence structure, and patterns of spoken and written Portuguese. Students will deepen their knowledge in Portuguese as they learn usages and differences in the application of the subjunctive, and will study sociological and historical aspects of Portuguese speaking countries other than Brazil. Prerequisite: PORT 115-1.

Registration Requirements

Prerequisite: PORT 115-1.

Learning Objectives

- Acquire mid-intermediate level of listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in the Portuguese language that will enable them to use language in the present and past, future in the indicative and subjunctive moods.
- Use cultural topics in context for building new vocabulary related to leisure and cultural activities and events in the lusophone world, travels, study, workplace and professions.
- Communicate about these topics with appropriate grammatical structures. Special emphasis will be given on narrating and describing events as well as using commands, expressing opinions, and sharing topics of interest in the present, past (preterit and imperfect), and future.
- Formulate oral and written presentations using a large range of simple phrases and expressions based on topics of interest.
- Develop an understanding and appreciation of the Lusophone culture and history, and to make comparisons between these cultures and the students' individual cultures.
- Build the necessary skills for transition to the low-advanced level of Portuguese 200.

Class Materials (Required)

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

Class Materials (Suggested)

Other materials will be available on Canvas.