Portuguese Courses

Courses

Portuguese 101 - 102
In these Elementary Portuguese courses, students are introduced to the Portuguese language through immersive experiences. Through simulated everyday interactions, students practice communication skills. All topics are intertwined with the everyday culture of Portuguese-speaking regions.

Accelerated Portuguese 110
This course is two semesters of elementary Portuguese in one. It joins Portuguese 101 and 102 and it introduces students to Portuguese Language and Lusophone Cultures, stressing progressive acquisition of effective communication and an understanding of the practices and products of Lusophone cultures. This course is developed for motivated students who are interested in a fast-track towards Portuguese language acquisition.

Portuguese 201 - 202
These classes are designed to further develop students’ fundamental linguistic skills, as well as their knowledge of everyday culture in Portuguese-speaking countries.

Portuguese 301: Conversation, Composition and Culture
This course develops students’ linguistic skills in Portuguese bridging the

intermediate and advanced levels, with an emphasis on speaking and writing. Each class focuses on topics of personal and general interest, including current events in the Portuguese-speaking world, with a focus on Brazil.

352: Luso-Afro-Brazilian Cinema
Taught in English, this course focuses on the cinema of the Portuguese-speaking world. It covers topics such as gender, race, the city, migration, violence, and history in the cultures of Brazil, Portugal, and Portuguese-speaking Africa. Students watch several films and read scholarly work about the topics addressed or about the history and the societies of the countries depicted in the films. All films will have English subtitles.

354: Brazilian Popular Music
Taught in English, this course focuses on Brazilian music and society in the 20th and 21st Centuries. Traveling through different decades and by exploring a variety of musical genres, our discussion will provide readings of Brazil within the concurrent historical, social, and political contexts. Special focus will be given to genres and songs originated in marginalized communities that challenged spoken and unspoken societal norms, such as Samba and Brazilian Funk.