PORT 2190 - Intermediate Brazilian Portuguese for Spanish Speakers II

(GB) Satisfies Option 1.

Spring. 4 credits.

Prerequisite: PORT 2090 or permission of instructor.

J. Oliveira.

PORT 2090 -PORT 2190 is a full year course intended for students who have already taken the first level of Portuguese, or as an intensive introductory course for those who are native/near native speakers of Spanish.* An all-skills course with particular emphasis on Brazilian Portuguese spoken within the contexts of its culture, it presents a fast-paced review focused on improving grammatical accuracy, pronunciation and on enriching vocabulary.
* Although most of the materials are geared to speakers of Spanish, speakers of other romance languages, such as French, Italian, or Catalan, etc. will also find this course effective as an introduction to Portuguese.