Undergraduate Courses

PORT 1001
Elementary Portuguese

Conversation, fundamentals of grammar, pronunciation, reading, and writing.  Not open to students with credit in PORT 1002.

PORT 1002
Elementary Portuguese 2

Continuation of Elementary Portuguese. Teaches conversation, fundamentals of grammar, pronunciation, reading, and writing.  Does not count for students with credit in PORT 1110

PORT 1110
Accelerated Elementary Portuguese

Accelerated course introducing basic principles of the Portuguese language to students dedicated to intensive foreign language study.  Does not count for students with credit in PORT 1002

PORT 2001
Intermediate Portuguese

Content-based review of Portuguese grammar and systematic vocabulary and skill development. Integration of language, culture, and literature. Given in Portuguese.

PORT 2002
Intermediate Portuguese 2

A continuation of Intermediate Portuguese. Content based review of Portuguese grammar and systematic vocabulary and skill development. Integration of language, culture, and literature. 

PORT 2030
Practical Portuguese Conversation

Emphasis on improving oral expression and developing conversational skills through social interactions. Given in Portuguese.

PORT 2120
Accelerated Intermediate Portuguese

A continuation of Accelerated Elementary Portuguese. Teaches conversation, grammar, pronunciation, reading, and writing at intermediate level to students dedicated to intensive foreign language study. 

ROML 2150
Language Diversity and Linguistic Identity: Romance Languages in the United States

Issues of language diversity and linguistic identity, with a special focus on the Romance Languages spoken in the United States. This course explores the history, demographics, and structure of French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish in the United States, adopting current techniques in…

PORT 2550
Luso-Brasilian Culture in the United States

In this course, students will be introduced to how the rich cultural traditions of Brazil, Portugal, and Portuguese-speaking Africa and Asia are connected to the United States through immigration and cross-cultural relationships. Taught in English.

PORT 2600
Intensive Portuguese

Emphasizes conversational skills, reading, writing, and listening comprehension. Not to be used to satisfy the undergraduate language requirement. This course is open only to graduate students. Offered every year.

PORT 3010
Portuguese Conversation and Composition

Primary emphasis is divided between conversation and composition skills. The two phases of the course are correlated to include the skills of reading and listening comprehension. Given in Portuguese. Not open to native speakers.

PORT 3030
Introduction to Language, Literature, and Culture of the Portuguese-Speaking World

Emphasis is placed on literary and cultural skills to promote students' ability to read and analyze literary texts, while concentrating on expressing themselves accurately in both oral and written Portuguese. Given in Portuguese.

PORT 4010
Advanced Language, Literature, and Culture of the Portuguese-Speaking World

Linguistic, cultural, and literary structures in Portuguese-speaking societies. Emphasis is divided between students' abilities to express themselves fluently in oral and written Portuguese and to identify and contextualize main literary genres and movements. Given in Portuguese. 

PORT 4030
Brazilian Popular Music and the Invention of Brazil

Course focuses on developing an understanding of Brazilian history through the analysis of music lyrics and important musicians from Brazil. Taught in Portuguese with readings in Portuguese and in English.

PORT 4040
Topics in Cinema, Music, Culture, and Literature in the Portuguese-Speaking World

Specific aspects of cinema, culture, and literature of the Portuguese-speaking world. Topics to be selected according to the needs and interests of the students. Taught in seminar fashion with extensive outside readings of primary and secondary sources. Given in English. 

PORT 4045
Brazilian Culture and Society

Overview of prominent characteristics and movements in Brazilian culture, history, society, artistic and intellectual development, as seen in Brazilian cinema, literature, art, media, and historical texts. Given in Portuguese. 

PORT 4050
Prose of the Portuguese-Speaking World

Representative prose texts from Portugal, Brazil, and Lusophone Africa analyzed in their cultural, social, and political contexts. Given in Portuguese. 

PORT 4060
Poetry of the Portuguese-Speaking World

Representative poetic texts from Portugal, Brazil, and Lusophone Africa analyzed in their cultural, social, and political contexts. Given in Portuguese. 

PORT 4070
Theater of the Portuguese-Speaking World

Representative plays from Portugal and Brazil analyzed with emphasis on drama as a literary genre, specific aspects of staging and performance, and socio-political context of theatrical production. Given in Portuguese. 

PORT 4080
Studies in Culture and Literature of the Portuguese-Speaking World

Studies in culture and literature of the Portuguese-speaking world. Selected topics of special interest in their cultural, social, and political context. 

ROML 4120
Topics in Culture, Language, and Literature

Selected topics in culture, civilization, language, linguistics, literature, or literary theory. Given in English.

PORT 4150
Business Portuguese

Students will acquire a working knowledge of commercial vocabulary, business practices, and commercial culture in the Luso-Brazilian world. The primary concentration will be on Brazil’s growing presence in a globalized economy. Of primary importance is creating a cross-cultural awareness. Given in…

PORT 4550
History of the Portuguese Language

Identification of the boundaries of Portuguese and their historic- political antecedents, study of the Portuguese language within the context of other romance languages, trace the development of Portuguese from Latin origins to modern, analyze texts from different periods illustrating stages in the…

PORT 4950
Directed Reading and/or Projects

Individual study, reading, or projects under the guidance of a faculty member. 

PORT 4960R
Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I

Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and to present results in writing and other relevant communication formats.

PORT 4970R
Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research II

Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and to present results in writing and other relevant communication formats.

PORT 4980R
Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research III

Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and to present results in writing and other relevant communication formats.

PORT 4990R
Undergraduate Research Thesis (or Final Project)

Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data. Students will write or produce a thesis or other professional capstone product, such as a report or…

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