PORT-PORTUGUESE (PORT)
PORT 1110. Portuguese I
3 Credits (3)
Designed for students with no previous exposure to Portuguese, this course develops basic listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. This is an introductory course aimed at teaching the student to communicate in Portuguese in everyday situations.
Learning Outcomes
- Students can communicate and exchange information about familiar topics using phrases and simple sentences, sometimes supported by memorized language.
- Students can handle most short social interactions in everyday situations by asking and answering simple questions.
- Students can write short messages and notes on familiar topics related to everyday life.
- Students can often understand words, phrases, and simple sentences related to everyday life.
- Students can recognize pieces of information and sometimes understand the main topic of what is being said.
- Students can understand familiar words, phrases, and sentences within short and simple texts related to everyday life.
- Students can sometimes understand the main idea of what they have read.
- Students can make connections between beliefs, behaviors and cultural artifactsof the Portuguese-speaking world, and make informed cross-cultural comparisons.
PORT 1120. Portuguese II
3 Credits (3)
A continuation of Portuguese I, students will develop a broader foundation in skills gained during the first semester, including understanding, speaking, reading and writing Portuguese. Students will also gain more in- depth knowledge of Portuguese-speaking cultures.
Prerequisite: C or better in PORT 1110 or consent of instructor.
Learning Outcomes
- Students can participate in conversations on a number of familiar topics using simple sentences.
- Students can handle short social interactions in everyday situations by asking and answering simple questions.
- Students can write about familiar topics and present information using a series of simple sentences.
- Students can understand the main idea in short, simple messages and presentations on familiar topics.
- Students can understand the main idea of simple conversations that they overhear.
- Students can understand the main idea of short and simple texts when the topic is familiar.
- Students can begin to narrate and describe simple events in the past.
- Students can make broader connections between beliefs, behaviors and cultural artifacts of the Portuguese-speaking world, and make informed cross-cultural comparisons.