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Undergraduate courses in Portuguese Language

PORTLANG 1. First-Year Portuguese, First Quarter

Emphasis is on oral comprehension and proficiency in speaking. Students learn the language as they contrast Brazilian culture with their own. Lab. Completion of 3 fulfills the University Foreign Language Requirement.

5 units, Aut (Wiedemann, L)

PORTLANG 1A. Accelerated First-Year Portuguese, Part 1

For students with two years of college level study of a Romance language, preferably Spanish. Goal is to use socially and culturally appropriate forms in conversations, providing and obtaining information, and expressing feelings, emotions, and opinions. Students learn the language as they contrast Brazilian culture with their own. Lab. Completion of 2A fulfills the University's foreign language requirement.

3-5 units, Aut (Staff), Win (Wiedemann, L), Spr (Staff)

PORTLANG 2. First-Year Portuguese, 2nd Quarter

Continuation of 1. Speaking and oral comprehension and reading and writing skills. Lab. Prerequisite: 1.

5 units, Win (Staff)

PORTLANG 2A. Accelerated First-Year Portuguese, Part 2

For students with two years of formal study of a Romance language, preferably Spanish. Goal is to use socially and culturally appropriate forms in conversations, providing and obtaining information, and expressing feelings, emotions, and opinions. Students learn the language as they contrast Brazilian culture with their own. Lab. Completion of 2A fulfills the University's foreign language requirement.

3-5 units, Aut (Wiedemann, L), Win (Staff), Spr (Wiedemann, L)

PORTLANG 3. First-Year Portuguese

Emphasizes speaking and oral comprehension proficiency and the development of reading and writing skills. Literary and journalistic readings, studying of Brazilian popular music, and viewing short documentaries are the basis for discussions on Brazilian culture and current events. Lab. Completion of 3 fulfills the University Foreign Language Requirement. Prerequisite: 2 or equivalent.

5 units, Spr (Staff)

PORTLANG 11A. Accelerated Second-Year Portuguese, Part 1

Goal is to use socially and culturally appropriate forms in narrations, descriptions, and expression of ideas and opinions Prerequisite: first-year sequence, equivalent, or consent of instructor.

3-5 units, Aut (Staff), Win (Staff), Spr (Staff)

PORTLANG 12A. Accelerated Second-Year Portuguese, Part 2

Continuation of 11A. Prerequisite: 11A, equivalent, or consent of instructor.

3-5 units, Aut (Staff), Win (Staff), Spr (Staff)

PORTLANG 50. Reading in Portuguese

Introductory class for students with superior reading proficiency in Spanish or another Romance language. Reading competence for research and courses in Luso-Brazilian studies. Literary, journalistic, and academic readings. Fulfills University reading requirement for advanced degrees.

3-4 units, Spr (Wiedemann, L)

PORTLANG 99. Language Specials

Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

1-5 units, Aut (Staff), Win (Staff), Spr (Staff)

PORTLANG 101. Reading Brazil

For intermediate or advanced students. Short expository readings, guest lectures, discussions, compositions on Brazilian issues. Review of grammatical structures. Vocabulary building with emphasis on common idiomatic expressions and troublesome lexical distinctions. Prerequisite: 12A or equivalent, or consent of instructor.

3-4 units, Aut (Wiedemann, L)

PORTLANG 103. Advanced Conversation: Brazil Today

For intermediate and advanced students. Reading and discussions on issues from current newspapers and magazines, reading comprehension strategies with online news updates, and vocabulary building with emphasis on formal expository writing. Writing practice if desired. Students prepare short presentations and lead subsequent discussions. May be repeated once for credit. Prerequisite: 12A or consent of instructor.

3 units, Spr (Wiedemann, L)

PORTLANG 193Q. Spaces and Voices of Brazil through Film

(S,Sem) Stanford Introductory Seminar. Preference to sophomores. Introduction to the history, culture, politics, society, and literature of Brazil through films and readings. How the Brazilian film industry reflects its ethnically mixed culture. Forces that have shaped the multicultural reality of modern Brazil and the images projected by the country. In English.

3-4 units, Aut (Wiedemann, L)

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