Portuguese Undergraduate Courses

101, 102. First-Year Portuguese. (4:5:1)

Pronunciation, conversation, reading, and fundamentals of grammar. Specific attention to Portuguese as the language of Brazil.

199R. Cooperative Education. (1-3:0:0 ea.) Prerequisite: department chair's and cooperative education coordinator's consent.

On-the-job experience evaluated by supervisor and posted on student's transcript.

201. Intermediate Portuguese Reading and Conversation. (4:5:0) Prerequisite: Port 102 or three units of high school Portuguese.

Review of grammar. Reading, writing, conversation.

202. Portuguese Reading and Comprehension (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Port 201.

Fourth-semester class combining grammar and culture. Not for returned missionaries. Culmination of GE Mathematics/Foreign Language requirement.

211R. First-Semester Conversation. (2:2:1 ea.) Prerequisite: Port 102 or equivalent.

Recommended: concurrent registration in Port 201.

212. Second-Semester Conversation. (2:2:1) Prerequisite: Port 211 or equivalent.

311R. Third-Year Conversation. (2:2:1 ea.) Prerequisite: Port 211 or equivalent.

Tools course to help students improve oral proficiency. Will not count for major or minor.

315. Intermediate Portuguese Grammar, Reading, and Culture (3:3:0)

Introduction of culture, literature, and grammatical concerns through reading short stories, novels, and drama in Portuguese. First class for returned missionaries.
Native speakers should take Port 321.

321, 322. Third-Year Portuguese Grammar and Composition. (3:3:0 ea.) Prerequisite: Port 202 and 16 hours of Portuguese or the equivalent.

326. Portuguese Phonetics and Pronunciation. (3:3:3) Prerequisite: Port 321 or equivalent.

Underlying concepts of Portuguese speech production and applications to pronunciation.

329. Survey of Luso-Brazilian Linguistics. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Port 321 or equivalent.

Introduction to linguistics of Portuguese: phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, history of the Portuguese language, philosophy, dialectology, sociolinguistics, and psycholinguistics.

339. Introduction to Portuguese and Brazilian Literature. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Port 321 or equivalent.

Readings in modern literature; formal literary analysis.

345. Portuguese Civilization. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Port 321 or equivalent.

Culture, history, art, music, and traditions of Portugual.

355. Brazilian Civilization. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Port 321 or equivalent.

Culture, history, art, music, and traditions of Brazil.

395R. Contemporary Culture. (1-3:0:0 ea.) Prerequisite: Port 201 or equivalent.

For Study Abroad programs only. Contemporary Portuguese or Brazilian culture: the people and their customs and institutions.

399R. Cooperative Education: Portuguese Language Field Experience. (1-6:0:0 ea.) Prerequisite: program coordinator's consent.

On-the-job experience.

439R. Luso-Brazilian Theatre Production. (3:3:0 ea.)

Theory and practice of dramatic performance. Includes participation in play to be performed during semester.
Note:No more than 3 hours of 439R credit may count toward any degree.

441. Survey of Portuguese Literature. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Port 339 or equivalent.

Literary periods, genres, and great writers of Portugual.

442. Camões. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Port 441 or equivalent.

449R. Special Topics in Portuguese Literature. (3:3:0 ea.) Prerequisite: Port 441, 451, or equivalent.

Specific topics in Portuguese(Peninsular) literature. Course content will vary each semester to offer optimum exposure to all areas of Portuguese literature.

451. Survey of Brazilian Literature. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Port 339 or equivalent.

Literary periods, genres, and great writers of Brazil.

452. Machado de Assis. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Port 451 or equivalent.

453. Twentieth-Century Brazilian Literature. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Port 441, 451, or equivalent.

459R. Special Topics in Brazilian Literature. (3:3:0 ea.) Prerequisite: Port 441, 451, or equivalent.

Specific topics in Portuguese(Brazilian) literature. Course content will vary each semester to offer optimum exposure to all areas of Portuguese literature.

461R. African Literature in Portuguese. (3.3.0) Prerequisite: Port. 339 or equivalent.

Modern authors from the five African nations whose official language is Portuguese: Angola, Cabo Verde, Guiné Bissau, Mozambique, and the two-island republic São Tomé and Príncipe. Authors include José Craveirinha, Mia Couto, Noémia de Sousa, José Tenreiro, Castro Soromenho, Luandino Vieira, Pepetala, and Baltasar Lopes, among others.

462R. Literature of the Lusophone World. (3.3.0) Prerequisite: Port. 339 or equivalent.

Authors from the eight nations whose official language is Portuguese, plus former colonies and present regions of important Portuguese influence. These include Luso-American and Azorean authors, as well as authors from East Timor (formerly Indonesia), Goa (India), and Macau (China).

480R. Directed Research in Portuguese. (1-3:Arr:0 ea) Prerequisite: written proposal subject to department approval.

Independent Study only.
Under faculty member's direction, designing and conducting research project covering materials not normally presented in regular course work. Research paper required. Total Port 480R credit toward bachelor's degree not to exceed 3 credit hours.

490. Senior Seminar in Portuguese. (1-3:0:0) Prerequisite: senior standing.

Bibliography, research, and writing of senior thesis. Recommended for students planning on graduate studies in Portuguese.

491. Senior Proficiency Evaluation. (0:1:0)

Tool course to meet oral proficiency requirement for all majors. No major or minor credit.

499R. Honors Thesis. (1-6:Arr:Arr. ea)

Advanced Courses for Undergraduates