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Portuguese Placement Map

Portuguese Placement Map Updated 1/5/22 PORT 101: 1-2 years of High School or less PORT 105: No Portuguese but fluent in Spanish PORT 201: Score of 3, 4 on NEWL test of 3 years of High School Portuguese PORT 206: Score of 5 on NEWL test or 4-11 months in Portuguese mission PORT 321: More than a year in Portuguese Speaking mission Heritage speakers of Portuguese: PORT 201, 206, or 321 depending on level. Also consider taking PORT 211R or 311R to enhance conversation skills.

In order for students to succeed in PORT 321, they should be able to speak, write, read and listen at the Advanced Low level or better. For more information about what Advanced Low skills look like, you may want to look at the following website and compare your ability to the examples there: https://oralproficiency.coerll.utexas.edu/spanish/module-1-6/ (These examples are in Spanish, but the same descriptions apply in Portuguese.)

Click below for more detailed course information from the Undergraduate Catalog.

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