Overview
Description
Intensive study of Portuguese at the elementary level for students with a background in Spanish. Development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in Portuguese. Native and heritage speakers of Spanish welcome.
Requirements
Prerequisites
- the equivalent
SPAN 212
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
SPAN 212 or the equivalent.
Units
Lecture4
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall
Terms
fall
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- identify the sounds of the Portuguese language, compare and contrast them to Spanish.
- communicate in several everyday situations such as greet, give and receive information, give directions, order food at a restaurant, go shopping, know nationalities, professions, colors and numbers.
- communicate ideas about themselves, daily routines, work and leisure, family and studies.
- describe different regions of Brazil, express opinions and preferences and talk about tourism, travels, and ecology.
- describe, define, and compare people and situations, and summarize contemporary events and news (from newspapers, magazines, internet, or television).
- produce regular and irregular verbs in the present, past, and be introduced to the future tenses in the indicative.