Courses

Spring 2010 - Portuguese Course Descriptions

Portuguese 002 — Elementary Portuguese II

A - Block C - Cristiane Soares
B - Block I - Cristiane Soares

A continuation of Portuguese 001. The course advances and completes the study of basic grammar and vocabulary. It provides the linguistic skills and cultural information needed in a broad range of situations met when studying, working or traveling in a Portuguese-speaking country.  Conducted in Portuguese.  Prerequisite: Portuguese 001 or consent. 

Portuguese 004 — Intermediate Portuguese II

A - Block E - Cristiane Soares

Continues to review of fundamentals of grammar begun in 3 and encourages the development of a large activity vocabulary and a greater awareness of Portuguese-speaking world.  Aims to further develop communicative skills while expanding students' knowledge of history and culture. The course is structured to have class discussions, debates and oral presentations. Quizzes and presentations, mid-term, final exam, and group project. Students may register for an optional recitation section that consists of a weekly 40 minute conversation group. Conducted in Portuguese.  Prerequisite: Portuguese 003 or consent.

Portuguese 092 — Modernity, Nationality, and Internationalism in Contemporary Brazil (*in English)

Block 11 - Jennifer Burtner

In this seminar we will be exploring the restructuring, redefinition and remapping of power within Brazilian society from 1985 to the present, examining contemporary dynamics of class, race, ethnicity and locality (urban and rural) in federal, state and local life.  By focusing on social struggles in diverse contexts (Rio shantytowns, middle class and wealthy neighborhoods in São Paulo, dam sites in the drought-stricken Northeastern sertão, government built settlements throughout the interior, the last stands of Amazonia rainforest, indigenous protests in the halls of Congress in Brasília, etc.), this course will provide students with the skills and cases necessary to discuss and evaluate the impact new legislation, institutions, information tools and networks are having on the social conditions Brazilians face.  This course will be particularly useful to those students interested in Latin American Studies, cultural studies, public policy, international relations and development and are preparing to begin internships or conduct social science research abroad. Conducted in English.

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