Portuguese 5501 is a Portuguese course designed for graduate and undergraduate students with an intermediate/advanced level of Spanish and skills to take 3400+ level courses in Spanish. Students will have the opportunity to develop their skills through activities focused on pronunciation, writing, listening comprehension, and reading. In this course, a contrastive perspective between Spanish and Portuguese will be adopted so as to allow us to analyze various Portuguese linguistic and cultural aspects. To achieve this goal, Portuguese will be the language almost exclusively used in our classes. While Spanish will be used to illustrate the contrastive nature of this course, some explanations will be elaborated in English.

By the end of this course, students should successfully be able to demonstrate skills in communication across ethnic, cultural, ideological, and national boundaries, and appreciate other cultures and patterns of thought.

Prerequisites for the course: 

• Rapid introduction to Portuguese language intended for students with at least High Intermediate-level Spanish skills.
• Spanish 3401, 3403, or 3404, or equivalent, or permission of instructor.
• Not open to students with credit for Portuguese 1101.01 (101), 1102.01 (102), 1103.01 (103.01), 104.01, or 501, or equivalent.

Spanish instructors are also encouraged to enroll in this course - especially those who will be attending IPAST! 

For additional information or questions, please contact the Coordinator of the Portuguese Language Program, Michele Saraiva-Carilo.