Portuguese: POR

Lower-Division Courses

POR X01D. First-Year Portuguese I.

Development of speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills; building vocabulary, learning basic rules and terminology of grammar; and gaining a better understanding of Portuguese-speaking cultures, with focus on Brazil, in order to communicate in an accurate, effective, and informed manner within a variety of socio-cultural situations.

POR X10D. First-Year Portuguese II.

Development of speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills; building vocabulary, learning basic rules and terminology of grammar; and gaining a better understanding of Portuguese-speaking cultures, with focus on Brazil, in order to communicate in an accurate, effective, and informed manner within a variety of socio-cultural situations.

POR X10S. Portuguese for Spanish Speakers I.

Designed to provide qualified Spanish-speaking students a rapid introduction to Portuguese language. Development of speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills; building vocabulary, learning basic rules and terminology of grammar; and gaining a better understanding of Portuguese-speaking cultures, with a focus on Brazil, in order to communicate in an accurate, effective, and informed manner within a variety of socio-cultural situations.

POR X11C. Portuguese Conversation and Culture.

Explore the development of speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills, and build vocabulary. Review rules and terminology of Portuguese grammar. Examine complex grammar structures and Portuguese speaking cultures, with a focus on Brazil.

POR X11D. Second-Year Portuguese.

Focuses on the development of speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills while building vocabulary. Reviews rules and terminology of Portuguese grammar. Introduces complex grammar structures and Portuguese speaking cultures, with a focus on Brazil, in order to communicate in an accurate, effective, and informed manner within a variety of socio-cultural situations.

POR X11J. Portuguese Conversation and Culture for Spanish Speakers.

Designed for qualified Spanish-speaking students. Explore speaking and listening skills. Build vocabulary. Examine Portuguese-speaking cultures, with a focus on Brazil.

POR X11S. Portuguese for Spanish Speakers II.

Continuation of Portuguese 610S.

POR X12. Accelerated Second-Year Portuguese: Oral Expression, Reading, and Composition.

Covers the same material as Portuguese 312K and 312L, but in one semester.

POR X14C. Intermediate Writing and Grammar in Context.

Review rules and terminology of Portuguese grammar. Explore complex grammar structures in the context of reading and writing. Build vocabulary in the context of Portuguese speaking cultures, with a focus on Brazil.

POR X14J. Intermediate Writing and Grammar for Spanish Speakers.

Designed for qualified Spanish-speaking students. Review rules and terminology of Portuguese grammar. Explore complex grammar structures in the context of reading and writing. Build vocabulary in the context of Portuguese speaking cultures, with a focus on Brazil.

POR X19S. Topics in Portuguese.

This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.

POR X29S. Topics in Portuguese.

This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.

Upper-Division Courses

POR X19S. Topics in Portuguese.

This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.

POR X21P. Portuguese Pronunciation.

Explore Portuguese pronunciation and the fundamental principles of phonetic analysis. Examine how Portuguese sounds are produced, how they fall into patterns, and how they change in different environments.

POR X22C. Conference Course in Luso-Brazilian Civilization.

POR X22L. Conference Course in Luso-Brazilian Literature.

POR X27C. Advanced Grammar and Writing in Context.

Study and practice of Portuguese grammar, including reading exercises and guided composition designed to develop writing skills across styles. Students will be exposed to various topics in Portuguese language, literature, and culture.

POR X28C. Introduction to Literatures and Cultures.

Overview of Luso-Brazilian literatures and cultures, including the arts and popular expressions from a multidisciplinary perspective. Among the regions studied are Brazil, Portugal, and related areas in Africa.

POR X29S. Topics in Portuguese.

This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.

POR X30L. Introduction to Language and Linguistics in Society.

Examines the dynamics of language structure and use throughout the Portuguese-speaking world. Covers topics such as sound systems, grammatical structures, historical developments, language learning and loss, dialect differences, and their social significance.

POR X44C. Luso-Migrations: Portugal and Brazil.

Explore post-colonial political and cultural relations between Portugal and Brazil. Examine nineteenth and twentieth century Portuguese travelogues, memoirs, films, and fiction.

POR X50C. Brazilian Film and Culture.

Explore a critical overview of Brazilian cinema, from the silent era to the present day, with an emphasis on the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.

POR X52. Brazilian and Spanish American Literature.

Explore Brazilian and Latin American literature and culture from the twentieth century and later. Examine the literary trends and social roles in the region while comparing and contrasting the culture and history from both Spanish America and Brazil.

POR X53. Sociolinguistics.

Explores the interrelationship of language and society with reference to the Portuguese-speaking world. Examines how socio-economic , political, and anthropological factors like race, social class, gender, age, and identity influence linguistics forms.

POR X54. United States Latino Literatures and Cultures in Context.

Examines the United States Latino literary and cultural production from a multidisciplinary perspective, through literature, film, music, and performance. Analyzes the literatures and experiences of Brazilian American writers and artists in their historical and cultural specificities.

POR X64L. Applied Linguistics.

Introduction to the linguistic structure of Portuguese; application of linguistic principles to the teaching of Portuguese.

POR X67C. Business in Brazilian Life and Culture.

Explore cultural aspects of business practices in Brazil.

POR X68T. Topics in Linguistics.

POR X75D. Global Brazil.

Examine twentieth-century literature, films, and other cultural artifacts of the multicultural Brazilian society. Critique the image of Brazil as a unified, harmonious, racially-mixed nation. Explore contemporary textual and visual representations of the Brazilian diaspora in the United States and Europe.

POR X75E. Popular Music in Brazil.

Explore Brazilian cultural politics through the message and performance of live and recorded song, including samba, bossa nova, protest song, Tropicalist counter-cultural song, Brazilian funk, hip hop, and manguebeat.

POR X77C. Topics in Portuguese.

Examine important themes in Brazilian society related to cultural production including literature, audiovisual, and media production.

POR X79C. Capstone Seminar in Literatures and Cultures.

Central issues, concepts, and themes that define Luso-Brazilian literatures and cultures. Focus on a specific case study or case studies that result in the production of a research paper on a particular topic of interest.

POR X79H. Honors Tutorial Course.

Supervised individual research on a literary, linguistic, or cultural problem, culminating in a written thesis.

POR X79L. Capstone Seminar in Linguistics.

Central issues, concepts, and themes that define linguistics. Focus on a specific case study or case studies that result in the production of a research paper on a particular topic of interest.

Graduate Courses

POR X19S. Topics in Portuguese.

This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.

POR X29S. Topics in Portuguese.

This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.

POR X81. Topics in Brazilian Literature.

POR X81.1. Comparative Studies in the Literatures of Brazil and Spanish America.

POR X85L. Conference Course in Luso-Brazilian Literatures and Linguistics.

For students with special interests not met by other courses offered in any one semester.

POR X96K. Topics in Comparative Romance Linguistics.

POR X96K.1. Comparative Romance Linguistics.

POR X96K.2. Introduction to Romance Linguistics.

POR X98R. Master's Report.

Preparation of a report to fulfill the requirement for the master's degree under the report option.

Professional Courses

POR X19S. Topics in Portuguese.

This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.

POR X29S. Topics in Portuguese.

This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.