Accelerated Portuguese

3 Credits · Level: Undergraduate

This course helps students quickly gain skills in spoken and written Portuguese by building on their prior working knowledge of another Romance language (Spanish, French, Catalan or Italian). By relying on the many similarities with other Romance languages, students can focus on mastering the different aspects of Portuguese, allowing them to develop their abilities for further study. This is a blended accelerated class, which meets twice a week in the classroom and requires preparation and homework activities online. During the semester, students also participate in teletandem activities outside the classroom, using Zoom, which are one-hour interactions with Brazilian students, 30 minutes in English or Spanish and 30 minutes in Portuguese. In this class format, the success of the students relies on preparation, homework and participation in class. This class covers content from Basic and Intermediate Intensive Portuguese. Pre-requisite: Completion of Advanced level of a Romance Language, or a heritage/native speaker of another Romance Language, or instructor’s consent.