Portuguese I
Introduction to the language and culture of the Portuguese-speaking world, with special attention to Brazilian Portuguese. Focuses on basic oral expression, listening comprehension, and elementary reading and writing. Students develop their vocabulary and understanding of grammatical concepts through active communication. Designed for students with no knowledge/proficiency in Portuguese. For undergraduate credit, see 21G.801 . Enrollment limited.
Fall 2011
This course provides an introduction to the language and culture of the Portuguese-speaking world, with special attention to Brazilian Portuguese. This course focuses are on basic oral expression, listening comprehension, and elementary reading and writing. Students develop their vocabulary and understanding of grammatical concepts through active communication. This is a coordinated language lab program and is designed for students with no knowledge of Portuguese. Class is conducted entirely in Portuguese.
Readings
- Klobucka, A., C. de Jouët-Pastré, et al. Ponto de Encontro: Portuguese as a World Language . 1st ed. Prentice Hall, 2007. ISBN: 9780131894051.
- ———. Brazilian Activities Manual for Ponto de Encontro: Portuguese as a World Language . 1st ed. Prentice Hall, 2007. ISBN: 9780131894082.
- ———. Answer Key to Student Activities Manual for Ponto de Encontro: Portuguese as a World Language . 1st ed. Prentice Hall, 2007. ISBN: 9780132393461.
Prerequisites & course information
Subject meets with 21G.801 Prereq: None G (IAP) 4-0-5 units Credit cannot also be received for 21G.881 , 21G.887
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- MIT OpenCourseWare ↗Fall 2011
- MIT OCW syllabus ↗
- Historical MIT OpenCourseWare offering. Named reading entries and schedule topics are automatically extracted from the linked source pages.