Elementary Portuguese II

4.0 credits

Portuguese 102 is the second course of the elementary sequence. The general goal of the course is to develop basic language skills. During this course, students will:- Continue to build a vocabulary base in order to increase language skills;- Continue to use acquired vocabulary and grammatical structures;- Develop knowledge of the grammar structures associated with, but not limited to: talking about events in the present; talking about completed past events; expressing continuing events; describing daily routines and habits;- Listen to passages or conversations and discuss their content;- Read authentic texts and discuss their content;- Write paragraphs and short compositions using acquired vocabulary and grammatical structures;- Engage in and sustain face-to-face conversation with others about topics studied.