FIRST SEMESTER PORTUGUESE

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: None Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Frgn Lang - 1st semester language Level - Elementary L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and produce in speech and writing fundamental aspects of basic Portuguese grammatical structures, like the following: agreement subject/ verb; agreement noun/adjective; correct use of the present, preterit, and imperfect verb tenses. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Communicate in basic Portuguese on given topics (talking about yourself, your family, your city, daily activities, food and travel in the present time and, to a limited extent, the past. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Discuss cultural features about the Portuguese-speaking world. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Describe how Portuguese functions and how it differs from your native language. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and produce in speech and writing fundamental aspects of basic Portuguese grammatical structures, like the following: agreement subject/ verb; agreement noun/adjective; correct use of the present, preterit, and imperfect verb tenses. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Communicate in basic Portuguese on given topics (talking about yourself, your family, your city, daily activities, food and travel in the present time and, to a limited extent, the past. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Discuss cultural features about the Portuguese-speaking world. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Describe how Portuguese functions and how it differs from your native language. Audience: Undergraduate