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Portuguese 001. Elementary Portuguese (5 units)
Eugenia Da Silva Fernandes, Lecturer
Course Description: This course is an introduction to the Portuguese language, aiming to develop all language skills building a community cultural context with particular emphasis on communication. Students will learn how to exchange basic greetings, discuss university studies, explain family structure, explore traditions, talk about homes, narrate routines, talk about the weather, complete a purchase at a store or market, talk about what they used to do, debate issues, express feelings and opinions, give recommendations, tell a story about a past event, express obligations, and other topics.
This course has an organic format; thus, the syllabus can be modified according to the students’ demands. Heritage speakers and learners are welcome to join the class. Placement may be needed, and students are encouraged to contact the instructor to discuss proficiency levels.
Students who have successfully completed Portuguese 002 or 003 in the 10th or higher grade of high school may receive unit credit for this course on a P/NP grading basis only. Although a passing grade will be charged to the student's P/NP option, no petition is required. All other students will receive a letter grade unless a P/NP petition is filed.
Prerequisite: None.
GE credit (New): World Cultures.
Format: Lecture/Discussion - 5 hours; Laboratory - 1 hour.
Textbooks:
- Clemence de Jouet-Pastre, et al., Ponto de Encontro: Portuguese as a World Language, 2nd Edition (Prentice Hall, 2013). E-book and assignments available on My Portuguese Lab website: http://www.pearsoncustom.com/ca/ucd_portuguese/. Purchase available through UC Davis Inclusive Access.
Portuguese 008. Elementary Portuguese Conversation (2 units)
Eugenia Da Silva Fernandes, Lecturer
Course Description:
This class is designed to develop oral communication skills through the practice of everyday situations. Meetings will be focused on increasing vocabulary, improving listening comprehension, pronunciation, accuracy and grammar control. Conversation topics will be based on contemporary debates of the Lusophone world, such as cinema, music, visual arts, politics, technology, international relations, and social protagonism.
This course has an organic format; thus, the syllabus can be modified according to the students’ demands. Heritage speakers and learners are welcome to join the class. Placement may be needed, and students are encouraged to contact the instructor to discuss proficiency levels.
Prerequisite: Portuguese 003 or Portuguese 031.
GE credit (New): World Cultures.
Format: Discussion - 3 hours.
Textbooks:
- None. All materials are provided by the instructor.
Portuguese 021. Intermediate Portuguese (5 units)
Eugenia Da Silva Fernandes, Lecturer
Course Description: This course presents a review of grammar, lexical topics and writing skills acquired in the first year of studies in the Portuguese Language. Students will be familiarized with more advanced grammar concepts and a broader vocabulary. Brief modern and contemporary texts will be read and discussed to develop comprehension and composition skills. Lusophone cultural representations such as cinema, music, poetry, and dance are approached in the class to promote authentic debates.
The class has an organic format; thus, the syllabus can be modified according to the students’ demands. Heritage speakers and learners are welcome to join the class. Placement may be needed, and students are encouraged to contact the instructor to discuss proficiency levels.
Prerequisite: Portuguese 003.
GE credit (New): World Cultures.
Format: Lecture/Discussion - 5 hours; Laboratory - 1 hour.
Textbooks:
- Patricia Isabel Sobral and Clémence Jouët-Pastré, Mapeando a Língua Portuguesa através das Artes: Intermediate to Advanced Portuguese via the Arts (Focus Publishing/R. Pullins Co., 2013)
Portuguese 100. Principles of Luso-Brazilian Literature and Criticism (4 units)
Robert Newcomb, Associate Professor
Course Description: This course offers a panoramic overview of Luso-Brazilian literature, focusing specifically on the literary and cultural expression of Brazil and Portugal. The course will discuss important Portuguese-language writers, as well as literary periods, genres, and tendencies, in terms of the historical development of the Portuguese-speaking world. As a panoramic “bridge” course, POR 100 will prepare students for more specialized upper-division courses in Luso-Brazilian literature and culture.
POR 100 covers the Middle Ages through the early 20th century. Major literary movements and ideas to be taught include medieval poetry, Renaissance poetry and theater, Romanticism and national identity, Realism and social criticism, Modernism, and Brazilian regionalism. Additionally, the course will focus on issues such as the structure of medieval society, the Portuguese maritime expansion, colonialism in Brazil, slavery, literature written by and about women, and economic modernization.
POR 100 will be taught entirely in Portuguese. Fluency in Portuguese is not required, but students should be able to read, speak, and write in Portuguese comfortably in order to succeed in this course. Students are encouraged to speak with the instructor with questions pertaining to placement.
Prerequisite: Portuguese 022 or 023 or consent of instructor (rpnewcomb@ucdavis.edu).
GE credit (New): Arts & Humanities, World Cultures and Writing Experience.
Format: Lecture - 3 hours; Term Paper.
Textbooks:
- TBA