Portuguese Winter 2017: Expanded Course Descriptions

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Portuguese 002. Elementary Portuguese (5 units)
Staff

MTWRF 12:10-1:00P
25 Wellman Hall
CRN 39521

Course Description: Continuation of Portuguese 001 in the areas of grammar and development of all basic language skills in cultural context with special emphasis on communication.

Prerequisite: Portuguese 001 or the equivalent or consent of instructor.

GE credit (Old): None.
GE credit (New): World Cultures.

Format: Lecture/Discussion - 5 hours; Laboratory - 1 hour.

Textbooks:

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Portuguese 022. Intermediate Portuguese (4 units)
Staff

MTWRF 1:10-2:00P
25 Wellman Hall
CRN 39523

Course Description: Continuation of Portuguese 021.  This course focuses on more advanced grammar concepts and further composition practice, as well as the development of all language skills through communicative activities and reading of authentic texts.

Prerequisite: Portuguese 021 or the equivalent or consent of instructor.

GE credit (Old): None.
GE credit (New): World Cultures.

Format: Lecture/Discussion - 5 hours; Laboratory - 1 hour.

Textbooks:

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Portuguese 161. Brazilian Literature, Culture, and the Arts (4 units)
Leopoldo Bernucci, Professor

TR 10:30-11:50A
1342 Storer Hall
CRN 44037

Course Description: This course will introduce students to the literature, culture, and the arts (music, painting, architecture, film, dance) of Brazil from the 17th to the 20th century. In this course students will explore the history, culture, and arts of Brazil from a literary and historical perspective. The course focuses mainly on colonial artistic expressions (e.g. poetry and Baroque art) as well as modern cultural productions (e .g. literature, music, dance, film). By the end of the course, POR 161 students should be able to: (1) Have a general understanding of the impact that European, Amerindians, and African peoples had on Brazilian literature, arts, and culture; (2) Know the cultural, artistic, religious, and culinary features of Bahia, as unique factors of miscegenation in Brazil, as a multiracial society; (3) Understand significant cultural aspects (lifestyles, attitudes, customs, etc.) of the Luso-Brazilian speaking world, and function appropriately in frequently encountered social situations.

Prerequisite: Portuguese 100 or consent of instructor (lmbernucci@ucdavis.edu).

GE credit (Old): Arts & Humanities.
GE credit (New): Arts & Humanities, World Cultures and Writing Experience.

Format: Lecture/Discussion - 3 hours; Term Paper.

Textbooks:

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