01:810:101-102
Elementary Portuguese (4,4)
Speaking, reading, and writing; oral, aural, and written exercises.
Open only to those with no prior knowledge of Portuguese. Not open to speakers of Spanish.
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01:810:130
Intermediate Portuguese (4)
Study and practice of specific areas of grammar, linguistic structure, and style. Selected reading of modern authors, with composition and class discussion.
Prerequisites: 01:810:101-102, placement exam, or permission of department. Not open to speakers of Spanish or native speakers of Portuguese.
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01:810:135
Portuguese for Speakers of Spanish (4)
Study of Portuguese as it contrasts to Spanish. Development of speaking and listening skills. Practice in specific areas of grammar, linguistic structure, and style.
Prerequisite: Permission of department. Open only to speakers of Spanish with no prior knowledge of Portuguese. Not open to native speakers of Portuguese.
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01:810:141-142
Accelerated Portuguese (4,4)
Intensive study of Portuguese. Practice of specific areas of grammar, linguistic structure, style, and literary analysis. Selected readings of modern authors with composition and class discussions.
Open only to those with no prior knowledge of Portuguese. Credit not given for these courses and 01:810:101-102 and 130.
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01:810:201
Portuguese for Native Speakers (4)
Study of specific areas of grammar and orthography. Development of reading skills and vocabulary building. Practice in oral communication, grammar application, and composition.
Prerequisite: Placement exam or permission of department.
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01:810:203
Portuguese Conversation and Composition (4)
Development of oral fluency and writing skills in a variety of contexts. Conversation, vocabulary building, oral reports, fundamentals of expository writing.
Prerequisites: 01:810:130 or 135 or 141-142 and permission of department. Not open to native speakers of Portuguese.
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01:810:309
Africa and Portugal: An Introduction (3)
Discussion of significant historical, social, and cultural trends in Portugal and Lusophone Africa.
Prerequisite: 01:810:201 or 203, or placement exam, or permission of department.
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01:810:310
Brazil: An Introduction (3)
Discussion of significant historical, social, and cultural trends in Brazil.
Prerequisite: 01:810:201 or 203, or placement exam, or permission of department.
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01:810:315,316
Literatures and Cultures of the Portuguese-Speaking World: An Introduction (3,3)
Reading and discussion of literary works representative of significant movements and authors of the Portuguese-speaking world.
Prerequisite: 01:810:201 or 203, or placement exam, or permission of department.
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01:810:325
Advanced Grammar and Style (3)
Study of Portuguese grammatical forms and structures: vocabulary building, translation, composition.
Prerequisite: 01:810:201 or 203, or placement exam, or permission of department.
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01:810:330
Literature and Culture of Brazil (3)
Reading and discussion of selected works of fiction and nonfiction with emphasis on their place in the development of Brazilian literature and their relationship to Brazilian culture.
Prerequisite: 01:810:201 or 203, or placement exam, or permission of department.
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01:810:335
Portugal: The 20th Century and Beyond (3)
Major writers and movements from symbolism through Fernando Pessoa to the present.
Prerequisite: 01:810:201 or 203, or placement exam, or permission of department.
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01:810:340
Brazil: The 20th Century and Beyond (3)
Reading and discussion of representative works of fiction, poetry, and theater from modernism to the present.
Prerequisite: 01:810:201 or 203, or placement exam, or permission of department.
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01:810:345
Realism in Portuguese Literature (3)
Readings from the works of Eça de Queiroz, the generation of 1870, and the neorealists.
Prerequisite: 01:810:201 or 203, or placement exam, or permission of department.
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01:810:350
Literatures and Cultures of Lusophone Africa (3)
Study of the literatures from African countries where the official language is Portuguese. Emphasis on 20th-century colonial and postindependence literature and theory.
Prerequisite: 01:810:201 or 203, or placement exam, or permission of department. Credit not given for both this course and 01:016:350.
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01:810:417
History of the Portuguese Language (3)
Development of Portuguese from its origins to the present. Settlement history and non-Roman influences in Portugal. Evolution of sounds, forms, sentence structures, and words. Dialectal variations.
Prerequisite: One semester of 300-level Portuguese or permission of department. Course may be taught in English but knowledge of Portuguese and/or Spanish is necessary. When taught in English, course will count for the Portuguese major or minor if all written work is done in Portuguese. Course will count for the Spanish major or minor if all written work is done in Spanish.
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01:810:420
The Brazilian Narrative (3)
Development of the Brazilian novel and short story from the colonial period to the present. Emphasis on 19th and 20th centuries. Reading and analysis of representative works.
Prerequisite: One semester of 300-level literature in Portuguese or permission of department.
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01:810:430
Camões (3)
Epic and lyric poetry of Camões and his contemporaries. Antecedents and repercussions of the Portuguese Renaissance.
Prerequisite: One semester of 300-level literature in Portuguese or permission of department.
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01:810:440
The Portuguese-Speaking World: Multiple Perspectives (3)
Main traits of the civilization of the Portuguese-speaking world. Evolution of its social institutions and customs. Representative literary, philosophical, and artistic works.
Prerequisite: One semester of 300-level literature in Portuguese or permission of department.
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01:810:491,492
Topics in Luso-Brazilian Literature and Culture (3,3)
Topics vary by semester. Consult department.
Prerequisite: One semester of 300-level literature in Portuguese or permission of department.
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01:810:493,494
Independent Study (BA,BA)
Independent readings under faculty supervision.
Prerequisites: One semester of 300-level Portuguese and permission of department and instructor.
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01:810:497,498
Honors in Portuguese (BA,BA)
Research paper under faculty supervision.
Prerequisites: Permission of department. Open only to seniors.
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01:810:499
Readings in Portuguese (3)
Independent readings under faculty supervision.
Prerequisites: One semester of 400-level literature in Portuguese and permission of department and instructor. May not be taken more than once for credit.
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