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Elementary Portuguese (3,3)
Fundamentals of grammar; drills in speaking and writing. A minimum total of 10 hours of language laboratory work per semester is required of all students in Newark College of Arts and Sciences elementary language courses and is recommended for University College-Newark and New Jersey Institute of Technology.
Not open to students who have had two or more years of secondary school Portuguese or are near-native speakers of the language. These students must take a placement test in the department for proper advising. Elementary Portuguese does not count toward the major/minor.
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Portuguese for Spanish Speakers (3)
Designed for students who are proficient in Spanish. Examines phonetic, grammatical, and lexical distinctions between Spanish and Portuguese, as well as similarities and differences between the Lusophone and Hispanic worlds while helping students develop speaking, reading, and writing skills in Portuguese.
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21:812:131,132
Intermediate Portuguese (3,3)
Grammar review and vocabulary expansion. Continued development of speaking and reading skills; intensive practice in reading and composition based on short literary and journalistic texts.
Students must take a placement exam in the department for proper advisement as to level of proficiency. Successful completion of both semesters may be required to fulfill a major/minor option.
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Advanced Grammar and Composition (3)
This class offers instruction in advanced grammatical structures and advanced reading, writing, and speaking. For students with a good command of the Portuguese language who wish to perfect their knowledge of written and oral Portuguese.
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21:812:207
Introduction to Portuguese Literature (3)
Survey of Portuguese literature, with emphasis on reading and discussion of literary texts representative of significant literary movements and authors of Portugal.
Prerequisites: 21:812:131,132 or demonstrable reading/writing knowledge of the language. Fulfills literature requirement. Conducted in Portuguese.
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Introduction to Brazilian Literature (3)
Survey of Brazilian literature, with emphasis on reading and discussion of literary texts representative of significant literary movements and authors of Brazil.
Prerequisites: 21:812:131,132 or demonstrable reading/writing knowledge of the language. Conducted in Portuguese.
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Portuguese Literature in English Translation (3,3)
Reading
and discussion of major authors and texts representative of Portugal's
rich literary tradition. Two-semester sequence covers Vicente and Camões, up
to 20th-century authors.
Conducted in English.
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Portuguese for Business and Commerce (3)
Intensive study of business and commercial Portuguese. Emphasis on practical business terminology and procedures used in business letters and documents, banking, trade, export and import, stock market, and modern-day global economic institutions. Familiarization with Portuguese business practices and cultural differences.
Prerequisite: Open to students who can demonstrate adequate reading/writing/conversational skills at the level of 21:812:132 Intermediate Portuguese. This includes NJIT students and students from graduate programs and NCAS. Conducted in Portuguese.
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Brazilian and Lusophone World Literature in English Translation (3,3)
Reading and discussion of literary works representative of the
different literary trends, movements, and authors of Brazil and
Lusophone Africa. Two-semester sequence covers early 19th
century up to the present.
Fulfills literature requirement. Conducted in English. Students are not obligated to take two semester sequence.
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Oral History of Newark's Ironbound Neighborhood (3)
Focuses on the Portuguese and Brazilian immigrant community of Newark's
Ironbound neighborhood. Explores ethnographic fieldwork (participant
observation and tape-recorded interviews) and compiling oral history.
Readings of anthropological, literary, and historical texts. Issues
covered include migratory patterns, adaptation and assimilation,
postcolonial conflict and collaboration, cultural heritage, and
immigrant identity.
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Lusophone World Culture I and II (3,3)
Discussion of significant historical, social, and cultural trends in the Portuguese-speaking world from the colonial era to the present.
Conducted in Portuguese.
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Portuguese Film and Literature (3)
This class provides a survey of 20th-century Portuguese film, exploring the interplay between literature and cinematic narrative.
Conducted alternately in English and Portuguese.
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Brazilian Film and Literature (3)
Focuses on the major themes and movements of 20th-century Brazilian cinematic and literary production, with a particular focus on the Cinema Novo era.
Conducted alternately in Portuguese and English.
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21:812:350
Film and Literature of Lusophone Africa (3)
Explores the postindependence cinematic and literary production of Angola, Mozambique, and Cape Verde, exploring the themes of war, independence, decolonization, and migration.
Conducted alternately in Portuguese and English.
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Soccer, Samba, and Spiritualism: Performing the Nation in Portugal and Brazil (3)
Conducted in English and explores expressive culture in Portugal and
Brazil. Performance is broadly defined to include religious
worship and urban festivity. Students will explore emblematic
performance forms of Portugal and Brazil such as samba, fado,
candomblé, and soccer spectatorship to understand how these cultural
forms participate in and comprise a national culture.
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Postrevolutionary Portuguese Literature and Culture (3)
Examines the effects of dramatic political change on Portuguese
literature, theater, and popular culture. The 1974 revolution
marked the end of the Portuguese Estado Novo dictatorship and the
beginning of a cultural renaissance in Portugal. Examines
fascism's cultural legacies and the way in which writers have redefined
the nation during this period.
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Topics in Portuguese and Brazilian Culture (3,3)
Explores significant themes, topics, concepts, movements, trends, and complex issues with regard to the diverse Portuguese, Brazilian, and Lusophone African societies and cultures.
Conducted alternately in Portuguese and English.
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Internship in Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies (3)
Internship in local Lusophone businesses, government offices, newspapers, nonprofits, and cultural associations.
Prerequisite: Open only to Portuguese and Lusophone world studies majors or minors with junior or senior standing.
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Independent Study (3,3)
Specialized independent research on a topic related to Portuguese and Lusophone world studies.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Open only to Portuguese and Lusophone world studies majors or minors.
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