Portuguese

The Iberian Peninsula was home to the first ventures of global empire. Drawing on key medieval and early modern texts in Portuguese and Spanish from the peninsula and its colonies this course examines the literary representation of frontiers and colonization. Students learn about the emergence of the modern states we now call Spain and Portugal and how they were not only the initiators of worldwide transformations, but also the products of a complex process of colonization. Through the literary representation of the relations between Christians, Iberian Muslims, and the indigenous peoples of Africa and the New World, key concepts of frontier, conquest, reconquest, conversion and coexistence are examined as part of global movements and dynamic cultural (ex)change.

This course offers an intensive introduction to the basic structures of the Portuguese language. The course focuses on oral practice and introduction to language. There is extensive use of audiovisual aids including language laboratories. Consistent with intensive Portuguese courses at UC campuses, this course is upper division.

This course presents the discussion of Brazilian culture in its most relevant aspects to students who come from other cultures. Rethink Brazil through the reading of possible stereotypes present in images internationally disseminated, taking into consideration the process of construction of the Brazilian Portuguese Language and the verbal, non-verbal, and social interactional patterns currently in use. This course provides effective contact with different cultural aspects such as ethnic diversity, art, religion, folklore, culinary, and language through theoretical readings, debates, and eventual lectures about specific cultural topics.

Two (week-long) sessions of introductory Portuguese language instruction bookend the summer seminars. Instruction emphasizes the development of basic Portuguese language structures, as well as oral and written practice.

This beginning course provides an introduction to basic Portuguese grammar and conversation skills: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. It covers simple phrases, nominal groups, determinants, pronouns, verbs (indicative, conditional, imperative, infinitive, past participle, and introduction to the subjunctive), and basic vocabulary.

This course teaches listening comprehension, oral expression, spoken production, and written expression in Portuguese. Students learn familiar words and common expressions, ask and answer simple questions, understand familiar words and simple sentences such as those in notices and posters, and write simple correspondence.

This course is broadly equivalent to A1 Basic User, Breakthrough Level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Two (week-long) sessions of advanced Portuguese language instruction bookend the summer seminars. Instruction emphasizes the development of advanced Portuguese language structures, as well as oral and written practice.