Undergraduate Catalog 2017-18 : School of Arts & Sciences

Portuguese

Portuguese

POR 162 Introductory Portuguese I  3 SH
A course for students who have no prior knowledge of Portuguese.  Aimed at introducing the four basic skills (listening comprehension, speaking, reading and writing). Culture will be an integral part of the course. Prerequisite: Level 1 language placement in Portuguese. Special Info: Native speakers and students with 4 years of high school Portuguese may not take for credit.  General Education: Humanities/World Languages and Literature (if POR 164 is successfully completed); Competency: Intercultural.

POR 164 Introductory Portuguese II  3 SH
The second semester course in the introductory Portuguese sequence. Aimed at further developing the four basic skills (listening comprehension, speaking, reading and writing). Culture will be an integral part of the course. Prerequisite: POR 162 or Level 2 language placement in Portuguese. General Education: Humanities/World Languages and Literature; Competency: Intercultural. 

POR 196 Intermediate Portuguese Language and Culture I  3 SH
The first-semester intermediate level course of Portuguese that focuses on reading, writing, oral comprehension and speaking through a study of Lusophone cultures. Prerequisite: A minimum grade of “C-” in POR 164 or placement by oral interview. General Education: Humanities/World Languages and Literature; Competency: Intercultural. 

POR 197 Intermediate Portuguese Language and Culture II  3 SH
The second-semester intermediate level course of Portuguese that focuses on reading, writing, oral comprehension, and speaking through a study of Lusophone cultures. Prerequisite: A minimum grade of “C-” in POR 196 or placement by oral interview. General Education: Humanities/World Languages and Literature; Competency: Intercultural.