Communicative approach, emphasis on all language skills.

Business Portuguese is a course for students with previous knowledge of Spanish, who are interested in developing their oral and written skills to participate in Business contexts in Portuguese-speaking countries, especially Brazil. The course makes use of various technological resources to inform individual projects as well as collaborative tasks through synchronous and asynchronous interaction with peers. The course prepares the students to take action in different business-related situations and how to deal with cultural and linguistic differences through the development of intercultural competence. Also, the students will deepen their understanding of Brazilian geography and culture, and will apply contextualized Portuguese structures to develop a collaborative final project on a business topic.

For intermediate students to enhance their linguistic abilities, and develop control of oral communication at advanced level by developing native-like discourse strategies.  Prerequisite(s): PORT 200, 305, or permission from the department.

Introductory course in literary reading and analysis based on texts from contemporary Luso-Brazilian literature.  

Offered only in Fortaleza, Brazil.  Recommended: one year of Portuguese or the equivalent. Prerequisite(s): PORT 102, 305, or permission from the department.

Contemporary Luso-Brazilian and Lusophone African Literatures: an Introduction
Through an interdisciplinary approach, the students will be in contact with the contemporary literature produced in Brazil, Portugal and Lusophone Africa.

Broad survey of Brazilian culture. Thematic examination of some of the major cultural developments. Topics include: Brazilian music, Afro-Brazilian culture, the role of women in Brazilian society, Brazilian popular culture.

Presentation of the masterpieces of Brazilian literature and the great films based upon them, with emphasis on the contrast between cinema techniques and literary production

This course may be repeated for credit when topics vary.  Topics cover theater, poetry, novel, short stories, etc. 

This interdisciplinary course will examine popular culture as an approach to understanding 19th and 20th century Latin America.

This course is a continuation of Spanish 101, for students with one year of previous study of Spanish or by placement exam

Students interested in pursuing a degree in a health-related field, in their professions and during preparation for these professions, often come in contact with Spanish-speaking persons in their professional settings. Multicultural interactions in healthcare contexts have the potential of leading to miscommunication, with possible serious and even life-threatening consequences. This course is designed for students interested in building a foundation of basic oral proficiency in Spanish. It focuses on medical and healthcare terminology in Spanish, Hispanic cultures, and grammatical structures that will help pre-health undergraduates and health professionals better interact with patients who speak little English. The course will include everyday situations in which students will be requested to greet patients and family, establish rapport, conduct a clinical interview, and give recommendations on medications.