PORTUGUESE Courses PORTUGUESE Courses The primary aim of this course is to advance students' proficiency in speaking and aural comprehension of Brazilian Portuguese. Increased linguistic competence is sought through 1) study of the language's sound system and its relationship to the writing system; 2) development and application of topical groups of vocabulary; 3) directed discussion of readings and recordings on varied subjects; and 4) preparation and evaluation of daily activities and oral presentations. Improvement of reading and writing skills is a lateral benefit. This course is designed for intermediate students but those at the advanced- intermediate level will be accommodated as well.
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This is a semi-intensive intermediate course designed for students who have completed an introductory sequence (POR 1130-1131, POR 3010) or the equivalent. The primary aim is to develop and enhance students' written and spoken command of the language, with attention to review and advancement of grammar and expansion of vocabulary. A concurrent goal is to achieve further cultural understanding through readings and discussion.
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This course provides a general introduction to the institutions and cultural practices of Brazil, beginning with the historical foundations and legacies of Portugal. Students will be familiarized with artistic trends and diverse manifestations of Luso-Brazilian civilization from the Middle Ages to the present, with emphasis on the contemporary period and African-Brazilian phenomena. Some attention will be paid to the major Lusophone African nations as well. The multi-media approach includes print sources, video, film, and sound recordings. The course further provides opportunities to improve oral and written language skills and previews topics to be covered in advanced POW classes and in other courses in the Brazilian studies program.
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This course examines the evolution of Latin on the Iberian peninsula in the Middle Ages and the formation of the language of Portugal. Stages of development and Old Portuguese will be studied in their own rights and in contrast with other Ibero- romance tongues. Portuguese linguistic change since the time of colonization in Brazil will also be considered. Phonological, phonetic, orthographic, grammatical, syntactical and lexical aspects will be covered.
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This course has four principal objectives:
In addition, the course will strive to improve language skills through directed reading, writing and discussion.
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This course has four principal objectives:
In addition, the course will strive to improve language skills through directed reading, writing, use of media, and discussion.
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This course studies currents in Brazilian poetry since 1950 in a broad cultural context involving plastic arts, music, so-called counter-culture, politics and history.
After reviewing the background of modernismo and the reaction of the Generation of 1945, we will examine a series of movements, trends, and themes: concrete poetry; other mid- century neo-vanguards; the politics of committed verse; the poetry of song; youth poetry of the 1970s-1980s, and, briefly, the question of postmodernism vis-à-vis lyric in a developing nation.
Rather than taking a narrowly focused literary approach, the course will encourage inter-disciplinary treatments of texts and movements. The course aims to achieve understanding of contemporary poetic manifestations in Brazil both as artistic objects and as historically situated phenomena, in national and international contexts.
With an eye to grasping literary and cultural content, the course seeks further development of students' reading and interpretative skills.
In addition, enhancement of students' abilities in written and oral expression is sought through directed composition and discussion.
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This course examines the foundations and major manifestations of Northeastern Brazilian culture. The course provides an overview of the principal traits and tendencies of cultural expression in the Northeast as well as specific perspective on major forms of expression. Readings include works of folk narrative, popular and "erudite" poetry, prose fiction, and drama. Course materials also include representative films and popular music/songs, both traditional and contemporary. Issues to come under discussion include historical roots, regional identity, cyclical problems, the continuum of folk and popular culture, the contrast of urban and rural societies, and the opposition of tradition and innovation in artistic expression. While the prime goal of the course is to examine topical and thematic areas, the class also offers an opportunity to continue development of Portuguese language skills through directed class discussion, oral presentations, careful reading, and composition.
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Courses under this rubric examine specific areas and manifestations of Luso-Afro-Brazilian civilization and culture, including folklore, popular culture, literature, and essay. Each time the course is offered there is a distinct regional or thematic focus. The topical emphasis this semester is the cultural heritage of the Brazilian Northeast.
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This course will examine song discourse in Brazil and multiple interrelations of Brazilian popular music in the modern period. Genres, movements, and artists are considered in sociohistorical and cultural contexts, as well as from varied perspectives of repertory analysis. Given the unique qualities of lyric and songwriting in Brazil, two prime subjects are literature and/in music and the poetry of song. Other major themes to be explored are performance and signification; national identity in popular music; inter-American relations; modernization; protest, re- democratization, and the politics of popular music; spiritualism; gender issues; African-Brazilian movements; and internationalization.
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