PRT 112 - Elementary Portuguese 2

3 credit hours - Three hours weekly; one term.
This course meets the Arts & Humanities General Education Requirement.

Continuation of PRT 111 with emphasis on speaking, reading and writing.

Prerequisite(s): PRT 111 or one year of high school Portuguese or permission of department chair.

Note: This course is not for students who are already proficient in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Portuguese.

Course Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Identify the main idea and some pieces of information in novice-high level written and spoken conversations about familiar topics and short informational or fictional texts.
Communicate in spontaneous spoken conversations on both familiar and everyday topics, using a variety of practiced, memorized, and original phrases, simple sentences, and questions.
Present information on familiar and cultural topics using a variety of practiced, memorized, and some original phrases and simple sentences through spoken and written language.
Combine a variety of grammar structures and vocabulary to respond to a range of novice-high level writing and speaking prompts.
Formulate comparisons between students’ cultural experiences and the cultural products, practices, and perspectives of Portuguese-speaking cultures.