PRT 211 - Intermediate Portuguese 1

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

Build vocabulary and grammar skills for the purpose of speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Discuss the culture and civilization of Brazil, Portugal, and Lusophone Africa and Asia.

Prerequisite(s): PRT 112 or PRT 119 or two years 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 key information in intermediate-low level short, straightforward written and spoken conversations and informational and fictional texts.
Request and provide information in conversations on familiar topics by creating simple sentences and asking appropriate follow-up questions.
Present personal information about life, activities, and events, using simple sentences through spoken and written language.
Combine a variety of grammar structures and vocabulary to respond to a range of intermediate-low level writing and speaking prompts.
Formulate comparisons between students’ cultural experiences and the cultural products, practices, and perspectives of Portuguese-speaking cultures.