Portuguese Minor - Undergraduate - 2009 University Catalog

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PORTUGUESE MINOR

Complete 18 semester hours from the following:

PORT 103 Portuguese III 3
PORT 104 Portuguese IV 3
PORT 141 Portuguese Grammar and Composition I 3
PORT 142 Portuguese Grammar and Composition II 3
PORT 160 Masterpieces in Portuguese Literature 3
PORT 162 Masterpieces in Brazilian Literature 3
PORT 221 Commercial Portuguese 3
PORT 260 Luso-Brazilian Culture 3
PORT 350 Translating I 3
PORT 385 Cooperative Education 4-8

Course Descriptions:

PORT103: Portuguese III

Strengthening the basic language skills established in Portuguese II through advanced grammar and selected readings. Meets the 1983 General Education Requirement (GER) - Foreign Language. 3 sh.

PORT104: Portuguese IV

A continuation of Portuguese III, to strengthen basic language skills through advanced grammar and selected readings. Meets the 1983 General Education Requirement (GER) - Foreign Language. 3 sh.

PORT141: Portuguese Grammar and Composition I

Advanced course on Portuguese grammar to afford students an opportunity to practice in composition and conversation such points of structure and usage as sentence construction, agreement, prepositions, sequence of tenses, the subjunctive, and uses of Ser and Estar. 3 sh.

PORT142: Portuguese Grammar and Composition II

This course continues the examination and review of grammatical structures and usage, and provides the students further opportunity to perfect their writing and speaking abilities in Portuguese. 3 sh.

PORT160: Masterpieces in Portuguese Literature

An intensive study of representative works by the most important authors of each major period in Portuguese literature. Meets the 1983 General Education Requirement (GER) - Foreign Language. 3 sh.

PORT162: Masterpieces in Brazilian Literature

An intensive study of representative works by the most important authors of each major period in Brazilian literature. Meets the 1983 General Education Requirement (GER) - Foreign Language. 3 sh.

PORT221: Commercial Portuguese

For students interested in the business field: technical vocabulary, styles, format and types of correspondence. Emphasis on written fluency and expression. 3 sh.

PORT260: Luso-Brazilian Culture

Portuguese and Brazilian literary masterpieces will be used as the basis for examining and understanding the distinctive cultural mores, values, and perceptions in the evolution of Portugal and Brazil. Meets the 1983 General Education Requirement (GER) - Foreign Language. 3 sh.

PORT350: Translating I

Techniques of translating Portuguese-English, English-Portuguese. Analysis of variations in connotation, emphasis, style, sentence structure, expression of ideas and images. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Departmental approval.

PORT385: Cooperative Education

This course provides an opportunity to extend academic resources beyond the campus by placing the student in meaningful learning situations with thoroughly screened and approved employers. Each chosen situation is to prepare the student to play a dynamic role in society. 4 - 8 sh.

Prerequisites: Departmental approval.

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