Portuguese
Portuguese
ACADEMIC YEAR 2009-2010
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SPRING 2010 - FALL 2009
SPRING 2010 COURSES
ROPO 10104 BEGINNING PORTUGUESE II 10:40-11:30 MWF, 11:00-12:15 R
S. Teixeira
This course is a continuation of ROPO 10103 but it may be taken separately. ROPO 10104 provides a solid foundation in the Portuguese language and introduces students to contemporary Brazilian culture through film, music, news media and internet resources. This course offers equal emphasis on speaking, listening, reading, and writing. ROPO 10104 uses a situational approach that privileges active communication in context. The sequence is followed by ROPO 20201 or ROPO 20202. ROPO 10103-10104 and either ROPO 20201 or ROPO 20202 together fulfill the language requirement.
ROPO 10106 PORTUGUESE FOR SPANISH SPEAKERS II 1:55-2:45 MWF
S. Teixeira
This course is a continuation of ROPO 10105. It is designed for students with at least intermediate-level proficiency in Spanish. Classroom activities emphasize the acquisition of basic language structures, vocabulary and sound system, as well as the active use of spoken language in context. Students are introduced to the cultures of the Portuguese-speaking countries through current video, printed media, music, and short fiction. Prerequisite: Two or more years of Spanish, or permission of the instructor.
ROPO 10115 INTENSIVE BEGINNING PORTUGUESE I
S. Teixeira 11:45-12:35 MWF, 12:30-1:45 T/R
Designed for highly motivated students, this intensive language course meets five days a
week and counts as two courses. Along with the acquisition of language skills ROPO 10115 emphasizes the active use of spoke Portuguese in context. ROPO 10115 and ROPO 10201 together fulfill the language requirement and prepare students to study abroad in Brazil.
ROPO 20202 INTERMEDIATE PORTUGUESE II 12:50-1:40 MWF
S. Teixeira
A fourth-semester language course designed to develop facility in speaking, reading, and writing at the advanced level. Discussion and writing assignments are based on the readings, which consist of short stories, chronicles, essays, and printed media on Brazilian culture and society. In addition, films will be viewed and incorporated into the discussions. Prerequisite: ROPO 20201, or permission of the instructor.
ROPO 30600 TESTIMONIALS FROM URBAN BRAZIL 2:00-3:15 T/R
I. Ferreira Gould
This course, taught in Portuguese, explores contrasting images of social change in recent Brazilian literature and cinema. The focus is on attempts to give voice to the poor, the marginal, the rogue, and other agents of social change in urban Brazil. Course materials are drawn from fictional autobiographies and diaries, street memoirs, documentary novels, crime stories, prisoners‚ accounts, films, and documentaries. The course will rely on in-class discussion of texts and visuals. Students will develop advanced speaking, reading, and writing skills. Highly recommended for students pursuing the Minor in Portuguese and Brazilian Studies and for students pursuing the Minor in Latin American Studies. Prerequisite: ROPO 20201 or equivalent, or permission of the instructor.
ROPO 40560 BRAZILIAN CINEMA AND POPULAR MUSIC 3:30-4:45 T/R
I. Ferreira Gould
This course offers social, cultural, political, and historical perspectives on Brazil through film, photography, and popular music. Topics include the reception of Cinema Novo and post-Cinema Novo films, bossa nova, samba, and Tropicália. Special attention will be paid to Tropicália (a movement with key manifestations in literature, cinema and popular music) and the circumstances surrounding its creation, the repressive military regime that governed Brazil from 1964 to 1985. Offered in English (discussion group available in Portuguese). Prerequisite: none. Cross list LAST 30500
10103-01 BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE & CULTURE I 10:40-11:30 MWF S. Teixeira 11:00-12:15 R
This course provides a solid foundation in the Portuguese language and introduces students to contemporary Brazilian culture through film, music, news media and internet resources. Designed for students with no previous knowledge of Portuguese, this course offers equal emphasis on speaking, listening, reading and writing. The course uses a situational approach that privileges active communication in context. The sequence ROPO 10103-10104 is followed by ROPO 20201 or ROPO 20202.
ROPO 10105-01 PORTUGUESE FOR SPANISH SPEAKERS I 1:55-2:45 MWF S. Teixeira
This course sequence is designed for students with at least intermediate-level proficiency in Spanish. Classroom activities emphasize the acquisition of basic language structures, vocabulary and sound systems, as well as the active use of spoken language in context. Students are introduced to the cultures of the Portuguese-speaking countries through current video, printed media, music, and short fiction.
ROPO 20201-01 INTERMEDIATE PORTUGUESE I 11:45-12:35 MWF S. Teixeira Through selected readings in Brazilian literature, printed media, video, film, and music, students discuss a variety of cultural issues and expand their vocabulary. Particular attention is placed on reviewing major topics of Portuguese grammar and developing students’ writing abilities. Prerequisite: ROPO 10101-10102, or ROPO 10105-10106, or placement by examination.
ROPO 20300-01 ADVANCED ORAL EXPRESSION 5:00-6:00 W S. Teixeira
This course will focus on improving students' speaking abilities in Portuguese. This mini-course will offer informal and structured conversation based on current events so that students can develop their fluency, pronunciation and comprehension. Topical conversation will range from Brazilian politics to culture and will be based on authentic materials. In addition to meeting one hour a week for group discussions, students will organize and participate collectively in a round-table on a topic of their choice. Conducted in Portuguese. Recommended for intermediate- and advanced-level students, minors in Latin American Studies and returnee students from Brazil. One credit course
ROPO 40998
FICTIONS OF THE SOUTH ATLANTIC
3:30-4:45 TR
I. Ferreira Gould
Taught in English, this seminar offers a comparative study of 19th, 20th, and 21st-century fiction writing in the Lusophone South Atlantic, particularly exploring the historical connections and the cultural links between Brazil and Angola. Topics for discussion include the slave trade, colonialism, luso-tropicalism, race relations, religion, diaspora, postcolonial identities, and the charged notion of Lusophone black cultures. Readings in Brazilian and Angolan fiction, as well as in historical and anthropological writing. Among the authors to be considered are, on the Brazilian side, Machado de Assis, Lima Barreto, Jorge Amado, and António Olinto, and, on the Angolan side, Luandino Vieira, Pepetela, José Eduardo Agualusa, and Ondjaki. CL in Last, Ropo, Afam
