Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE I

Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 5

Description: Introduction to the study of the Portuguese language and culture with emphasis on the development of the listening, speaking, reading and writing. This course uses textbooks as well as music, websites and videos for access to various kinds of cultural material and pretexts for communication. Recommended prerequisite(s): No prior knowledge of Portuguese.

Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE II

Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 5

Description: Continuation of PORT 101. Recommended Prerequisite(s): Results of Placement Test or PORT 101 or Permission of Instructor. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for PORT 102 if student has credit for PORT 262.

Long Title: ACCELERATED INTRODUCTORY PORTUGUESE FOR SPANISH SPEAKERS

Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 5

Description: Alternate first year Portuguese for students who have good command of Spanish. Students will be prepared for PORT 263 upon completion of the course. Instructor Permission Required.

Long Title: INTERMEDIATE PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE I

Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 4

Description: Students progress to more creative oral and written communicative activities. Texts, music, videos, and the internet will be used to address a wide variety of topics and real-life situations. Recommended Prerequisite(s): Results of Placement Test or PORT 102 or PORT 105 or Permission of Instructor. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for PORT 201 if student has credit for PORT 263.

Long Title: INTERMEDIATE PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE II

Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 4

Description: Students will continue to develop communicative competence in oral and written Portuguese using texts, music, films, and the web as sources for authentic cultural material in diverse areas. Recommended Prerequisite(s): Results of Placement Test or PORT 201 or Permission of Instructor. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for PORT 202 if student has credit for PORT 264.

Long Title: PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE OF BRAZIL

Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 4

Description: This class will focus on the culture of Brazil as seen through movies, music, documentaries, short stories, newspaper and magazine articles. Students will improve their language skills in all four modalities. Recommended Prerequisite(s): Results of Placement Test or PORT 201 or Intermediate-mid level in Portuguese (three semesters of Portuguese at Rice) or Permission of Instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: INTERMEDIATE PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE I

Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 6

Prerequisite(s): PORT 101 OR PORT 161 OR PORT 222 or permission of department

Description: Development of sociolinguistic and sociocultural knowledge in Portuguese to communicate and interact with speakers of Portuguese at a low-intermediate level of competence. The course is based on a student-centered, critical-thinking approach to language analysis/acquisition. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for PORT 262 if student has credit for PORT 102.

Long Title: INTERMEDIATE PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE II

Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): PORT 102 OR PORT 223 OR PORT 262 OR PORT 105 or placement test or permission of department

Description: Development of sociolinguistic and sociocultural knowledge in Portuguese to communicate and interact with speakers of Portuguese at an intermediate level of competence. The course is based on a student-centered, critical-thinking approach to language analysis/acquisition. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for PORT 263 if student has credit for PORT 201.

Long Title: INTERMEDIATE PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE III

Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): PORT 201 OR PORT 225 OR PORT 263 or permission of department

Description: Development of sociolinguistic and sociocultural knowledge in Portuguese to communicate and interact with speakers of Portuguese at an upper-intermediate level of competence. The course is based on a student-centered, critical-thinking approach to language analysis/acquisition. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for PORT 264 if student has credit for PORT 202.

Long Title: ADVANCED PORTUGUESE I

Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): PORT 202 OR PORT 264 or permission of department

Description: This course helps students develop an advanced level of proficiency in Portuguese through the analysis and use of the target language in the context of specific topics of interest that will vary. Recommended Prerequisite(s): Results of Placement Test or PORT 202 or PORT 204 or Permission of Instructor.

Long Title: BRASIL: CULTURA E SOCIEDADE

Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): PORT 301 OR PORT 364 or permission of department

Description: The purpose of this course is to develop speaking, reading, and writing skills via the analysis of Brazilian literary and cultural texts. Through a multidisciplinary approach, students will be introduced to cultural analysis using a broad range of sources such as literature, film, and other audio-visual materials.

Long Title: BRASIL: CULTURA E SOCIEDADE

Department: Spanish and Portuguese

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): PORT 202 OR PORT 364 or permission of department

Description: The purpose of this course is to develop speaking, reading, and writing skills via the analysis of Brazilian literary and cultural texts. Through a multidisciplinary approach, students will be introduced to cultural analysis using a broad range of sources such as literature, film, and other audio-visual materials.

Long Title: INDEPENDENT STUDY

Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 1 TO 4

Long Title: INDEPENDENT STUDY

Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 3

Long Title: BRAZIL: CULTURE AND SOCIETY

Department: Spanish and Portuguese

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Advanced course on Brazilian culture and society taught in the context of language acquisition and proficiency. Emphasizes high-level reading, writing, and comprehension abilities leading to improved development of communication skills in Portuguese. Focus will be on reading and analysis of academic works in different fields.