PORT 1412 - Beginning Portuguese II

Credit Hours: 4
Contact Hours - Lecture: 3 Lab: 2
This course is a continuation of PORT 1411 with continued development of basic Portuguese language skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing within a cultural framework. Students acquire the vocabulary and grammatical structures necessary to communicate and comprehend at the high-beginner to low-intermediate level. CIP Code: (1609045113)
Prerequisite: College Level Readiness in Reading AND Writing; PORT 1411
Student Learning Outcomes
1 - Engage in conversations using level-appropriate grammatical structures including narrating events that take place in the past. 2 - Understand level-appropriate spoken Portuguese produced by Portuguese speakers of diverse origins. 3 - Write simple and moderately complex sentences using level-appropriate grammatical structures and organize them into cohesive paragraphs. 4 - Read and comprehend level-appropriate authentic texts. 5 - Identify and discuss traditions, customs and values of the Portuguese-speaking world, and compare and contrast them with characteristics of their own culture.