POR 411 - Portuguese for Spanish Speakers

A one semester accelerated course in Brazilian Portuguese for students with a native of near-native command of Spanish. This course uses Spanish as a base for the study of Portuguese grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. By the end of the semester students will be prepared to read advanced materials and will have acquired a basic proficiency in speaking, writing and comprehension of standard Brazilian Portuguese. This course also functions as an introduction to Brazilian peoples and cultures.

3 credits

Prerequisite(s): SPN 321 or permission of the department

SBC: GLO, LANG