Portuguese 52 explore the Brazilian music as a powerful expression of the Brazilian experience and a means of civic engagement and social change. The course presents some of the main musical styles in Brazil (as samba, baião, choro, bossa nova, rap paulista, and funk carioca) connecting them to specific historical periods and events. Students refine speaking and writing skills by listening, analyzing, and discussing a wide range of texts, songs, and films. This course builds on the communicative competence acquired in Portuguese 40, with a particular emphasis on developing students’ writing proficiency through creative and analytical writing projects such as lyrics, music articles, album reviews, and essays. By the end of the course, students will recognize different genres of music and identify features of language including differences in register.
