Portuguese

This course explores the sea as a principle of literature, culture, and history in medieval and early modern Portugal and Brazil. It covers a broad range of textual genres and cultures of writing to understand how the sea, the oceanic, and the aquatic...

In this advanced language and culture course, students learn how Brazilian women have overcome prejudice and gender bias and adopted a leading role in the Brazilian culture and society. Through a range of texts (e.g. paintings, songs, movies, short...

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...

PORTUG 30 engages students in the exploration of Brazil’s five geographic regions, while examining the role of Brazilian folklore and traditions in contemporary society. Students learn about cultural elements (as folk tales, celebrations, practices, and...

In this intermediate-level language course, you will explore social justice issues related to education, labor, environment and sustainability, race, gender, migration, among other topics of relevance in Lusophone countries nowadays. You will engage with...

This intensive Beginning Portuguese course provides an accelerated introduction to Portuguese with emphasis on interpersonal communication and interpreting and producing language in written and oral forms. Goals include building students' vocabulary...

PORTUGUESE 11S is a continuation of PORTUG 10s and keep on exploring semantic, grammatical, and phonological features of Portuguese that are most challenging for Spanish Speakers. This course will help you solidify your foundation in Portuguese by...