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Beginning Portuguese for Spanish Speakers II: More SAMBA, less Salsa!
PORTUG 11S

Course Information

Description

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 offering you opportunities to improve your linguistic skills in real contexts (via Teletandem), or close to authentic interaction situations, by interpreting and producing texts (oral, written, and multimodal) with various purposes. You will engage with literary work and examine aspects of Lusophone history and culture through music, film, literature, and social media.

Course Notes

Conducted in Portuguese. Requires a solid knowledge of but not necessarily native proficiency in Spanish. May not be taken Pass/Fail but may be taken Sat/Unsat by GSAS students. Not open to auditors.

School Faculty of Arts & Sciences
Credits 4
Cross Reg

Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Course Component Lecture
Subject Portuguese
Grading Basis FAS Letter Graded
General Education N/A
Quantitative Reasoning with Data N/A
Divisional Distribution None
Course Level Primarily for Undergraduate Students