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  • PTGSE 1020: Beginning Portuguese II

    4.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Continues to develop listening and reading strategies with an emphasis on oral and written forms of communication. Prerequisite: PTGSE 1010 or equivalent.
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  • PTGSE 2010: Intermed Portuguese I

    4.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Continued emphasis on listening and speaking skills with an increased emphasis on reading and writing skills. Prerequisite: PTGSE 1020 or equivalent.
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  • PTGSE 2015: PTGSE for SPAN Speakers

    4.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Especially designed for native speakers, heritage speakers, and learners of Spanish interested in acquiring or improving their Portuguese skills. A minimum level of proficiency in Spanish equivalent to Spanish 2010 is required. Prerequisites: SPAN 2010 OR Equivalent Experience.
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  • PTGSE 2020: Intermed Portuguese II

    4.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Continued emphasis on listening and speaking skills with an increased emphasis on reading and writing skills. Prerequisite: PTGSE 2010 or equivalent.
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  • PTGSE 3050: Topics in Lit & Culture

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course focuses on a specific topic in Portuguese-language literature and culture. It introduces students to Portuguese-language literature. Topics may include themes such as contemporary life, cinema and literature, or genres such as the novel or short story. Students will be given opportunities to use and expand their speaking, reading and writing skills. Repeatable for credit.
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  • PTGSE 3060: Third Yr Portuguese

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Intensive work on speaking, reading, writing and grammar skills for students at the intermediate-high level. Continued emphasis on the grammatical structure of the Portuguese in conjunction with cultural aspects for the language through the study of the influential Luso-Brazilian literary texts. Project-based and organized by Grammar-in-context units with songs, videos, readings, tasks, and exercises. First course for students who learned the language through through an immersive experience, such as residence in a Portuguese-speaking country or community.
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  • PTGSE 3116: Port-Speaking Identity

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    In this course students investigate the themes of travel, navigation, and cross-cultural encounters throughout today's Portuguese-speaking world. Through the study of cultural artifacts, students will explore the ways cultural encounters contribute to our identity and transform or change us and our understanding of others. Students will develop interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational communication skills as they read and view authentic texts and learn to speak and write in a detailed, organized way about events and experiences in various time frames, confidently handle routine situations with unexpected complications, and share their point of view in writing and discussions on some complex cultural and historical issues. Prerequisites: A minimum of a 3 on the NEWL Exam.
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  • PTGSE 3117: Culture Thru Lit & Film

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    In this course, students will analyze and interpret works of literature and film in the Portuguese-speaking world to explore cultural issues. Students will develop interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational communication skills as they read and view authentic texts and learn to speak and write in a detailed, organized way about events and experiences in various time frames, confidently handle routine situations with unexpected complications, and share their point of view in writing and discussions on some complex cultural and historical issues.
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  • PTGSE 3118: Pop Culture

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course explores ways that popular media and entertainment reflect and shape how Portuguese speakers view themselves, their community, and their own and other cultures. Students will be introduced to historical contexts and perspectives of popular media as cultural products and practices. Students will utilize interpretive communication skills (listening and reading) in order to speak and write in a detailed, organized way about events and experiences in various time frames, confidently handle routine situations with unexpected complications, and share their point of view in writing and discussions on some complex cultural and historical issues. Prerequisites: A minimum of a 3 on the NEWL Exam.
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  • PTGSE 3580: Contemporary Issues

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Introduction to historical, political, social, economic and cultural issues affecting Brazil today. The goal of the course is to use and expand the students Portuguese language skills (speaking, comprehension, reading and writing) while discussing current affairs in Brazil. Course taught in Portuguese. Repeatable for credit. Prerequisite: Portuguese 3060 OR Instructor's Consent.
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