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Portuguese Language |
The Portuguese Program at HUCE offers the skills and strategies needed to learn this beautiful and important language. The material for the class presents Portuguese as Luso-Brazilian peoples normally use it.
The program aims at helping students enjoy the process of acquiring a second language, while learning to use Portuguese in meaningful ways, i.e., through Friendly Classroom Conversations; field trips to Brazilian and Portuguese Restaurants, Civic Centers, Embassies, Churches, Synagogues, and Mosques; Reading Brazilian and Portuguese Newspapers and Magazines; listening to Brazilian and Portuguese Music, watching Brazilian TV, movies and soccer; attending and/or participating in Visual Art Exhibits and Cultural Events, such as Capoeira (African-Brazilian Marshall Arts) Tournaments, Samba Workshops (where students can learn how to dance the Samba—an African Brazilian dance form, fashion ahows, etc.
In this context, interactive, lively, and dynamic activities play a principal role, while grammar serves as an aid in the language acquisition process. Simply stated, the essence of our Portuguese program is communication. In addition, we also place a significant emphasis on understanding the various cultural manifestations of the Lusophone Diaspora, and learning about the contribution of African peoples to the evolution of Portuguese language, literatures, cinematography, architecture, couture, and Visual Arts. |
| *** HUCE Courses in Summer 2008 *** |
Portuguese I
-CEFL181- |
Start Date = 5/20/2008 ... End Date = 6/26/2008
... Days = T, Th ... Times = 6:30p - 8:30p
... Cost = $288 (Does not include textbooks)
... CEUs = 2.4 |
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Portuguese Level I teaches basic language structures and concepts in four chapters where students learn the following: Initial Introductions, Greetings, Personal Exchanges, and Goodbyes; How to Say and Ask Names, Classroom Communication; Nationalities; Careers and Professions; Number to 100; Meeting People; Leisure Activities; Schedules, Events , and Time Frames; Going to Restaurants, Bars, and Inviting Other to Events and Fun Activities; Propose Ideas and Ask Questions; Saying Thanks; Making Reservations at a Hotel; Addressing and Dealing with Problematic Situations; Getting around Town; Learning about Transit and Traffic Issues; Numbers to One Billion; Expressing Desires, Preferences, Doubts; Confirm and/or Complain about Something; Ask for Directions; and Giving Advice.
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Portuguese II
-CEFL182- |
Start Date = 7/7/2008 ... End Date = 8/13/2008
... Days = T, Th ... Times = 6:30p - 8:30p
... Cost = $288 (Does not include textbooks)
... CEUs = 2.4 ... Admission to this course is subject to approval by the Language Institute |
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Portuguese Level II offers the skills necessary to communicate in Portuguese with ease and confidence at an intermediate level. Following are the topics studied at this level: Houses and Apartments; Furniture; Decorating; The Classroom, To Define and Identify Things; Express Contentment and Dissatisfaction; Compare; Locate; Talking about the day-to-day and Calendar of Lusophone Peoples; Poetry and Arts; Report on the Issues; the Human Body and Health; Sports; Characterizing Peoples; Express Likes and Dislikes; Luso-Brazilian Art; Work Activities; Commitments; Citizen’s Rights; Women’s Rights and Condition; The Job Market and Carrers; Give Opinions; Taking Sides; and Confirm, Contradict, and Define.
Prequisites: Portuguese Level I or equivalent speaking/writing skills
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| Last updated: 6/12/2008 1:50:46 PM
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