POR 3242 (0887) ORAL AND WRITTEN PRACTICE, PORTUGUESE Spring 2005

MWF 7 TUR 2349 Prof. Charles A. Perrone Office: GRI 335 OH: MWF 6 or by appt.

Phone: 392-2100 direct; Messages: Dept. of Romance Languages & Literatures 392-2017 / 2016; Center for Latin American Studies 392-0375.

e-mails: cap@rll.ufl.edu ; perrone@ufl.edu.

Course objectives: This intermediate course is primarily intended for students coming out of the first level, intensive accelerated introduction or two-semester sequence. The primary aim is to advance students' oral proficiency (speaking, aural comprehension) of Brazilian Portuguese, concurrently with their writing skills. Increased linguistic competence is sought through: 1) closer study of the language's sound system and its relationship to the writing system; 2) development of topical groups of vocabulary; 3) review and refinement of major points of grammar and structure; 4) directed discussion of and writing about readings and recordings; 5) preparation and evaluation of daily activities and oral presentations; and 6) further exposure to the life and cultures of the Lusophone world, including Internet sources and information sources.

Grading: Monthly exams (4) 50% (125 ea.); periodic compositions (5) 20% (40 ea.); thematic oral presentation 10% (100); recitation 5% (50); Class performance, including daily preparation plus participation, assignments, and attendance 15% (150). Excellent (90%) in all categories required for A grade, good (80%) for B, adequate (70%) for C. Expectations will vary according to individual background and previous experience. Consult with the professor regarding progress or status.

Text: Para a frente! King and Suñer, eds. (PF) Supplements, Xerox provided or purchase

Recommended: Earl Thomas, A Grammar of Spoken Brazilian Portuguese

Antônio Simões, Com Licença (Brazilian Portuguese for Spanish Speakers) (LLC)

LLC= Language Learning Center TUR

Schedule (subject to change; specific alterations tba in class; also include daily news deliveries)

Jan. 3 Registration (drop/add)

Jan. 5 Introductions, Instructions
Jan. 7 Basic Phonetics, PF 1: Preliminary 1-6, alphabet 301

* See sounds website at Univ. of Texas URL/UF mirror; cassettes in LLC *

Jan. 10 Focus: oral vowels; PF 1: Telephone 8-9, dialogue 10-11

Jan. 12 Focus: nasal vowels; PF 1: Preterite (P) 7-8, 12-18

Jan. 14 PF 2: Imperfect (I) 31, 35-38; Hotel 32-35

Jan. 17 Holiday. MLK.

Jan. 19 Focus: consonants; PF 2: Contrast P/I 43-48

Jan. 21 Focus: consonants; PF 2: Special cases P/I 48-49

Composition #1 (event narration, testimony)

Jan. 24 PF 2: "O ateu" 38-42

Jan. 26 Review

Jan. 28 Exam 1

Jan. 31 PF 3: Bank 54-57

Feb. 2 PF 3: Pronouns 53, 58-68

Feb. 4 PF 3: "Liquidação" 73-76

Feb. 7 PF 4: Family 80-83, "Festa de aniversário"
Feb. 9 PF 4: verbs 77-79, 84-93; diminutives, 101-102

Feb. 11 PF 4: Preterite vs. imperfect 93-95; "Nacionalidade" 97-100

Pre-prep for recitation, „Canção do exílio‰, "Se eu morresse amanhã‰

Composition #2 (Readings of the poems)

Feb. 14 PF 5: subjunctive forms 103; Airport 104-108. Recitation

Feb. 16 PF 5: subjunctive-imperative 111-115; 123, Vocab. 119-20. Recitation

Feb. 18 Recitation. Citations and parodies

Feb. 21 Review

Feb. 23 Exam 2

Feb. 25 VHS travel narratives Feb. 28-March 4 Spring Break

Mar. 7 PF 6: 127-128, 134; "Horóscopo" 129-131
Mar. 9 PF 6: Participle 138-140; ser & estar 140, 125-127

Mar. 11 PF 6: Time & Weather 141-53 , "Medida do tempo"

Composition #3 (travel advice)

Mar. 14 PF 7: Food 156-57; Future & conditional, 155-56, conjecture, 168-170

Mar. 16 PF 7: Future & conditional, 159-168; Personal Infinitive, 156, 172-75
Mar. 18 PF 8: por-para, 183-186, 190-193; Post Office 186-189

Mar. 21 PF 8: Personal infinitive, objects, etc., 193-198

Mar. 23 PF 8: Epistolography, 200-202; Internet letters
Mar. 25 Narrations / Determine themes for oral presentations

Mar. 28 PF 9: Imperfect subjunctive, 209, 214-215; Proverbs 210; song "Bom conselho"

Mar. 30 PF 9: Indicative vs. subjunctive, 215-225

April 1 Exam 3 AM: Guest speaker: Anna Klobucka

Composition #4 (Projections for the future, or on guest)

April 4 PF 10: Future subjunctive, 235, 241-242
April 6 PF 10: More subjunctive, 243-248

April 8 PF 10: "A revolução dos animais∑" 252-56

April 11 PF 11: Perfect tenses, 259, 264-267. Orals Discussion
April 13 PF 11: "IFs", 268-274; Impersonal subject 275-276; Orals Discussion
April 15 Orals Discussion

April 18 PF 12: Tense sequences, 288-292; Evaluations
April 20 Begin review, cf. book review PF 299
April 22 "discretionary review day"

Composition #5 (Unforgettable experiences in language learning)

April 29 Scheduled time for final: Exam #4, group 29C Fri. 12:30

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