T 7, MAT 9; Th 7-8, NRN 211 PROF. CHARLES A. PERRONE, Office Hours: T 8, Th 5-6

GRI 335, 392-2100. perrone@ufl.edu; http://plaza.ufl.edu/perrone

Pre-requisite: High intermediate proficiency in Portuguese (excellent in POR 3243 or equivalent). Regarding eligibility or assignments, as always, any doubt: please consult.

Course description: As the highest-level undergraduate language offering (POR), this class covers the most distinctive and difficult aspects of Lusophone grammar and structure, specialized vocabularies, different stylistic / cultural registers, and application of these to translation and original composition. In addition, the class distinguishes (principally Brazilian) Portuguese from related Romance tongues, especially Spanish.

Texts: Thomas, A Syntax of Spoken Brazilian Portuguese (Vanderbilt UP); GTI CoursePack.

Recommended: Cunha & Cintra, 2^nd ed. Nova Gram·tica do PortuguÍs Contempor‚neo.

Grading: 2 exams [200/200] (40%); 8 bi-weekly writings [50 per] (40%) =R# below; class performance, presence (20%) [200]. NB: excellent score needed in all categories to merit an A grade, or good in both for a B grade, or adequate in both for a C. Scale: A = 93-99.9, A- = 90-92.9; B+ = 87-89.9; B = 80-86.9; C+ = 77-79.9; C = 70-76.9; D+ = 67-69.9, D = 60 >.

Schedule and Topics (as always, subject to change): Reading and exercises assigned daily

Jan. 6 / [6] Introduction, self-presentation, fundamentals / Web, library resources

Jan. 11 Working vocabulary, Linguistic terms

Jan. 13 / 13 Pronouns, forms, placement / Variation, prescription vs. usage, EX. 1

R1 (HistÛria de um objeto)

Jan. 18 Tenses + moods (modes), Inidicative-Subjunctive-Imperative

Jan. 20 / 20 Sequence, EX. 4A #18, 4B #1-6; Active-Passive Voices EX. 6 #1-11

Jan. 25 Reflexives, pronouns + verbs, EX. 12

Jan. 27/ 27 Verbs & prepositions, particles

R2 (uma personagem, atividades hoje vs. o passado)

Feb. 1 Subjunctives, noun clauses EX. 2

Feb. 3 / 3 Subjunctives, adjective / adverbial clauses EX. 3

Feb. 8 Personal infinitive; Sequences ≥se≤ EX. 4A

Feb. 10 /10 Subjunctives EX. 4B, Connectors EX. 5

R3 (Tudo que eu quero, queria, tinha queridoä)

Feb. 15 Perfect tenses, EX. 7

Feb. 17 / 17 Future-Conditional / Probability, EX. 8

Feb. 22 Future-Conditional / MesÛclise

Feb. 24 / 24 Relatives and conjunctions , EX. 9, EX. 10

R4 (Um futuro antecipado em 2000 - um antecipado em 2020)

March 1 Review, catch up

March 3 / [3] First exam March 5-12 Spring Break

March 15 Idiomatic Expressions, concept – example, esp. ≥to become≤

March 17 / 17 Idiomatic Expressions, original applications

R5 (Uma personagem especial, becoming and being)

March 22 Epistolary usage-Letter writing

March 24 / 24 Epistolary usage-Letter writing

March 29 CrÙnicas brasileiras special 1 Guest speaker 4^th-5^th periods

March 31 / 31 CrÙnicas brasileiras special 2, 3

R6 (Cartas, CBs, convidada especial)

April 5 Translations, technical vs. literary

April 7 / 7 Translations, technical vs. literary

April 12 Stylistics Levels of discourse

April 14-14 Evaluation / Review

R7 (traduÁ„o ou tema ≥diverso≤ a escolher)

April 19 Second Exam (not a final)

By April 26 ⁄ltima copidescagem R8 (em aberto)