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, 2nd ed. Nova Gramática do Português Contemporâneo.

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 (História 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 ³se² EX. 4A

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

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

 

Feb. 15                                  Perfect tenses, EX. 7

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

 

Feb. 22                                  Future-Conditional / Mesóclise

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. ³to become²

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                                Crônicas brasileiras special 1       Guest speaker 4th-5th periods

March 31 / 31                        Crônicas 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 (tradução ou tema ³diverso² a escolher)

 

April 19                                  Second Exam (not a final)

By April 26                            Última copidescagem                                             R8 (em aberto)