PORT 3120 - Portuguese II

• -Applies reading strategies that promote comprehension of various types of authentic written texts including poetry, short stories, song lyrics, newspaper articles, internet articles.
• -Comprehends and comments on authentic video and audio recordings.
• -Debates controversial topics at an intermediate level.
• -Demonstrates knowledge of various characteristics of Brazilian/Portuguese society (history, politics, everyday life, kinship, taboos vs. accepted behavior, religion, gender, etc.)
• -Recognizes a range of literary techniques in various genres and is able to reproduce these in own writings in Portuguese.
• -Writes compositions, descriptions, and 3-5 page basic research paper in Portuguese using correct accentuation, spelling and grammar.
• The successful student: -Engages in authentic oral communicative exchanges to provide, obtain, and interpret information and express emotions or opinions in Portuguese.