Maricopa Community Colleges  POR201   19976-99999 

Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval:  4-22-97

POR201  1997 Fall – 2009 Summer II

LEC

5.0 Credit(s)

6.0 Period(s)

Intermediate Portuguese I

Review of essential grammar of the Portuguese language and study of the Portuguese cultures. A continued practice and development of reading, writing, and speaking skills. Emphasis on both fluency and accuracy in the spoken language. Prerequisites: POR102 or departmental approval.

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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:

 

POR201  1997 Fall – 2009 Summer II

Intermediate Portuguese I

 

1.

Use all present tense verbs: regular, irregular, and stem-changing. (I)

2.

Ask and answer questions in Portuguese using present, preterit, imperfect, future, conditional and compound tenses, including the personal infinitive. (I, VII)

3.

Use present, perfect, pluperfect, future perfect, and conditional perfect tenses in Portuguese. (I)

4.

Use and contrast preterit and imperfect tenses in Portuguese. (I)

5.

Use and contrast "ser" and "estar" verbs. (I)

6.

Use reflexive verbs in Portuguese. (I)

7.

Form and use direct and indirect commands in Portuguese. (I)

8.

Use present, future, and past subjunctive constructions in Portuguese. (I)

9.

Use Portuguese definite and indefinite articles. (II)

10.

Use subject, direct, indirect, and double object pronouns in Portuguese. (III)

11.

Use demonstrative adjectives and pronouns in Portuguese. (III, IV)

12.

Identify and use descriptive and short-form possessive adjectives in Portuguese. (IV)

13.

Use negative and indefinite word constructions in Portuguese. (V)

14.

Pronounce Portuguese using correct intonation, accents and stress. (VI)

15.

Form and ask direct and indirect questions and exclamations in Portuguese. (VII)

16.

Read about and describe customs and culture of Portuguese societies. (VIII)

17.

Compare and contrast major Portuguese writers. (VIII)

18.

Write compositions in Portuguese. (IX)

19.

Take dictation in Portuguese. (IX)

20.

Identify geographic and cultural diversities of Luso- Brazilian countries, their people and their customs. (X)

21.

Form simple oral sentences, and respond to spoken Portuguese. (I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X)

22.

Describe current events taking place in the Luso-Brazilian world. (X)

23.

Analyze Portuguese - language movies and radio and/or television programs. (X)

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MCCCD Official Course Outline:

 

POR201  1997 Fall – 2009 Summer II

Intermediate Portuguese I

 

I. Verbs

A. Present tense

1. Regular

2. Irregular

3. Stem-changing

B. Future

C. Conditional

D. Compound tenses

E. Perfect tenses

F. Imperfect

G. Preterit imperfect contrast

H. Ser/estar contrast

I. Reflexives

J. Past/Present/future subjunctives

K. Personal infinitive

L. Direct/indirect commands

II. Definite/Indefinite Articles

A. Number/gender

B. Contractions

III. Pronouns

A. Subject

B. Direct

C. Indirect

D. Double object

E. Reflexive

F. Demonstrative

IV. Adjectives

A. Descriptive

B. Short-form possessive

C. Demonstrative

V. Negative and Indefinite Words

A. Negative words in answers

B. Indefinite words in answers

C. Word pairs

VI. Pronunciation

A. Syllable division

B. Stress patterns

C. Open/closed vowels

D. Accents

VII. Interrogative and Exclamations

A. Yes/no questions

B. Information questions

C. Indirect questions

D. Exclamations

VIII. Readings

A. Culture

B. Literature

C. Journalism

IX. Writing

A. Composition

B. Dictation

X. Luso-Brazilian Culture

A. People

B. Geography

C. Customs

D. Current events

 

 

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