Course Descriptions

AP/POR1000 6.0 Elementary Portuguese

INSTRUCTOR: Rita Rolim/ Maria Joao Dodman
PREREQUISITE: None. Departmental Course Entry Authorization slip required PRIOR TO ENROLMENT.

DESCRIPTION: This course is for students who are "absolute" beginners, with no formal training in the Portuguese language. The course introduces the Portuguese language within its cultural contexts. The four skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing are emphasized. Students acquire a functional competence in elementary written and spoken Portuguese. Students are expected to use various audiovisual materials and the Internet.

FORMAT: Four class hours weekly.
EVALUATION: Written tests – 55%; written class assignments – 20%; oral class presentation test – 10%; participation – 15%.
TEXTS: Tavares, Ana. Portugués XXI. Level 1. Lisboa: Lidel, 2004.

AP/POR2000 6.0 Y Intermediate Portuguese

INSTRUCTOR: Rita Rolim
PREREQUISITE: AP/POR1000 6.0 or AP/POR1010 6.0, or equivalent, or permission of department. Departmental Course Entry Authorization slip required PRIOR TO ENROLMENT.

DESCRIPTION: This course is intended for students who have some oral and written knowledge of Portuguese and who wish to improve their command of the formal language. Development of speaking, listening, reading and writing skills; further study of grammar; vocabulary building; translation into Portuguese. Students are expected to use various audiovisual materials, computer programs and the Internet.

FORMAT: Four class hours per week (plus activities in the Multimedia Language Centre).
EVALUATION: Written tests 40% ; written class assignments – 25%; oral class presentation test – 15%; participation – 20%.
TEXTS: Tavares, Ana. Portugués XXI. Level 2. Lisboa: Lidel, 2004.

AP/POR2600 6.0 Y Introduction to Portuguese Culture

(taught in English)
INSTRUCTOR: Maria Joao Dodman
PREREQUISITE: None.

DESCRIPTION: This course presents an overview of the development of Portuguese culture and civilization from preRoman times to the present with Portugal as a member of the European Union. This course enables students to acquire an insight into historical Portugal and to understand this country's distinct identity. Art and music are studied in addition to historical/cultural movements to gain a perspective of the uniqueness of Portugal both within Iberia and in Europe in general.

FORMAT: Three classroom hours per week.
EVALUATION: Two essays – 30%; one oral reports – 20%; two tests – 30%; participation – 20%.
TEXTS: Birmingham, David. A Concise History of Portugal (Second Edition). Cambridge; Cambridge University Press, 2003. Xeroxed materials (course kit).

AP/POR3000 6.0 Y Advanced Portuguese, Level I

INSTRUCTOR: Rita Rolim
PREREQUISITE: AP/POR2000 6.0 or AP/POR2000 6.0 or equivalent or permission of department. Departmental Course Entry Authorization slip required PRIOR TO ENROLMENT.

DESCRIPTION: In this course, students further develop their ability to write and speak correct Portuguese, acquiring an advanced level of competence. Special attention is given to subtler points of grammar, idiomatic and context specific language as well as thematically structured vocabulary. Students are expected to use various audiovisual materials, computer programs and the Internet.

FORMAT: Four class hours per week (plus activities in the Multimedia Language Centre).
EVALUATION: Written tests 40% ; written class assignments – 35%; oral class presentation test – 15%; participation – 10%.
TEXTS: Tavares, Ana. Portugués XXI. Level 3. Lisboa: Lidel, 2005.

AP/POR 3500 3.00 Discovery and Conquest: The Age of Camões.

DESCRIPTION:
Focusing on the works of Gil Vicente and Camões - particularly his Os Lusíadas - this course explores the development of 16th-century Portuguese literature.

Prerequisite: AP/POR 2000 6.00, or permission of the instructor. Course credit exclusions: None. PRIOR TO FALL 2009: Prerequisite: AP/POR 2000 6.00, or permission of the instructor. Course credit exclusion: AP/POR 3500 3.00.
Language of Instruction: Portuguese

AP/POR 3600 6.00 Aspects of Contemporary Portugal: Culture and Cinema.

Cross-listed as HUMA3616

DESCRIPTION
Through various literary works and films, this course explores the ideological, economic and social changes that occurred in Portugal following the April 1974 Carnation Revolution.

Prerequisite: AP/POR 2000 6.00.
Course credit exclusions: None.
PRIOR TO FALL 2009:
Prerequisite: AP/POR 2000 6.00, or permission of the instructor.
Course credit exclusion: AP/POR 3600 6.00.

Language of Instruction: Portuguese

AP/POR 3640 3.00 The Culture and Literature of the Azores.

DESCRIPTION
This course presents the unique literary production in the Portuguese Atlantic islands of the Azores within its cultural context. The themes of identity, isolation and migration give students an understanding of this archipelago's distinct identity.

Prerequisite: AP/POR 2000 6.00 or permission of the department.
Course credit exclusions: None.
PRIOR TO FALL 2009:
Prerequisite: AP/POR 2000 6.00 or permission of the department.
Course credit exclusion: AP/POR 3640 3.00.

Language of Instruction: Portuguese

AP/POR 3650 3.00 Aspects of Modern Brazil.

DESCRIPTION
This course presents a picture of modern Brazil through the literary works of major writers, such as Aluisio Azevedo and Jorge Amado, as well as films and non-literary writings.

Course credit exclusions: None.
PRIOR TO FALL 2009:
Course credit exclusion: AP/POR 3650 3.00

Language of Instruction: Portuguese

AP/POR3800 3.0 F Heroes, Marvels, Monsters & Beauties in Portuguese Literature

Cross-listed as HUMA3617

(taught in English)
INSTRUCTOR: Maria Joao Dodman
PREREQUISITE: None.

DESCRIPTION: This course introduces students to the literary representations of heroes, marvels, monsters and beauties in Portuguese literature. It analyses the nature and extent of these themes in different epochs and in relation to the country's historical, cultural, and ideological realities.

FORMAT: Three class hours per week.
EVALUATION: Two tests (15%, 25%); One essay 30% ; Oral reports 10% ; Class participation – 20%
TEXTS: TBA

AP/POR 3900 3.00/6.00 Independent Reading and Research.

DESCRIPTION
A student may take an independent, individually supervised reading/research course, provided that the student and the course meet the requirements as set out by the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies and those established by the department. Note: Independent reading/research courses require a signed agreement between the student and faculty member, as well as the approval of the section coordinator and undergraduate director.

Note: Please consult the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies Academic Advising and Student Responsibility section of the calendar for detailed regulations regarding independent reading courses. Course credit exclusions: None.
PRIOR TO FALL 2009:
Course credit exclusion: AP/POR 3900 3.00.

Language of Instruction: Portuguese

AP/POR 4610 3.00 The Works of José Saramago.

DESCRIPTION
This course explores the prose and dramatic works of José Saramago, Portugal's leading 20th-century author.

Prerequisite: AP/POR 3000 6.00.
Course credit exclusions: None.
PRIOR TO FALL 2009:
Prerequisite: AP/POR 3000 6.00.
Course credit exclusion: AP/POR 4610 3.00.

Language of Instruction: English/Portuguese

AP/POR 4620 3.00 From Camões to Pessoa.

DESCRIPTION
Through the 16th-century literature of Luis de Camões and the 20th-century literature of Fernando Pessoa, this course explores two high points in Portuguese literary development as well as the development of Portugal as a nation.

Prerequisite: AP/POR 3000 6.00.
Course credit exclusions: None.
PRIOR TO FALL 2009:
Prerequisite: AP/POR 3000 6.00.
Course credit exclusion: AP/POR 4620 3.00.

Language of Instruction: Portuguese

AP/POR4630 3.0 W The Works of Jorge Amado

(taught in English)
INSTRUCTOR: Maria Joao Dodman
PREREQUISITE: None.

DESCRIPTION: This course explores the literary works of Jorge Amado, one of Brazil's leading 20thcentury authors. It aims at presenting major topics in Brazilian literature as well as the role of the writer and literature in the creation, proliferation and awareness of Brazilian key issues such as: the makings of the Brazilian identity, the arrival of modernity, gender roles, race, class and religion among others. Jorge Amado is also explored beyond the written word; the course also examines the popularity and the impact of Amado in other cultural expressions. Several films based on his works are considered.

FORMAT: Three class hours per week.
EVALUATION: Two tests (15%, 25%); One essay 30% ; Oral reports 10% ; Class participation – 20%
TEXTS: Ellison, Fred P. Brazil's New Novel: Four Northeastern Masters / Jose Lins do Rego, Jorge Amado, Graciliano Ramos [and] Rachel de Queiroz. Chamberlain, Bobby J. Jorge Amado. Amado, Jorge. Gabriela, Cravo e Canela. [Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon]. Amado, Jorge. Terras do sem fin [The Violent Land]. Amado, Jorge. O Sumiço da Santa [The War of the Saints].

AP/POR 4900 3.00/6.00 Independent Reading and Research.

DESCRIPTION
A student may take an independent, individually supervised reading/research course, provided that the student and the course meet the requirements as set out by the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies and those established by the department. Note: Independent reading/research courses require a signed agreement between the student and faculty member, as well as the approval of the section coordinator and undergraduate director. Note: Please consult the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies Academic Advising and Student Responsibility section of the calendar for detailed regulations regarding independent reading courses.

Course credit exclusions: None.
PRIOR TO FALL 2009:
Course credit exclusion: AP/POR 4900 3.00.

Language of Instruction: Portuguese