Portuguese Language & Culture: Communicating with Portuguese Speakers

Arts and Humanities
Portuguese Language & Culture: Communicating with Portuguese Speakers

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Details

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  • Academic Plan
    AT_0081
  • Cognate
    Arts and Humanities
  • Responsible Academic Unit
    Contact Info
    • Name: Rebecca Doran
    • Email: rdoran@miami.edu
    • Phone: Please contact by email
    • Location: 210-11 Merrick
  • Recommended for
    Recommneded: All students
  • Required Courses
    Students must complete at least 3 courses for at least 9 credits.
  • Number of Groups: 1

Cognate Categories

Description

Centered on the Portuguese language and culture courses offered by MLL, this cognate covers the linguistic skills and cultural competencies needed to communicate within a Portuguese-speaking environment and to interpret the cultural products of the Lusophone world. The introductory and intermediate language courses teach oral and written communication and cover cultural practices and norms through examples from history, literature, and visual media. Thus, they teach students how to communicate in the target language and according to its cultural codes. The high intermediate and advanced courses engage students in the analysis and interpretation of themes and issues present in literature, film, and other cultural products from the Portuguese-speaking world. The more advanced courses engage students in the analysis and interpretation of the workings of language itself and /or focus on specialized usage according to different contexts.

Option Groups

Students must complete at most 1 of the following option group:

*Indicates an inactive course

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