Portuguese 2

Did you know that many aspects of the Lusophone (Portuguese-speaking) culture and traditions have spearheaded the concept known as globalization? The interconnectedness of nations through trade started long before the 20th century. The 15th and 16th-century Portuguese were already trading commodities with nations in Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Portugal was the dominant nation in terms of global trade for nearly 200 years.

In this full-year course, students will continue to develop their Portuguese language skills they learned in Portuguese 1. They will continue to focus on language acquisition skills and the cultural and traditional aspects of Lusophone countries. This course is guided by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language World Readiness Standards and is designed to help students begin working towards proficiency in Portuguese at the intermediate level.

Students will be expected to read, listen, speak, and write in Portuguese regularly. Students will be asked to make cultural comparisons and to demonstrate an understanding of practices and perspectives of the Lusophone culture. Students will engage in activities and discussions that promote an approach to global awareness through seven (7) thematic units:

Portuguese 1 Review
Clothes and Shopping
Weather and Entertainment
Celebrations and Traditions
Work and Business
Food
Globalization

Students will engage in lessons that incorporate eBook interactive practices and an overview of vocabulary, grammar, and cultural perspectives. They will also have the opportunity to use authentic resources to learn and engage in topics presented in each unit. Students will apply their knowledge by participating in discussion forums, video notes assignments, writing sentences in Wikis, Blogs, and dropbox assignments, and demonstrating mastery by completing formative and summative assessments.

In this standard-level course, students are expected to invest approximately 6 hours per week on their coursework.

Acknowledgements

Successful completion of Portuguese 1.
Additional Course Fee of $80.
This course contains an end-of-course proctored exam. Instructions for students to identify an appropriate adult proctor are included in the course lessons.

Course Objectives

Course Essential Questions:

How do we communicate in Brazilian Portuguese about everyday life and situations through reading, writing, speaking, and listening at an intermediate level?
What are the unique cultural and traditional practices of the various Portuguese-speaking (Lusophone) countries?
How do Lusophone cultures compare to one's own culture?
What contributions have the Portuguese language and Lusophone cultures made to globalization?

Course Learning Objectives:

Comprehend written, audio, audiovisual, and visual text through the ability to describe the literal meaning of the text.
Speak and/or write to others demonstrating comprehension and the use of oral and written strategies.
Present by using appropriate oral, visual, and written strategies to communicate an idea to an intended audience.
Identify and interpret a variety of cultural and traditional practices of Lusophone countries.
Compare and contrast Lusophone cultural norms to the cultural norms of one's community.
Describe the influence of Portuguese language and culture in today's world.

Additional Requirements

Access to a device that allows writing special characters easily (i.e. á, é, í, ó, ú, ü, ã, õ, ç).
Access to a computer with audio, microphone, and camera.
Sufficient bandwidth to support video uploads (up to 5 minutes).
Access to a device that will enable them to record and upload videos of themselves speaking in the target language to exhibit proficiency in the speaking domain and for assessment purposes.
This course contains an end-of-course proctored exam. Instructions for students to identify an appropriate adult proctor are included in the course lessons.