BRIDGEWATER STATE COLLEGE

FOREIGN LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT

Dr. Fernanda Ferreira

http://webhost.bridgew.edu/fferreira

(508) 531-2456

LAPO-102 - Elementary Portuguese II - Tuesdays at 4:30 pm

OFFICE HOURS: Mondays and Wednesdays, 3-4:00 pm and by appointment, Tillinghast 317

REQUIRED TEXT: Brasil! Língua e Cultura, (text and workbook) by Lathrop and Dias.

ISBN (textbook): 0-942566-34-3.

DESCRIPTION OF COURSE:

This is the second semester of an introductory course to the Portuguese language and Brazilian culture. Students will continue to learn the foundations of Portuguese, with the goal of achieving a basic level of proficiency by the end of the semester. The course focuses on the four skills: reading, writing, speaking and listening. The course will be student-oriented and thus involve considerable interactive work in class. It will also require preparation for each class. Students will be responsible for preparing the work indicated in the syllabus as well as other supplementary assignments that might be announced in class. Specifically, this will entail reading and revising the vocabulary and verb conjugations before the day that these are practiced in class. Class time will be used primarily to engage these skills (e.g. situation dialogues; mini-skits; group work; conversations with classmates and instructor). In order for these activities to be useful, and to proceed dynamically, it will be necessary for the student to have reviewed the vocabulary and the basic grammatical concepts, beforehand.

Finally, in order to achieve success in this class, it is essential to attend class regularly, and prepare material for each session. Language learning is a discipline that requires steady, cumulative preparation; a discipline in which each point builds upon its predecessor, such that if you do not master a given grammatical concept or vocabulary cluster, this will prevent assimilation of the following lesson. If you find that despite consistent preparation you are having difficulty, please see me during my office hours. Tutoring services are available in the Academic Achievement Center, and these have proven extremely helpful in peer mentoring of material that is covered in class.

LATE WORK/MAKE-UPS:

Late work will not be accepted, except in the case of legitimate absence (homework must be then turned in by the next class meeting). There are no make-ups. However, in the clase of a documented illness or emergency, when you leave a voice message before the start of class or an email message, the instructor may choose to make special arrangements with the student.

ATTENDANCE:

You will be permitted one absence in this evening course. If you exceed this number of absences, points will be deducted from your final grade. An absence does not exempt students from handing in work or taking exams on the scheduled day.

HOMEWORK / CADERNO DE TRABALHO E DE LABORATÓRIO:

For each chapter of material in the book, the caderno provides a "workbook section" of written exercises. The "laboratory section" with audio exercises for aural comprehension and speaking practice is designed for your own practice. I will not check this part of the workbook. You will be responsible for whichever of these exercises is assigned for the appropriate day. Since we will also use various caderno exercises in class, the caderno and the textbook must be brought to class every day.

EVALUATION:

Since the course has an oral/aural orientation, and requires preparation as well as participation in class, the grade breakdown reflects this. Please keep in mind when establishing priorities for the course.

GRADE BREAKDOWN: Exams (3) 45%

Final Exam 20%

Class grade 15%

Assignments 10%

Oral Presentation 10%

CLASS GRADE:

This is based upon thorough preparation for class, participation in class ( that is, active and focused group work in Portuguese, cooperation with peers and instructor ), bringing the appropriate materials to class, and overall class attendance.

ORAL PRESENTATION:

There will be a 4-5 minute oral dialogue that you will prepare with a partner in class based on topics of your choosing (guidance for this assignment will be provided). You may not decline to participate in this part of the class, it is a requirement for the course.

PROPOSED SCHEDULE

LP-102 WILL COVER CHAPTERS 7-10 OF BRASIL! LÍNGUA E CULTURA

DATE / IN CLASS WORK / ASSIGNMENTS
Tuesday,
01/18 / Introduction to course, syllabus
Lição 7, pp. 143-147 -- o pretérito perfeito / Caderno, p. 118, 1b, 6-10
Caderno, p. 118, 1c, 6-10
Tuesday,
01/25 / Lição 7, o pretérito perfeito (cont.)
Lição 7, pp. 148-150 -- advérbios de tempo / Caderno, p. 119, 2, 6-10
Tuesday,
02/01 / Lição 7, pp. 151-153 -- quatro pretéritos perfeitos irregulares
Lição 7, revisão da Lição 7 / Caderno, p. 120, 4a, 7-12
Tuesday,
02/08 / Exam #1 (Lição 7) and Caderno check
Lição 9, pp. 179-181 -- mais pretéritos perfeitos irregulares (trazer, ver, vir, dar, dizer, ser) / Study for Exam #1 (Lição 7)
Caderno, p. 147, 1a, 8-19
Tuesday,
02/15 / Lição 9, pp. 182-185 -- mais pretéritos perfeitos irregulares (ter, estar, poder, saber, querer) / Caderno, p. 148, 1b, 1-10
Tuesday,
02/22 / Tuesday classes will not meet (Presidents' Day)
Tuesday
03/01 / Lição 9, pp. 190-193 -- contrastes de vocabulário (tudo vs. todo, etc.)
*Note: skip pp. 186-189 on future subjuntive*
Lição 9, pp. 193-199 -- por vs. para;
o que vs. qual / Caderno, p. 153, 3a, 9-15
Caderno, p. 154, 3d, 6-10
Caderno, p. 156, 3f, 6-10
Tuesday
03/08 / SPRING BREAK
(classes resume Monday 03/21)
Tuesday,
03/22 / Lição 9 -- revisão da Lição 9
Exam # 2 (Lição 9) and Caderno check / Caderno, p. 155, 3e, 11-25
Study for Exam #2 (Lição 9)
Tuesday,
03/29 / Lição 8, pp. 159-163 -- o pretérito imperfeito
Lição 8, pp. 163-165 -- o pretérito imperfeito / Caderno, p. 131, 1a, 7-12
Caderno, p. 131, 1b, 1-10
Tuesday,
04/05 / Lição 8, pp. 165-167 -- quatro pretéritos imperfeitos irregulares
Lição 8, pp. 168-170 -- verbos que indican um estado preexistente / Caderno, p. 132-133, 2, 6-10
Tuesday,
04/12 / Lição 8, p. 170 -- o tempo no passado
Lição 8, p. 171- 173 -- o corpo e a roupa / Caderno, p. 133, 4, 1-5
Caderno, p. 134, 5a, 1-10
Tuesday,
04/19 / Lição 8, revisão da Lição 8
Exam # 3 (Lição 8) and Caderno check
Lição 10, pp. 205-208 --pronomes de objeto direto / Study for Exam #3 (Lição 8)
Caderno, p. 171, 1a, 6-10
Caderno, p. 172, 1b, 6-10
Tuesday,
04/26 / Lição 10, pp. 209-212 -- um cardápio brasileiro
Lição 10, pp. 212-213 - que horas são?
Lição 10, pp. 215-218 -- dias, meses e estações / Caderno, p. 173, 3a, 9-15 Caderno, p. 175, 4, 4-7
Prepare for oral presentations. Follow your instructor’s guidelines
Tuesday,
05/03 / Apresentações Orais
Review for Final Exam (Lições 7-10)
Instructor Assessment Surveys / Review for Final Exam (Lições 7-10)
Tuesday,
05/10 / Final Exam

FINAL EXAM: Tuesday, May 10th, from 4:30 – 6:30pm. Check the Spring 2005 Course Schedule, p. 9.