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Welcome to Portuguese at the CLC!

With over 230 million native speakers spread throughout Brazil, Europe, Africa, and Asia, Portuguese is one of the world’s most widely spoken languages. Portuguese also shares some grammatical rules, sentence structure, and similar vocabulary with other Romance languages — so if you already speak French, Spanish or Italian, Portuguese is an easy and fun language to learn! To study Portuguese is an asset in today’s global economy, as Brazil’s economy is among the largest in the world.

About Portuguese

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Bate-Papo

In Portuguese, Bate-Papo means an informal chat among friends. UA’s Portuguese language program hosts a weekly Portuguese Conversation Table, a Bate-Papo, on Thursday afternoons at 5:00 p.m. during the academic year. The event takes place either inside or outside the Student Center Starbucks (depending on weather). All levels are welcome! Look for the Brazilian flag. For more information, contact Dr. Jared Hendrickson.
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Courses in Portuguese

Official course descriptions may be found in the Undergraduate Catalog. Extended course descriptions for selected courses are given here.

To access the book, “Portuguese para Principiantes,” click here!

This course is the first semester of college-level Portuguese. Emphasis is placed on developing speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills in Brazilian Portuguese, as well as the history and cultures of the Portuguese-speaking world.

This course is the second semester of college-level Portuguese. Emphasis is placed on further developing speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills in Brazilian Portuguese, as well as the history and cultures of the Portuguese-speaking world.

This is the third semester of college-level Portuguese. Emphasis is placed on refining speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills in Portuguese, as well as introducing more elements of the history and cultures of the Portuguese-speaking world.

This is the fourth semester of college-level Portuguese. Emphasis is placed on refining speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills in Portuguese, as well as exploring in more depth the history, literature, film, and culture of the Portuguese-speaking world.