PORT 401 - Directed Individual Study

Credits: 1
Planned Offering: Offered when interest is expressed and departmental resources permit.

Prerequisites: Two terms of Portuguese language or equivalent and consent of the department head. Taught in Portuguese. The nature and content of the course is determined by the students’ needs and by an evaluation of previous work. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.

Winter 2015 topic:

PORT 401-01: Directed Individual Study (1): Prerequisite: Instructor consent.Graded pass/fail. Advanced oral and written practice based on readings of current newspaper articles and contemporary short narrative fiction that address cultural, social and political issues such as contemporary cinema; the 2016 Olympic Games; soccer and race relations in Brazil; globalization and migration; and recent international economic developments. Pinto-Bailey Winter 2015 Staff.