Program Overview
The study of Portuguese gives you access to the diverse cultural and literary worlds of Brazil, Portugal and the Portuguese-speaking African and Asian countries. In fact, Portuguese is the third most spoken European language, and the most widely spoken language in South America. Today, there are more than 200 million native Portuguese speakers throughout the world from Angola to Brazil and from Portugal to the distant island nation of East Timor in the Pacific. The Portuguese program in the Department of German and Romance Languages and Literatures offers not only the three levels of language training, but also a growing number of courses on literature as well as the culture and civilization of Brazil.
Portuguese Language Program
The Portuguese Language Program offers undergraduate courses in elementary, intermediate and advanced Portuguese, as well as a single semester course in Brazilian culture and civilization. The language courses are designed to introduce and familiarize students with the sounds and structure of the language, while at the same time, immerse them in the culture and civilization of Brazil, Portugal, and the Portuguese-speaking African and Asian countries. Interested students are encouraged to study abroad during their junior year and to participate in other international programs.
Courses of Study
Currently, we do not offer a major, minor, or graduate program in the language or literatures of the Lusophone world, but Portuguese is now offered as a third language option in the Romance Languages Major. Students interested in pursuing Portuguese as a language of concentration should speak with the Portuguese Director of Undergraduate Studies for details.
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