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2009 Faculty Archive
2008 Seven-week Course Archive
2008 Faculty Archive
PGSE 3101-3102-3103 Beginning Portuguese
This course sequence is designed for students with no previous classroom instruction or functional ability in Portuguese, and little or no previous experience in Spanish. Most students completing this course sequence will be able to initiate, sustain, and close a conversation dealing with familiar topics, and will be able to write short narratives and read authentic texts based on specific reading strategies. Based on data gathered during the previous Portuguese School summers, the majority of students completing this level achieved Intermediate levels in the final oral assessment. (3 units)
Bibliography: Ponto de Encontro: Portuguese as a World Language Language. Klobucka, Anna, et al. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2007
PGSE 3198-3199-2000 Advanced-Beginning Portuguese for Spanish Speakers
This course sequence focuses specifically on issues that arise when Spanish-speakers learn Portuguese. Because of the similarity between the two languages, typically Spanish speakers progress through Portuguese language classes at an astonishing fast rate. In addition, with work on vocabulary and specific structures, they are able to communicate at a higher proficiency level in a shorter period of time. Students with some formal instruction in Portuguese may also place in this level depending on their proficiency. Based on previous Portuguese School summers, the majority of students completing this level achieved Intermediate High to Advanced Low levels in the final oral assessment.(3 units)
Bibliography: Ponto de Encontro: Portuguese as a World Language Language. Klobucka, Anna, et al. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2007
PGSE 3201-3202-3203 Intermediate Portuguese I
Students enrolling in this sequence will have completed successfully one year of Portuguese and will have a proficiency level of "novice high" or "intermediate low," according to the ACTFL proficiency guidelines. In this class, they will strengthen their knowledge of grammatical and syntactical structures and improve their mastery of the language while increasing vocabulary and functional communicative ability. Most students successfully completing this sequence will emerge with a proficiency level of "intermediate high." Depending on motivation, effort, and previous knowledge some students may progress to a level of "advanced low" or "advanced mid" during this sequence. (3 units)
Bibliography: Ponto de Encontro: Portuguese as a World Language Language. Klobucka, Anna, et al. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2007; Fala Brasil - Português para Estrangeiros, Coudry, Pierre and Fontão, E. Editora Pontes, 2000; Crônicas 2. Fernando sabino et al. Editora Ática, 2007
PGSE 3301-3302-3303 Intermediate Portuguese II
Students enrolling in this sequence will have completed successfully one or more years of study in Portuguese and will have a proficiency level of at least "intermediate-mid" according to the ACTFL proficiency guidelines. Students will continue to strengthen their knowledge of grammatical and syntactical structures and will continue to master the language while increasing vocabulary through extensive reading. Students completing this sequence will emerge with a proficiency level of "Advanced-low" or "Advanced-Mid". Depending on motivation, effort, and diligence, some students will progress to Advanced-High during this sequence. (3 units)
Bibliography: Gramática Pedagógica. Mesquita, Roberto Melo and Martos, Cloder Rivas. São Paulo: Saraiva, 2005; Escreva bem agora! Manual de Estilística da Língua Portuguesa. Oliveira, Ronaldo Alves de. Editora Edicta, 2001; Super dicas para escrever bem diferentes tipos de texto. Edna M. Barian Perrotti. São Paulo: Saraiva, 2006; Boa Companhia. Vários autores. São Paulo: Companhia das Letras, 2003; Dialogo Brasil: Eberlein, et. al . Sao Paulo: EPU, 2003
PGSE 3401-3402-3403 Advanced Portuguese
Students enrolling in this sequence will have a basic mastery of Portuguese and will have a proficiency level of at least "intermediate-high" according to the ACTFL proficiency guidelines. In this sequence, students will continue to increase vocabulary through extensive reading; they will practice writing and speaking at different registers; and they will study cultural and literary texts in depth. Students completing this sequence will emerge with a proficiency level of Advanced-High or Superior.(3 units)
Bibliography: Gramática reflexiva. William R. and Thereza Cochar Magalhães. Atual Editora, 2005; A arte de escrever bem. Alves, Clair. Editora Vozes, 2005; Contos Brasileiros Contemporâneos. Julieta de Godoy Ladeira, Editora: Moderna 1998; Português básico para estrangeiros. 2nd edition. Rejane de Oliveira Slade; Gramática reflexiva. Cereja, William R. and Thereza Cochar Magalhães. Atual Editora, 2005
Graduate Level
The Portuguese School also offers a non-degree graduate level of instruction. These units are designed for graduate students who are currently enrolled in graduate programs elsewhere and wish to tranfer credit to their home institutions or who are applying for graduate school. Students interested in this option should check with their home institutions about credit transfer.
We plan to offer the following courses in 2009:
PGSE 6610 Portuguese Pedagogy
Students enrolling in this course have an oral proficiency of Advanced Low or above. In addition, they are at the advanced low level in writing and reading proficiency. The course explores the modes of communication described in the Portuguese Standards for Learning Languages in the 21st Century. Students will do extensive reading and critical writing about the newest language acquisition theories as they apply to second and third language learning. All readings and assignments are in Portuguese. (1 unit)
Bibliography: Por que (não) ensinar gramática na escola. Possenti, Sírio. Campinas, SP: Mercado de Letras 2006; Aprender tem que ser gostoso. Rossini, Maria Augusta Santos. Vozes, 3rd ed. 2004; O ensino de português para estrangeiros. Filho, José/Lombello, Leonor. Pontes 2000; Planejamento de metas e objetivos. Richards, Jack. SBS 2003; Como ser um ótimo aluno de idiomas. Rubin, Joan and Thompson, Irene. Editora Pioneira 2001; Dinâmicas de leitura para sala de aula. Ranel, Mary. Companhia das Letras, 19ed., 2005; A moca tecelã. Colasanti, Marina. Editora Global, 2004
PGSE 6616 Film and Literature II
Students enrolling in this course have an oral proficiency of Advanced Low or above. In addition, they are at the advanced level in writing and reading proficiency. The course explores a variety of novels from the Lusophone world. There will be a minimum of six authors who will be read and discussed; excerpts of several authors, and pertinent films. After discussing and analyzing in depth the respective works, students will write comparative papers applying theoretical frameworks of cross-cultural literary and filmic cultural studies. All readings and assignments are in Portuguese. (1 unit)
Bibliography: Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas. Machado de Assis. Martin Claret, 1999; A Costa dos Murmúrios. Lídia Jorge. Lisboa: D. Quixote; O Testamento do Sr. Napumocemo da Silva. Germando Almeida. Lisboa: Caminho, 1998; and excerpts from Macunaíma: o herói sem nenhum caráter. Mário de Andrade. Agir 2008; O Primo Basílio Eça de Queirós. Porto: Porto, 2007; A geração da utopia. Pepetela. Lisboa: D. Quixote, 1997; Um Mar da Cor da Terra. Miguel Vale de Almeida. Oeiras: Celta, 2000; A experiência do cinema. Ismail Xavier. Paz e terra, 2003
PGSE 6618 Phonetics
This is an introductory course on analytical and practical study of contemporary Portuguese pronunciation (phonetics and phonology). The overall objective of this course is to understand the phonetic features of Portuguese sounds in comparison to English and other languages, and how these sounds operate (phonological processes) when they form syllables, words, sentences and discourse.
Bibliography: Iniciação à fonética e à fonologia, Dinah Callou e Yonne Leite. 10a. edição (IFF). 2005. Rio de Janeiro: Jorge Zahar Editor. Como falam os brasileiros 3a. edição (CFB). Yonne Leite e Dinah Callou. 2005. Rio de Janeiro: Jorge Zahar Editor
PGSE 6625 Morphosyntax
Students enrolling in this course have an oral proficiency at or above Advanced Low. In addition, they are at the advanced level in writing and reading proficiency. The majority of students who choose this class will be enrolled in graduate programs at other institutions. This class of Morphosyntax—the study of the internal structure and formation of words and their relationships in a sentence—serves as an introduction to morphology and syntax, presented from a functional approach. Through discussion and exercises, speech sounds in Portuguese will also be analyzed. The study moves from how units of meaning are combined into words and sentences, to how discourse depends on context. Students will examine how to construct words and sentences, pronounce and use them in Portuguese. Students will gain linguistic problem-solving skills in phonetics, morphology, syntax, semantics and pragmatics. All readings and assignments are in Portuguese. (1 unit)
Bibliography: Sintaxe. Oração, período, texto. Henriques, Claudio César. Elsevier, 2007; Fonética , Fonologia e Ortografia, Conceitos, Estruturas Henriques, Claudio César, Elsevier 2008; Morfossintaxe. Inez Sautchuk. Manole, 2003
2009 LECTURE SERIES
Jeffrey Cason, “Política brasileira e o cenário internacional”
Ana Maria Gonçalves, “Das limitações para narrar a memória: ‘Tenho apenas duas mãos e o sentimento do mundo”
Richard Miller, “A influência africana nos ritmos das danças brasileiras”
Alberto Monteiro, “Amazônia: conservação e sustentabilidade”
Claudia Monteiro, “A arte brasileira: principais movimentos e artistas”
Director: LUCI MOREIRA
Associate Professor, College of Charleston; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Assistant Director: REGINA SANTOS
Lecturer, Stanford University; Ph.D. in Literature, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Writer in Residence
Ana Maria Gonçalves Scholar in Residence
ALBERTO R. MONTEIRO , Professor, Universidade do Vale da Paraíba, São Paulo; Ph.D. in Biology, Universidad de Navaja, Pamplona, Spain; Post-Doctorate, Louisiana State University
Faculty
LEILA DA COSTA , M.A. in Linguistics, University of Michigan
MERCIA FLANNERY, Ph.D. in Linguistics, Georgetown University
ANTONIO LADEIRA, Ph.D. in Portuguese and Brazilian Literatures, University of California at Santa Barbara
CLAUDIA F. MONTEIRO
ANTONIO SIMOES
Administrative Staff
SANDRA BONOMO , Portuguese School Coordinator
LUCAS MOREIRA , Bilingual Assistant, B.S., College of Charleston
Interns
RAPHAEL LOPES DOS ANJOS CAMARA
RAFAELA CAUDEIC CASTRO
LUCAS FRANCO DE SIQUEIRA
Guests
JEFF CASON, Associate Professor of Political Science and Dean of International Studies, Middlebury College; "Politics of Brazil"
RICHARD MILLER, Ph.D. in Music, Catholic University of America; "Raízes da Africa. na Música Brasileira: O Choro, O Violão, e Villa-Lobos"
ALBERTO R. MONTEIRO, "The Amazon Rain Forest and its Sustainability"
CLAUDIA MONTEIRO, Universidade de Uberaba; "Plastic Arts of Brazil: The Week of Modern Art in Brazil"
PGSE 3101-3102-3103 Beginning Portuguese
This course sequence is designed for students with no previous classroom instruction or functional ability in Portuguese, and little or no previous experience in Spanish. Most students completing this course sequence will be able to initiate, sustain, and close a conversation dealing with familiar topics, and will be able to write short narratives and read authentic texts based on specific reading strategies. Based on data gathered during the previous Portuguese School summers, the majority of students completing this level achieved Intermediate levels in the Oral Proficiency Examination. (3 units)
PGSE 3198-3199-2000 Advanced-Beginning Portuguese for Spanish Speakers
This course sequence focuses specifically on issues that arise when Spanish-speakers learn Portuguese. Because of the similarity between the two languages, typically Spanish speakers progress trough Portuguese language classes at a fast rate. In addition, with work on vocabulary and specific structures, they are able to communicate at a higher proficiency level in a shorter period of time. Students with some formal instruction in Portuguese may also place in this level depending on their proficiency. Based on previous Portuguese School summers, the majority of students completing this level achieved Intermediate High to Advanced Low levels in the Oral Proficiency Examination.(3 units)
PGSE 3201-3202-3203 Intermediate Portuguese I
Students enrolling in this sequence will have completed successfully one year of Portuguese and will have a proficiency level of "novice high" or "intermediate low," according to the ACTFL proficiency guidelines. In this class, they will strengthen their knowledge of grammatical and syntactical structures and improve their mastery of the language while increasing vocabulary and functional communicative ability. Most students successfully completing this sequence will emerge with a proficiency level of "intermediate high." Depending on motivation, effort, and previous knowledge some students may progress to a level of "advanced low" or "advanced mid" during this sequence. (3 units)
PGSE 3301-3302-3303 Intermediate Portuguese II
Students enrolling in this sequence will have completed successfully one or more years of study in Portuguese and will have a proficiency level of at least "intermediate-mid" according to the ACTFL proficiency guidelines. Students will continue to strengthen their knowledge of grammatical and syntactical structures and will continue to master the language while increasing vocabulary through extensive reading. Students completing this sequence will emerge with a proficiency level of "Advanced-low" or "Advanced-Mid". Depending on motivation, effort, and diligence, some students will progress to Advanced-High during this sequence. (3 units)
PGSE 3401-3402-3403 Advanced Portuguese
Students enrolling in this sequence will have a basic mastery of Portuguese and will have a proficiency level of at least "intermediate-high" according to the ACTFL proficiency guidelines. In this sequence, students will continue to increase vocabulary through extensive reading; they will practice writing and speaking at different registers; and they will study cultural and literary texts in depth. Students completing this sequence will emerge with a proficiency level of Advanced-High or Superior.(3 units)
Graduate Level
The Portuguese School now offers a non-degree graduate level of instruction. These units are designed for graduate students who are currently enrolled in graduate programs elsewhere and wish to tranfer credit to their home institutions. Students interested in this option should check with their home institutions about credit transfer.
We plan to offer the following courses in 2008:
PGSE 6510 Portuguese Pedagogy
Students enrolling in this course have an oral proficiency of Advanced Low or above. In addition, they are at the advanced level in writing and reading proficiency. The course explores the modes of communication described in the Portuguese Standards for Learning Languages in the 21st Century. Students will do extensive reading and critical writing about the newest language acquisition theories as they apply to second and third language learning. All readings and assignments are in Portuguese. (1 unit)
PGSE 6615 Film and Literature
Students enrolling in this course have an oral proficiency of Advanced Low or above. In addition, they are at the advanced level in writing and reading proficiency. The majority of students who choose this class will be enrolled in graduate programs at other institutions. The course explores a variety of novels and short stories from Brazil as well as their filmic adaptations. Students will expand their literary vocabulary and will learn filmic language. There will be a minimum of one novel and pertinent film per week. After discussing and analyzing in depth the respective works, students will write comparative papers applying theoretical frameworks of cross-cultural literary and filmic cultural studies. All readings and assignments are in Portuguese. (1 unit)
PGSE 6621 Contemporary Lusophone Civilization and Culture
Students enrolling in this course should have an oral proficiency of Advanced Low or above. In addition, they are at the advanced level in writing and reading proficiency. The course is designed to provide students with a deep understanding of the Lusophone civilization and culture through cross-cultural examinations of the Portuguese-speaking world (Brazil, Portugal, Angola, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, St. Tome and Principe, and East Timor). The course examines topics such as colonization and decolonization, hybrid cultures, contemporary politics, race relations, status of women, religion, education, cuisine, and the arts. Students will write critical essays. All readings and assignments will be in Portuguese. (1 unit)
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Director: LUCI MOREIRA
Associate Professor, College of Charleston; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Assistant Director: REGINA SANTOS
Ph.D. in Literature, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Writer in Residence
ROBERTO DAMATTA , Professor, Pontifícia Universidade Católica, Rio de Janeiro; Ph.D. in Anthropology, Harvard University
Scholar in Residence
ALBERTO R. MONTEIRO , Professor, Universidade do Vale da Paraíba, São Paulo; Ph.D. in Biology, Universidad de Navaja, Pamplona, Spain; Post-Doctorate, Louisiana State University
Faculty
CAMILA ALVAHYDO , M.A. in Romance Languages, University of Georgia
LEILA DA COSTA, M.A. in Linguistics, University of Michigan
MERCIA FLANNERY, Ph.D. in Linguistics, Georgetown University
ANTONIO LADEIRA, Ph.D. in Portuguese and Brazilian Literatures, University of California at Santa Barbara
Administrative Staff
SANDRA BONOMO , Portuguese School Coordinator
LUCAS MOREIRA , Bilingual Assistant, College of Charleston
Interns
ROBERTA BINS ELY , Universidad Federal of Rio Grande do Sul, and Pontificia Universidade Católica - Porto Alegre, RS
SAMUEL BURLAMARQUI, Instituto de Ensinos Superiores da Amazônia, Belém, Pará
Guests
JEFF CASON, Associate Professor of Political Science and Dean of International Studies, Middlebury College; "Contemporary Politics of Brazil"
TONI COWLES, Certified OPI Tester, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania; Recipient of the 2007 Middlebury College Baker Fellowship, "The Impact of Target Country vs. Home Country Immersion Programs on Intermediate Second Language Learners"
ROBERTO DAMATTA, "The Symbolism of Animals in Brazil and in the United States"
GREG EWING, Supervisor, ESOL and FL Program, Cobb County School District, Georgia
CHERIE HAMILTON, Writer, "Cuisine in the Lusophone World"
RUSSELL HAMILTON, Professor of Lusophone Studies (Emeritus), Vanderbilt University; "CPLP: Eight Countries Divided and United by the Same Language"
RICHARD MILLER, Ph.D. in Music, Catholic University of America; "Raízes da Africa. na Música Brasileira: O Choro, O Violão, e Villa-Lobos"
ALBERTO R. MONTEIRO, "The Amazon Rain Forest and its Sustainability"
CLAUDIA MONTEIRO, Universidade de Uberaba; "Plastic Arts of Brazil: The Week of Modern Art in Brazil"
LUCIA RIBEIRO, Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi "Salvador, the Magic Land"
SIMONE SILVA, University of Oregon; "The Bicentennial of the Royal Family in Brazil: Consequences to the Brazilian Society"
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