POR 3010 Introduction to Portuguese and Brazil

Department of Spanish and Portuguese StudiesUniversity of Florida POR 3010: Introduction to Portuguese and Brazil Spring 2012 Section 2735 Period 5 – 11:45 to 12:35 Instructor: Felipe A

Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies

University of Florida POR 3010: Introduction to Portuguese and Brazil

Spring 2012 ( Section 2735 Period 5 – 11:45 to 12:35)

Instructor: Felipe Amaro Class location: MAT - 13

Email: felipeamaro@ufl.edu Spanish & Portuguese Studies Department: http://www.spanishandportuguese.ufl.edu

Goals of the Portuguese Program

• To enable students to communicate effectively in Portuguese through the learning of grammar, vocabulary, and idiomatic expressions of the language

• To enable students to achieve competence in all the basic language skills: listening comprehension, reading, writing, and speaking

• To increase students’ awareness of and appreciation for Brazilian culture

Prerequisites

• To be a native speaker of Spanish, with formal schooling in Spanish: experience and/or formal training at the intermediate-high (3000), with no previous knowledge of Portuguese

• POR 1130 passed with an A

Note: If you have had previous training or are a native speaker of Portuguese you must take another class

Materials

Required

• Ponto de Encontro: Textbook

• Ponto de Encontro: Student Activities Manual

Website(Listening Exercises):

http://wps.prenhall.com/wl_klobucka_ponto_1/70/17987/4604752.cw/index.html

Recommended

• The Oxford Portuguese Dictionary or Harper Collins Concise Portuguese Dictionary

Grading Policies

a) NO EXTRA CREDIT WORK FOR ANYONE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES NO EXCEPTIONS.

b) A grade of (I)NCOMPLETE will not be given under any circumstances NO EXCEPTIONS.

c) Final grades cannot be changed unless there is an error Students must present the graded

materials as evidence that a mistake was made

The final grade will be determined as outlined below:

The grade scale is as follows:

A = 100-93 C(S) = 76-73 For further information regarding

Class participation

Active participation in class is essential, because success in the study of Portuguese depends largely on daily exposure to the language Students cannot participate if they are not in class There cannot be make-up for

class participation This portion of the final grade will be measured according to all of the following criteria: a) attendance and punctuality, b) preparation, c) initiative, d) use of Portuguese exclusively, e) positive attitude, f) being primarily on task, g) NOT USING YOUR CELL PHONE, h) other in-class work Before coming

to class: a) study the assigned material, and b) do exercises pertaining to the assigned section(s) in the syllabus in order to check your knowledge

Attendance

Your instructor will note attendance every day whether roll is called or not FIVE ABSENCES will be allowed

for any reason Do not bring written excuses to your instructor After five absences, one percentage point will

be deducted from your participation grade for each additional absence Please note that three late arrivals to class (more than 3 minutes) will count as one absence In the case of an emergency after the fifth absence,

consult Make-up Procedures below

Homework

You are expected to read the assigned pages and complete the exercises in the Student Activity Manual (SAM) for the day that they are listed on the syllabus so that you are familiar with the concepts and

vocabulary we will cover that day and so that we can get the most out of our classroom time Because of the intensive nature of the class, we will get much more accomplished and have more time for oral practice if you prepare adequately outside of class!

The exercises in the second half of each lesson of the SAM are listening exercises Each exercise can be

downloaded from the textbook website Go to:

http://wps.prenhall.com/wl_klobucka_ponto_1/70/17987/4604752.cw/index.html

Click on the lesson you are currently working on, and then on Audio Resources The individual exercises will

be listed for download You need to download Real Player, or another player that is compatible (e.g VLC)

NOTE: The homework will be collected at the end of each lesson The pages must be torn out cleanly and

stapled, and will be collected at the beginning of class on the day it is due For every activity that is not completed, points will be deducted from your homework grade for that lesson

Written exams and quizzes

There will be 4 written exams during the semester, in addition to a final exam to be held during exam week.

All exams are announced in the syllabus, and will be held in the room and class period in which class is held

NO DEVIATION OF THIS SCHEDULE WILL BE ALLOWED, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, this means NO early

or late exams Note that language learning is cumulative, and all tests may include material from previous

chapters

Compositions

On the days marked Trabalho Escrito in your syllabus, you will have the class period to write a first draft of a

composition on an assigned topic that will be provided that day in class Grade sheets for the compositions are included in the syllabus for your reference and will be provided when the first draft is returned Based on

the correction key used by the instructor (found in the Recursos para Redações folder under the Resources tab posted on SAKAI), you will rewrite compositions at home The second version must be typed,

double-spaced, and turned in to the instructor before the start of class on the date it is due You must staple it to the grade sheet, along with the first draft The first draft is worth 70% of the composition grade, and the

rewrite is worth 30%

IMPORTANT: What you turn in for grading must be your own original work You may NOT collaborate with anyone when writing your composition NO ONE, STUDENT OR NOT, should LOOK at your composition,

suggest changes, or make corrections The use of computer- or internet-based translation programs is not allowed Individuals who misrepresent work done by another will be dealt with in accordance with the student judicial process

Oral Exams

The two oral exams will take place in class on the days indicated in the syllabus They will consist of interviews between the instructor and two (possibly three) students at a time General topics will be provided prior to the exams Grade sheets for the exams are part of the syllabus for your reference, and will

be filled out by your instructor and returned to you after the oral exam

Presentation

Students will be required to make a presentation, as part of a pair, on a Brazilian cultural topic Presentations should last approximately 16 minutes total, and the time should be divided equally between each member

of the pair Any presentation lasting more than 20 minutes will incur a penalty of one letter grade (10%)

Power Point presentations are permitted, with minimal text Presentations should be spoken, not read If the

presentation is read or extensive text is included on the slides, a penalty of one letter grade (10%) will be

applied YouTube videos and other visual/audio aids should not take up for than 4 minutes, total On the

day of the presentation, the group must provide an informational handout to the students and instructor

with an outline and questions based on what you want your fellow students to learn from your presentation Students will be graded individually on pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, and fluency; groups will be graded on content, cohesion, interest and quality of handout It is considered rude not to show up on days that you do not present

Make-up procedures

Tests will not be administered early UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES If you cannot take an announced test due

to an emergency, OFFICIAL WRITTEN proof of the circumstances must be presented to your instructor no

later than the day after you return to class Medical excuses must be in writing on physician’s letterhead,

and must have a statement “could not attend class", as well as the inclusive dates in which the student

could not attend IMPORTANT: A receipt from a physician or ER is not acceptable Acceptable funeral

excuses are a letter from a funeral home, or clergy person, on letterhead, indicating attendance at the funeral or service

Academic Honesty Guidelines

Academic honesty and integrity are fundamental values of the University community An academic honesty offense is defined as the act of lying, cheating, or stealing academic information so that one gains academic advantage Violations of the Academic Honesty Guidelines include but are not limited to:

• Cheating The improper taking or tendering of any information or material which shall be used to

determine academic credit Taking of information includes copying graded homework assignments from another student; working with another individual(s) on graded assignments or homework; looking or attempting to look at notes, a text, or another student's paper during an exam

• Plagiarism The attempt to represent the work of another as the product of one's own thought,

whether the other's work is oral or written, published or unpublished Plagiarism includes, but is not

limited to, quoting oral or written materials without citation on written materials or in oral presentations; submitting work produced by an on-line translation service or the translation feature

of an on-line dictionary as your own

• Misrepresentation Any act or omission with intent to deceive a teacher for academic advantage.

Misrepresentation includes lying to a teacher to increase your grade; lying or misrepresenting facts when confronted with an allegation of academic honesty

• Bribery, Conspiracy, Fabrication For details see website below On all work submitted for credit the

following pledge is either required or implied: “On my honor, I have neither given nor received unauthorized aid in doing this assignment.” Violations of this policy will result in disciplinary action according to the judicial process

• For more details go to: http://www.dso.ufl.edu/judicial/academic.htm

Educational behavior

Every student in the class is expected to participate in a responsible and mature manner that enhances the

educational process Any conduct that, in the judgment of the instructor, disrupts the learning process will

lead to disciplinary action

Confidentiality

Student records are confidential Only information designated "UF directory information" may be released without your written consent Please see University Regulation 6C1-4.007 for a list of the categories of information designated as "UF directory information." UF views each student as the primary contact for all communication If your parents contact me about your grade, attendance, or any information that is not "UF directory information," I will ask them to contact you You may 1) provide the information your parents seek directly to them or 2) contact the University Registrar's Office for additional information For more information: www.registrar.ufl.edu.ferpahub.html

Students with disabilities

Students requesting classroom accommodation must first register with the Dean of Students Office, who will provide documentation to the student This documentation must be presented to the Instructor as soon as possible in order to arrange for the accommodations

Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grade option

Request the S/U form from your instructor Minimum grade for an S in the course is 70 For regulations and

deadlines consult the Undergraduate Catalog.

Drop and withdrawal dates

Consult the current Undergraduate Catalog.

NOTE: All reading and homework is to be completed by the day that it appears on the syllabus in order to facilitate class progress.

Janeiro 9 Apresentação do programa do curso; Lição Preliminar (0): expressões úteis (24-25)

10 Lição Preliminar (0): apresentações e saudações, despedidas, cortesia (4-8); sala de aula (13) P-1 até P-7; P-12; P-26 até P-32; P-37 e P-38; P-50

11 Lição Preliminar (0): verbos ser (11) e estar (48); adjetivos para descrever pessoas (12) P-8 até P-11; P-13; P-33 até P-35; P-39 e P-40 12

Lição Preliminar (0): alfabeto e pronúncia (10);

13 Lição Preliminar (0): calendário (18); horas (20-21); P 18-20; P-22; P-23; P-45-49 SAM P DUE

17

Lição 1: universidade e lazer (30-37); pronomes e verbos –AR (38-39); artigos definidos e indefinidos

18

Lição 1: contrações (46-47); palavras interrogativas (50); verbos –ER, –IR; São Paulo e o Rio de Janeiro (62-63)

1-14; 1-15; 1-17; 1-22, 1-23; 1-25; 1-26; 1-33; Coletar 2 informações

sobre cada cidade - SAM 1 DUE

19 Lição 2: descrições, cores, adjetivos (68-72); partes do corpo (402) 2-1 até 2-8; 2-24 até 2-29

20 Lição 2: plurais (75); ser/estar (80-82); expressões comestar (90-91); Escolher grupos para apresentações 2-9 até 2-15; 2-30 até 2-34

23

Lição 2: adjetivos possessivos (88-89); O Sudeste e o

Sul do Brasil (100-01); plano para apresentações de grupos

2-16 até 2-19; 2-23; 2-35 até 2-36

SAM 2 DUE

24 Lição 3: comida (109-111); utensílios (212-213) 3-1 até 3-6; 3-28 até 3-32

25

Lição 3: mais verbos –ER, –IR, dever/querer + infinitivo

(115); verbo ir e futuro imediato (120-121); Aprovar

26 Lição 3: ter (123-124); mais números (127-128); por e para (131); O Nordeste do Brasil (140-141) 3-17 até 3-22; 3-27; 3-38 até 3-42 SAM 3 DUE

27 Revisão (Prova 1)

30 Prova 1

31 Lição 4: a família (146-150); verbos com mudança (152) 4-1 até 4-8; 4-25 até 4-33

Fevereiro 1 Lição 4: advérbios (157); verbos irregulares fazer, trazer, dizer, pôr, sair (159-160); há, faz tempo (163) 4-9 até 4-14; 4-15; 4-34 até 4-39

2 Lição 4: pretérito de verbos regulares (166-167) 4-16; 4-17; 4-40

3 Lição 4:O Norte do Brasil e o Amazonas (176-177) 4-23; 4-24 SAM 4 DUE

6 Lição 5: a casa (182-184); as tarefas domésticas (186); O exterior e o interior das casas (202) 5-1 até 5-6; 5-32 até 5-37

7 Lição 5: presente contínuo (189-190); ficar, estar com 5-8 até 5-13; 5-38 até 5-49

8 Lição 5: pronomes demonstrativos (196-197); verbos dar, ler, ver, vir (199-200); saber, conhecer (204) 5-14 até 5-22

9 Lição 5: reflexivos (207-208); Brasília e o Centro-Oeste (216-217) 5-23; 5-24; 5-31; 5-50; 5-51 SAM 5 DUE

10 Apresentações 1

13 Trabalho escrito 1 - 325 palavras

14 Lição 6: roupas (222-225); As compras (232) 6-1 até 6-3; 6-26 até 6-29; 6-40

15 Lição 6: pretérito de verbos regulares, ser, ir (229-230); 6-5 até 6-11; 6-30 até 6-35

16 Lição 6: objetos diretos (234-236); perguntas (241) 6-12 até 6-16; 6-36 até 6-38

17 14 Lição 6: por/para (242); contrações (416-17) 6-17; 6-18; 6-39 SAM 6 DUE

20 Revisão (Prova 2)

21 Prova 2

22 Lição 7: os esportes (256-257); os esportes no Brasil (289); o tempo (259) 7-1 até 7-4; 7-20; 7-22; 7-25 até 7-27

23 16 Lição 7: objetos indiretos (265-266); pretéritos irregulares (269-270) 7-5 até 7-10; 7 28 até 7-32

24 Lição 7: imperfeito (274-276); pretérito e imperfeito (279-280) 7-11 até 7-15; 7-33 até 39SAM 7 DUE

27 Lição 8: festas e tradições (298-299); Festas populares (312-313); Carnaval: a festa-símbolo do Brasil (321) 8-1 até 8-4; 8-26 até 8-28; Submit Trabalho Escrito 1 (final version)

28 Lição 8: comparativos (305-308); superlativos (309-310) 8-5 até 8-15; 8-29 até 8-38

29 Prova Oral

2 Prova Oral

12 Lição 8: pronomes (314); reflexivos (315-316) 8-16 até 8-19; 8-25; 8-39 até 8-42SAM 8 DUE

13 Apresentações 2

14 Lição 9: As profissões; se impessoal (337); pretérito e imperfeito (340); Os Açores e a Madeira (358-359) 9-1 até 9-12; 9-26 até 9-36

15 Lição 9: ordens/imperativo formal (347-348); ordens/imperativo informal (380-381; 414-415)

9-16 até 9-20; 9-40 até 9-44; 11-9; 11-10; 11-31

SAM 9 and 11 (part) DUE

16 Revisão (Prova 3)

19 Prova 3

20 Lição 10: a comida (364-365, 367-368); 10-1 até 10-5; 10-24 até 10-26 21

Lição 10: subjuntivo e expressões de desejos e esperança e de dúvida (371-373, 376), Angola (395-397)

10-6 até 10-16; 10-22; 10-23; 10-29 até 10-34

SAM 10 DUE

22 Trabalho escrito 2 - 400 palavras

23 Lição 11: saúde (403); médicos, farmácias e hospitais (408) 11-1 até 11-8; 11-11 até 14; 11-25 até 11-28

26 Lição 11: subjuntivo com expressões de emoção (410);por e para (416-417); pronomes relativos (422)

15 até 17; 24; 29 até

11-36

SAM 11 DUE

27 Apresentações 3

28

Lição 12: meios de transporte e viagens (436-437, 439); Os meios de transporte ontem e hoje (447)

1 até 6; 28 até 36;

12-49 até 12-51 29

Lição 12: palavras indefinidas (443-444), cláusulas

30 Lição 12: cláusulas adverbiais (452); imperfeito do subjuntivo (454-455)

12-15 até 12-21; 12-27; 12-44 até 12-48

SAM 12 DUE

3 Revisão (Prova 4)

4 Prova 4

6 futuro (474), futuro do subjuntivo (476-478) 13-5 até 13-10; 13-25 até 13-29

9 Futuro do subjuntivo 10

Lição 13: condicional (futuro do pretérito) (482-83) verbos recíprocos (487-488)

13-11 até 13-16; 13-30 até 13-34

SAM 13 DUE

11 Trabalho escrito 3 - 300 palavras

12

Lição 14: A sociedade; particípio passado (506-507);

voz passiva (508)

1 até 4; 6 até 10;

14-23 até 14-30; 14-36 até 14-37

13 Lição 14: pretérito perfeito composto (512-513); pretérito mais-que-perfeito (516) 14-11 até 14-16; 14-31 até 14-35 SAM 14 DUE

16 Prova Oral

17 Prova Oral

18 Prova Oral

19 Apresentações 4

20 Lição 15: A tecnologia, infinitivo pessoal (534-536) 15-1 até 15-10; 15-21 até 15-26

24 Lição 15: diminutivos e aumentativos (545-46) 15-14 até 15-16; 15-28; 15-29 SAM 15 DUE

25 Revisão (Prova final)

27 Reading day - No classes

FINAL EXAM: Friday, May 4 @ 10:00-12:00 pm (MAT 13)

Do not make any plans that interfere with the final exam There will be no rescheduling of the final exam except in the case of notification from the Office of the University Registrar.

CLASS PARTICIPATION GRADING SCHEME

• Participation in class involves a number of variables, listed in the rubric below

• Participation grades will be assessed at the end of the semester, and you may ask your instructor for feedback

on your participation at any time throughout the semester

• Your instructor may assign additional written homework that will be collected and graded; these assignments form part of your participation grade

• Your instructor reserves the right to administer pop quizzes on grammar, vocabulary etc in order to

assess students’ preparation These grades also form part of your participation grade

• The use of cell phones, iPods, iPads, and all other electronic equipment during class is

prohibited All equipment must be turned off in the classroom Any evidence of cell phones (use, ringing, buzzing, etc.) and similar equipment use will result in an automatic reduction of 5 percentage points

• Using a cell phone during a composition or test will result in a zero on that assignment

A (10 pts): always greeted people and took leave using Portuguese

• always used Portuguese in class ( i.e., with instructor and in small groups)

• always listened attentively when others spoke and showed respect for her/his peers

• always came prepared to class

• always actively participated in all classroom activities

• always made a positive impact on the class with her/his presence and positive attitude

helped peers with in-class activities

A- (9 pts): sometimes greeted people and took leave using Portuguese

• mostly used Portuguese in class, but sometimes used English in group work

• usually listened and showed respect for her/his peers

• occasionally came unprepared to class, but usually came prepared

• participated in all classroom activities

B (8 pts): did not greet people and take leave in Portuguese

• frequently used English, especially during group and pair work

• at times got distracted and was occasionally disrespectful to her/his peers

• showed some preparation for class, but needed more preparation

• participated in classroom activities but was more passively attentive than active

C (7 pts): used more English than Portuguese during class

• paid little attention during class (e.g., sometimes slept, read the newspaper, did other homework

etc.) and was disrespectful to her/his peers

• showed little preparation for class

• participated minimally in classroom activities

D (6 pts): used only English during class

• paid no attention during class and was disrespectful to her/his peers

• showed no preparation for class

• failed to contribute to the class with her/his presence and/or detracted from the class with her/his

• negative attitude

•

F (0 pts): did not attend enough classes or did not demonstrate sufficient participation for evaluation

COMPOSITION GRADING SCHEME

Nome _

Pre-Writing (5%)

Written product (65%):

Content:

Very complete information Broad, effective use of vocabulary covered in the chapter 17 16 15 Adequate information Some development of ideas, but lacks detail or support Few

Limited information Ideas present, but underdeveloped Occasional errors with

Minimal information Frequent errors with vocabulary Presence of English 8 7 6

Organization:

Ideas connected Logically ordered from beginning to end Fluent 16 15 14 Order apparent, but somewhat choppy Loosely organized 13 12 11 Limited order to the content Disjointed and/or choppy 10 9 8 Basically a series of separate sentences No transitions No apparent order 7 6 5

Language:

Well-edited for the grammar covered in the course lessons to date Very few errors

Occasional grammatical errors with the grammar covered in the course lessons to date 28 27 26 25 Frequent errors that would probably impede comprehensibility for a native speaker not

Excessive errors, evidence of carelessness Incomprehensible 16 15 14 13

FIRST DRAFT GRADE

/ 70 Post-writing (30%):

Carefully and thoroughly made indicated corrections for content, style and

Completed all editing steps, shows considerable improvement 26 25 24 23 Some editing completed, but overall quality of composition similar to first draft 21 19 17 15

POST-WRITING GRADE

/ 30

FINAL GRADE (1st draft plus Post-writing)

/ 100

ORAL EXAM GRADING SCHEME

Nome

VOCABULARY (20%)

- Inadequate, inaccurate for this level 6 8 10

- Barely adequate for the situation and level, repetitive 12 14

- Adequate for the situation and level 17 18

- Broad, precise, impressive for this level 19 20

FLUENCY (20%) - Halting, fragmented, unnatural pauses 8 10 12

- Generally natural and continuous 14 15 16

- Very natural, with no unnecessary pauses 18 19 20

INFORMATION PROVIDED (25%) - Little information is provided; ideas not well developed 13 15 17

- Only basic information is provided; ideas fairly well developed 19 21 23

- Most necessary information is provided; ideas very well developed 24 25

GRAMMAR (25%) - Almost inaccurate except for stock phrases 14 15 16

- Uncertain control of the language; frequent errors 17 18 19

- Fair control of the language; some errors 20 21 22

- Very good control of the language; very few errors 23 24 25

PRONUNCIATION (10%) - Pronunciation is frequently unintelligible 3 4

- Heavy English/Spanish influence requires concentrated listening 5 6

- Occasional mispronunciations 7 8

- Very few mispronunciations 9 10