Portuguese for Spanish Speakers

INTRODUCTION

0.1 Brazilian Portuguese and Spanish.

0.2 The Sound Systems

0.3 Transcription of Brazilian Portuguese

0.4 Diacritics, Hyphen

0.5 Accentuation

0.6 Introduction, Greetings (Apresentacoes, Cumprimentos).

0.7 Brazilian Popular Music (Música Popular Brasileira-MPB).

0.8 Song: Garota de Ipanema

UNIT 1. Primeiros Contatos

1.1 Oral vowels and nasal vowels.

1.2 ÒDÓ and ÒtÓ with the vowel ÒiÓ.

1.3  Na Universidade: Vocabulary related to the university, names of languages and common polite expressions.

1.4 How to greet people, say what we do, ask locations. Forms of Address

1.5 Indicative Mode, Present Tense

1.6 Major Rules of Pronunciation for the Written Language.

1.7 The Negative

1.8 Definite and Indefinite Articles

1.9 Noun Gender and Plurals

1.10 Songs: O Estrangeiro. Chega de Saudade. Eu vim da Bahia.

UNIT 2. Vamos Sair um Pouco!

2.1 The nasal vowel /‹/ and the consonant /z/

2.2 How to order food and drinks, ask questions in general, and count.

2.3 Irregular Verbs.

2.4 Present Progressive, Indicative Mode

2.5 Songs: Tropicália. Soy loco por ti América. Se eu quiser falar com Deus. Minha voz, minha vida.

2.6 Combination of em, de, a, por, and Articles.

2.7 Present Tense, Indicative Mode: Ir, Ir + Infinitive. P™r, Querer, Ter, Vir.

2.8 Diminutives and Augmentatives

2.9 Interrogative and Exclamatory Words: Word Order.

2.10 Cardinal Numbers

2.11 Constructions with Estar com and Ficar com.

2.12 Laboratory Homework beguins.

Unit 3. Reunindo-se com a Família

3.1 Expressions used in telephoning, expressions of time.

3.2 How to talk about your profession.

3.3 Dar, Dizer, Fazer, Medir, Ouvir, Pedir, Poder, Trazer, Saber.

3.4 Songs: Uns. Aquarela do Brasil. Transe. Miragem. Seduzir.

3.5 Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns

UNIT 4. No Mundo da Imaginacao.

4.1 Calendar, hours, numbers and measurements.

4.2 How to tell stories in the past (imperfect and preterite).

4.3 Fazer and Haver

4.4 Demonstratives: Adjectives and Pronouns

4.5 Prepositional Pronouns and Combinations

4.6 Writing Drills: Bilhete

4.7 Songs: A Banda. Aquele Abraco. Ideologia. O tempo nao para.

END OF FIRST SEMESTER

UNIT 5. O Corpo Humano.

5.1 Contrast between the past tenses, preterite and imperfect.

5.2 Object Pronouns

5.3 Earlier vocabulary is reviewed.

5.4 Clothing and human body.

5.5 Written Language (Formal)

5.6 Writing letters

5.7 Songs: Meu Caro Amigo. O Negócio é Amar. Como Nossos Pais. Bye, Bye Brasil.

UNIT 6. Crónicas Brasileiras.

6.1 The present perfect in Spanish and in Portuguese.

6.2 Simple Past Perfect

6.3 Special Words: Mesmo, Até, Mas, Mais, Más.

6.4 Writing

6.5 Songs: O Meu Guri. O Quereres. Sampa

UNIT 7. As Viagens.

7.1 /V/ and /B/.

7.2 Different placement of stress in spanish and portuguese words.

7.3 Nationalities, geography and travel.

7.4 Simple future

7.5 Conditional

7.6 Mapa e Regi›es do Brasil

7.7  é Expressions

7.8 The Personal Infinitive

7.9 Composition

7.10 Songs: San Vicente. Nuvem Negra.

UNIT 8 Cuidando dos Filhos e da Cozinha

8.1 Reflexive verbs

8.2 Passive voice, Past Participle.

8.3 Imperative.

8.4 Indefinite Pronouns and Negation with Nem

8.5 Todo(s), Toda(s), Tudo

8.6 Uses of Impersonal Se

8.7 Song: Fé Cega, Faca Amolada.

Unit 9. Diversoes Populares: Esportes, Carnaval.

9.1 Subjunctive Mode, Present

9.2 Infinitive Instead of Subjunctive or Indicative.

9.3 Subjunctive Mode, Past or Imperfect

9.1 Future Subjunctive

9.2 Personal Infinitive

9.3 News, travel, festivals and sports.

9.4 Songs: Atrás do Trio Elétrico. Este Amor.

9.5 Reading: Da Utilidade dos Animais

9.6 Common Mistakes Made by Students of Portuguese

END OF SECOND SEMESTER

Reading: Vidas Secas de Graciliano Ramos (first semester), and another text to be selected.

Filmes: To be selected.

Laboratory Work: Tapes corresponding to "Com licenca!" (Brazilian Portuguese for Spanish Speakers), starting in unit 2.