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Portuguese 1

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Schedule

Course runs Feb. 2–April 27, 11 virtual sessions Wednesdays, starting Feb. 9. Live conversation small groups scheduled between 5:30–6:30 p.m.  See summary for details.  

Register through: February 01, 2022

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Fee

$215

Instructor(s)

Jara Rios Rodriguez

Cancellation Policy

  • Cancel before class start date: receive a full refund minus a $25 administrative fee.
  • Cancel after class start date (the day materials are made available) but before the second virtual conversation session: receive an 80% refund minus a $25 administrative fee.
  • Cancel after the second virtual conversation session: no refund.

Summary

Explore the cultural richness of the Portuguese-speaking world with this beginning-level language class (A1.1). Master the basics of Portuguese with a proven communicative approach that combines conversation practice with your instructor with robust online resources to keep you learning between classes. This practical course will quickly have you talking about family, daily routines, preferences and food. Same textbook is used for Portuguese 1, 2 and 3.

Course format:

Instructional videos and interactive online materials in the Canvas course platform introduce new grammar and vocabulary and teach pronunciation, listening and reading skills. Participants should budget 3-4 hours a week to work through the online asynchronous materials in preparation for the live online conversation groups. Participants practice speaking live with the instructor in small groups of 3-6 students in 30-minute weekly sessions. Groups will vary weekly, so participants should be available for the entire one-hour time slot. Online course materials are available one week before the first live conversation class and remain accessible for one month after the course ends.

Want to know more about learning a language online? Read Dr. Julie Dahl's blog post about our online course format.

Textbook required: Portuguese Textbook

Sections available for spring 2022 (See Upcoming Dates for more detail):

Wednesdays, Feb. 2–April 27, 5:30–6:30 p.m. CT (No virtual conversation March 16)

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Earn Continuing Education Hours

By participating in this class you will earn:

Instructional Hours 35
University of Wisconsin Continuing Education Units 3.5

Explanation of Continuing Education Hours

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Contact Christopher Moore at christopher.moore@wisc.edu or 608-262-7389

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Meet your instructor(s)

Jara M Rios Rodriguez

(Ph.D. UW-Madison) has been teaching Spanish and Portuguese for 15 years in many contexts. Born in Puerto Rico, she fell in love with Portugal, Brazil and Africa. She loves teaching language, culture and literature and its intricacies with human psychology. She is also a certified life coach and priest at the Church of Agape Discipleship.