21G.804 PORTUGUESE IV SPRING 2016

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1 21G.804 PORTUGUESE IV SPRING 2016 Instructor: Nilma Dominique Office 14N Telephone: (617) Office hours Classes Fridays 1-2pm & by appointment Feb. 2 through May 12 MW, 1-2:30pm / F, 12-1pm Room Course website Required Book: Available at the CO-OP Para Frente! An intermediate course in Portuguese (2004). King, Larry D. & Suñer, Margarita. Linguatext. There is a copy of the books used in class in the Humanities Reserve Library (14S-100). Remember that you can borrow films in Portuguese at the Film Office (14N-428), which is open 10am-5pm Monday through Thursday, noon-5pm on Friday. If you need more information, please contact the film office coordinator at All movies seen in class are available at the Film Office. Recommended: Collins Gem Portuguese Dictionary English-Portuguese, Portuguese-English. Harper Resource. 501 Portuguese Verbs. Nitti, John J. & Michael Ferreira. N.Y.: Barron s, Modern Brazilian Portuguese Grammar (2010). Whitlam, John. Routledge. Other books used in class: Tavares, Miguel de Souza. Sul: Viagens. Suassuna, Ariano. Auto da Compadecida. Gomes, Dias. O pagador de promessas. General description: Portuguese IV is a second semester intermediate language and culture class that further develops linguistic competence and expands students background knowledge of the history and cultures of the Portuguese-speaking world, while covering all the relevant grammar points that were not presented in Portuguese III. The course aims to promote

2 cross-cultural understanding through the use of authentic materials such as literary or historical readings, film, music, photography and excerpts from the press. Limited to 18 for pedagogical purposes. Level III-IV Preference is given to preregistered students. Continuing students get first priority, followed, in order, by declared concentrators, juniors, sophomores, freshmen, seniors, grad students, pre-registered students who did not show up for the first two days of class without warning. Additional resources, as well as the complete course syllabus, can be found at the Stellar site. You need an MIT certificate to access it. Evaluation/grades Grading is based on frequent relatively small evaluations rather than on one or two major hurdles: 1. Class attendance and participation and homework: 25% Your presence and active participation are essential in each and every session. This will be the most significant part of your grade since it is through continuous class interaction with other students that your communicative abilities in Portuguese will develop and improve. Your grade will be determined daily by the quality and quantity of your preparation and participation in class discussions, activities, group work, etc. Attendance: As your progress, and that of the class as a whole, will be impeded by excessive absences, your presence in the classroom is imperative. If you must miss a class, there is NO excuse for not being prepared for the next one. If you have to be absent, please contact the instructor in advance to find out what material you will miss. Each absence without an official excuse will lower your course attendance and participation grade. Tardiness: Three late arrivals will count as one absence. Homerwork: Students are expected to prepare the assigned materials for each class and complete the written work as stipulated in the syllabus. These assignments include: Studying the vocabulary and grammar in the Para Frente! textbook and completing any written exercises assigned. Doing any exercises assigned as homework and giving a copy to the teacher. Remember that all assigned activities must be completed and self-corrected in order to receive full credit. An answer key is available on the course website. All assignments are to be done on the date indicated. Late work will not receive full credit. Do the homework in the order it is assigned each day. Anything marked as entregar is to be handed in. The exercises are required components of the course and are designed to reinforce the grammar and vocabulary introduced in the textbook, as well as to improve your reading comprehension.

3 2. Compositions (redações): (25%) Total of six pieces of writing based on different topics discussed in class. They should be at least 200-word long (20 lines), typed and double-spaced using font 12. Compositions should be turned in on the day assigned. Once returned by the teacher, a second version with corrections must be handed in. The first draft will count as 70% of the grade and the final version 30%. If an essay has two pages, they should be stapled. Students can choose their own topic. The idea is that students should create a kind of DIÁRIO. However, different options will be offered for those students who can t come with any idea. 3. Exams: (35%) 4 in-class quizzes 4. Oral presentation: (15%) In addition to the written quizzes, students will make 2 oral presentations: - individual presentation: There will be a 5-minute oral presentation for each student. You should look for an article or a piece of news published in Portuguese on any significant current event and talk about it. Be prepared to answer questions and discuss it with your classmates. - group presentation: each group will develop the Projeto História Ilustrada. Guidance for this assignment will be provided. There will also be an individual oral test in the form of a 5-minute interview (entrevista) with the instructor. Grading Scale: A+ (98-100); A ( ) A- ( ); B+ ( ); B ( ); B- ( ); C+ ( ); C ( ); C- ( ); D+ ( ); D ( ); F (62 and below) ACADEMIC INTEGRITY Academic integrity is defined by the Center of Academic Integrity as a commitment, even in the face of adversity, to five fundamental values: honesty, trust, fairness, respect, and responsibility. If you haven t done so yet, please read the MIT Academic Integrity Handbook at Learning a foreign language is not something that typically occurs in isolation. Communication and practice are essential. Therefore, working with others is highly encouraged. However, there are cases in which collaboration is tantamount to cheating. There follow some examples of what is allowed and what is not in our class: having your pronunciation corrected by a native speaker before an oral presentation is perfectly acceptable. They won t utter the words for you in class. Using a spellchecker is valid if you are writing a text, but having a text edited by another person before submission is clearly a different matter. To a certain extent, the editor is the coauthor of the text. Likewise, the use of dictionaries is recommended, but no translation program may be used. In a few words, obtaining help from people or online resources is allowed as a way of enhancing your learning, but should be avoided altogether if as a result of it, the work submitted is not an accurate representation of the student s progress or capacity. If that s

4 the case, it will be considered academic dishonesty. If you have doubts about what you can do in this class, consult with your instructor. CELL PHONE, TEXT MESSAGING AND LAPTOP POLICY NO CELL PHONES or other electronic communication devices are to be used during class. You may use your laptop in case a class activity requires use of textbook and you have your textbook online and not a physical copy. Portuguese IV - Spring 2016 Fevereiro ª Sexta Unidade Apresentação do curso Usos de ser e estar Vocabulário: o tempo Sexta Unidade Leitura (p.129) Expressões úteis Sexta Unidade Vocabulário: os signos O particípio passado Voz passiva Sexta Unidade Horas e expressões de tempo Expressões com to be Leitura (pp ) Sétima Unidade Condicional Forma e usos Sul: Viagens Amazônia, a última fronteira Entregar a primeira redação. Tema livre ou opções na página 153. PRESIDENTS DAY FERIADO

5 3ª Março Sétima unidade - AULA DE SEGUNDA-FEIRA Atividade escrita ou oral Vocabulário: comida e utensílios de cozinha Sul: Viagens Goa, o sonho impossível Entregar os exercícios da sexta unidade: p. 133 (vocabulário), 139 (2), 140 (ex. escrito), 149 (2,3), 153 (escrito) Sétima unidade Futuro Formas progressivas Sul: Viagens - Um rio há-de correr em Cabo Verde Sétima unidade Conjectura Infinitivo pessoal Sul Viagens - Alentejo: sobre uma paisagem de ruínas Sétima unidade Leitura (pp ) Expressões úteis Sul: Viagens S. Tomé e Príncipe: as ilhas maltratadas Oitava unidade Usos de por e para Leitura (p. 187) Sul: Viagens Nordeste: essa praia não tem fim? Entregar os exercícios da sétima unidade: p. 159, 174 (3), 175 (4), 182 (ex. escrito) Teste 1 (sexta unidade) Oitava unidade A vida no sertão brasileiro Preparação para o filme Auto da Compadecida Vídeo A formação do povo brasileiro Brasil sertanejo Entregar a segunda redação. Tema livre ou opções na página 182. Filme Auto da Compadecida

6 Filme Auto da Compadecida Oitava unidade O infinitivo como complemento verbal Revisão: ser, estar, haver, tomar / verbo impessoal Escrevendo cartas (formais) Oitava unidade Atividade escrita Explicação sobre o projeto História Ilustrada e organização dos grupos. Ortografia Entregar a terceira redação: Curriculum vitae ou carta formal de solicitação de emprego ou estágio - ou opções na página Ortografia (continuação) Entregar os exercícios da oitava unidade: p (ex. escrito), 198(4), (2), 201 (1), p. 205 (ex. escrito). Conectivos Entregar a apresentação/resumo da história ilustrada O imperfeito do subjuntivo Teste 2 (sétima e oitava unidades) 21 a 25 de março - Férias de Primavera Leitura (pp. 211, 212) Provérbios

7 4ª Indicativo e subjuntivo nas orações substantivas e adjetivas Comparativos e superlativos Entregar o primeiro capítulo da história ilustrada Abril 6ª ª ª ª Pronomes relativos Leitura (pp ) Entregar a quarta redação: Tema livre ou opções na página 234. Sincretismo religioso / preparação para o filme O Pagador de Promessas Vídeo A formação do povo brasileiro Brasil crioulo Filme O Pagador de Promessas Entregar os exercícios da nona unidade: p. 224 (ex. escrito), , 233 (1-5), 234 (ex. escrito) Filme O Pagador de Promessas Décima unidade Leitura (pp ) O subjuntivo nas orações adjetivas e adverbiais Leitura e expressões úteis (pp ) + expressões com os verbos botar, fazer e dar. Entregar o segundo capítulo da história ilustrada. Tempos compostos Leitura (pp. 262, 263) Entregar os exercícios da décima unidade: p.239 (perguntas), pp (1), p.248 (2), p.251, p.257(ex. escrito)

8 6ª Teste 3 (nona e décima unidades) 18, 19 FERIADO: Patriots Day 4ª Linguagem popular Indicativo e subjuntivo nas orações com se Locução adverbial Entregar a quinta redação: Tema livre ou opções na página 258. Expressões impessoais Leitura e expressões úteis (pp. 279, 280) Entregar o terceiro e último capítulo da história ilustrada ª Vocabulário: direções, trânsito Verbos em ear e iar Prefixos e sufixos Entregar a sexta redação: Tema livre ou opções da página 282 e 300. Unidade doze Leitura e expressões úteis (p. 284, 285) A concordância dos tempos Orações subordinadas e o infinitivo pessoal Entregar os exercícios da unidade onze: p. 263 (perguntas diversas: 1,3,6,8,9,11), p.275, p.282 (ex. escrito) Unidade doze Leitura e expressões úteis (pp. 293, 294) Regência verbal e nominal Maio

9 ª Unidade doze Leitura (pp ) Filme O Enfermeiro Entregar os exercícios da unidade doze: p. 286 (perguntas diversas), pp , p. 292, p.295 (A casa ao serviço da tecnologia: duas sugestões) Discussão sobre: O enfermeiro de Machado de Assis Apresentação do Projeto Final: História Ilustrada Teste 4 (unidades onze e doze) Apresentação do Projeto Final: História Ilustrada Entrevista individual ÓTIMAS FÉRIAS!!!