Elementary Portuguese & Brazilian Culture
Latin American Studies Program
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Dates: 2/20/25 - 6/14/25
Elementary Portuguese & Brazilian Culture
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Universidad de Belgrano
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Primary Subject Area: Portuguese Language and Literature
Instruction in: Portuguese
Course Code: PORT 121
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 100
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 60
DESCRIPTION
The course is intended to introduce students to the basic knowledge of Brazilian Portuguese, in order to achieve a satisfactory performance both orally and writing. In line with this objective, we will deal with diverse lexical and grammatical contents and carry out didactic activities so that the students can perform properly in communicative situations at a beginning level.
The University of Belgrano utilizes a 45-minute contact hour whereas the United States higher education system utilizes a 50-minute contact hour. All University of Belgrano courses represent the 45 contact hour amount and an estimated US credit calculation based on the contact hours. Each University of Belgrano transcript will include the number of hours per week and the weeks in the semester, so US universities may calculate the appropriate number of US credits for students.
The University of Belgrano utilizes a 45-minute contact hour whereas the United States higher education system utilizes a 50-minute contact hour. All University of Belgrano courses represent the 45 contact hour amount and an estimated US credit calculation based on the contact hours. Each University of Belgrano transcript will include the number of hours per week and the weeks in the semester, so US universities may calculate the appropriate number of US credits for students.