PORT 102 Elementary Portuguese II

PORT 102 IS Sec 4, University of Mississippi
[See UM Catalog for Description]

3 credit hours

Instructor Information:

Milene V. Prewitt

Instructor name:
Milene V. Prewitt

Milene V. Prewitt is originally from Brazil. She has lived in Mississippi for 18 years and has taught at the University of Mississippi for 10 years. Milene has a Bachelor of Arts in Portuguese and English as a Second Language from the Faculdade Auxiliadora de Ciências e Letras de Lins, in the State of Sao Paulo, and a Master of Arts in Spanish from the University of Mississippi.

Contact Information:

If you have questions concerning the content of the course, you may contact the instructor directly using the Email Your Instructor link in the Lessons or Content page. NOTE: Whenever sending email, please be sure to indicate your course title and number in the subject line. You can expect a response within 72 hours, although it may be longer on weekends. Many instructors reply within 24 hours.

For lesson or test administration issues, please contact the iStudy department:

The University of Mississippi
Division of Outreach and Continuing Education
iStudy
P. O. Box 1848
University, MS 38677

Phone: (662) 915-7313, toll-free (877) 915-7313
Fax: (662) 915-8826
E-mail: istudy@olemiss.edu

Course Description

This 4-unit, 12-lesson Independent Study course will help you learn to communicate effectively in spoken and written Portuguese through a variety of guided and open ended activities, integrating cultural information and using MyPortugueseLab, an online learning system.

All submitted activities will be checked by your instructor whether they are machine graded or not. Therefore, if your answer is fully or partially acceptable but the machine didn't recognize it, your instructor will override your grade.

Textbook Information:

Textbook information will be provided upon enrollment in your iStudy course.

Course Objectives:

Objectives include (but are not limited to):

  1. To develop skills in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing Portuguese.
  2. To acquire an appreciation for the history and culture of Brazil.

Course Outline:

This course consists of 15 instructional modules (or lessons) and 2 proctored exams.

You MUST take the syllabus quiz within 2 weeks of enrolling or you will be dropped from the course. NOTE: you must pass the Syllabus and Orientation Quiz for the course materials to appear on the Lessons page.

Lesson

Section

Reading Assignments

Due for Grades

Pacing Guide
to complete the course in one semester

Start Here

*You MUST complete the syllabus quiz as soon as you have access to your Blackboard course. This is mandatory to verify your attendance.*NOTE: you must pass the Syllabus and Orientation Quiz for the course materials to appear on the Lessons page.

Syllabus Quiz

Week 1

0

0

Introduction

Discussion board

Week 1

1: Lição 5 - A casa e os móveis

5.1

A primeira vista: Em casa

Homework and recording assignments

Week 1

5.2

Estruturas

Homework and recording assignments

Week 2

5.3

Encontros

Homework and MyPortugueseLab assignments

Week 3

2: Lição 6 - A roupa e as compras

6.1

A primeira vista: A roupa

Homework and recording assignments

Week 4

6.2

Estruturas

Homework and recording assignments

Week 5

6.3

Encontros

Homework and MyPortugueseLab assignments

Week 6

Mid Course Exam

Proctored exam covering chapters 5 and 6

To be scheduled
and completed
before proceeding

Week 7

MIDPOINT OF COURSE

If you are a semester student, you must reach the midpoint of your course by the date specified in your information.
If you are a Flex UM student, you CANNOT WITHDRAW from this course after the exam has been submitted.

All lesson assignments or exams needed to reach the midpoint of the course

The exact date semester students are required to reach the midpoint is specified in your information.

3: Lição 7 - O tempo e os passatempos

7.1

A primeira vista: O esportes

Homework and recording assignments

Week 8

7.2

Estruturas

Homework and recording assignments

Week 9

7.3

Encontros

Homework and MyPortugueseLab assignments

Week 10

4: Lição 8 - Festas e tradições

8.1

A primeira vista: Festas e tradições

Homework and recording assignments

Week 11

8.2

Estruturas

Homework and recording assignments

Week 12

8.3

Encontros

Homework and MyPortugueseLab assignments

Week 13

Final Exam

Proctored exam covering chapters 7 and 8 (ensure all work is completed and graded prior to scheduling this exam)

To be scheduled
and completed
before proceeding

Week 14

Grading:

Grading Scale:
No +/- scale

A = 90-100
B = 80-89
C = 70-79
D = 60-69
F = 0-59

FAILURE TO TAKE THE FINAL EXAM WILL RESULT IN FAILURE OF THE COURSE.

You must submit the lessons required to take the course exam(s). Lessons required but not submitted will receive a grade of zero. For the final exam, all coursework must be submitted and graded.