The
Department of Modern Foreign
Languages
PRT
260 – Spring Semester 2005
Professor:
Dr. Lucia Flórido
Office:
427-F Phone
and e-mail: lflorido@utm.edu / 881-7425
Office
and Lab hours: _____________________________
PRT 260 meets three hours a week
(Mondays – Wednesdays). In addition, students are expected to do web/audio
exercises for 2 hours a week. This is a four credit course.
Website: http://www.msu.edu/user/florido/PRTpage.htm
Course
materials:
Required textbook and workbook:
Lathrop, Tom & Dias. Eduardo.
Brasil! Língua e Cultura.
Recommended:
A Portuguese-English-Portuguese dictionary.
A book on the conjugation of verbs in Portuguese.
Objectives:
To develop the student's ability to understand, speak, read and write
colloquial Brazilian Portuguese. At the end of the course the student should be
able to converse, read and write about subjects of everyday life, using the
basic structures of the Indicative (present, progressive, future, past, and
imperfect), and Subjunctive (present) modes.
Web
exercises (= lab work):
Daily practice of listening comprehension is expected of every student. Plan on setting aside at least 60 minutes twice a week to practice
with the web links (audio and grammar) from Brasil,
Língua e Cultura.
Attendance:
Attendance is of utmost importance. You are entitled to 2 unexcused
absences over the entire course. Each absence beyond the 2nd will reduce the
final grade (out of 100) by one full point. Ex.: You received 90% total by the
end of the semester (=A). However, you missed 4 classes. Thus your grade will
be 88/100 (= B).
Policy on make-ups:
There will be no make-ups for exams or quizzes and assignments will not be
accepted after the deadline. Exception to this rule will be granted to students
who can provide sound documentation. Documentation (such as doctor's
note or court order) must apply directly to the student and correspond to the
date of the missed assignment. The acceptance of all notes remains entirely to
the instructor's discretion.
Grading criteria:
Exams (provas)
- 40%
Tests and pop quizzes - 15%
Compositions, readings and
translations – 15 %
Work/lab book - 10%
Final project – 10 %
Presence/Participation - 10%
Grade scale: 100 - 89.6 = A / 89.5 - 79.6 = B / 79.5 -
69.6 = C / 69.5 - 59.6 = D / 59.5 - 0.0 = F
STUDENTS
ON SCHOLARSHIPS: It is your responsibility to earn the
required grade in order to maintain your scholarship status. To help you track your progress, you will
receive your overall score after each exam.
Do not wait until the end of the semester to work on improving your GPA.
CULTURAL EVENTS / PORTUGUESE TABLE POLICY: You can receive extra-credit for participating in the cultural life of your campus (minimum of 3 events) as well as for attending at least 3 Portuguese tables.
ETHICAL EXPECTATIONS: Cheating and plagiarism are serious
offenses against the academic honor code and will be punished severely. For the
first offense, the student will receive a 0.0 for the assignment in question;
for a second offense, s/he will receive a 0.0 for the course. We expect
students to demonstrate a solid work ethic and to conduct themselves as ladies
and gentlemen, with the UT Martin University Policies and Procedures for
Student.
DISABILITIES: Any student eligible for and requesting
academic accommodations due to a disability is
requested to provide a letter of accommodation from P.A.C.E or
TENTATIVE
LESSON SCHEDULE:
|
Segunda |
Quarta |
|
|
01/19 Introdução / Capítulo 1 |
|
01/24 Capítulo 1 |
01/26 Capítulo 2 (+superlativos p.265) |
|
01/31 Capítulo 2 (+comparativos p.242) |
02/02 Capítulo 2 (+comparativos p.277-279) |
|
02/07 Revisão / PROVA 1 |
02/09 Capítulo
3 (+verbos em –ER e –IR p.97) |
|
02/14 Capítulo
3 (+verbos reflexivos p.341 e recٌíprocos p.354) |
02/16 Capítulo 3 / TESTE DE VERBOS |
|
02/21 Capítulo 4
(+Expressões com SER e ESTAR, p.130 3 p.328) |
02/23 Capítulo 4 |
|
02/28 Capítulo 4 (+presente contínuo p.284) |
03/02 Revisão
/ PROVA 2 |
|
03/07 Capítulo
5 |
03/09 Capítulo
5 (+horas p.212, datas p.215) |
|
03/14 FERIAS DA
PRIMAVERA |
03/16 FERIAS DA
PRIMAVERA |
|
03/21 TESTE Capítulo
6 |
03/23 Capítulo 6
(+expr. Com DAR, p.268) |
|
03/28 Revisão / PROVA 3 |
03/30 Capítulo 7 |
|
04/04 Capítulo 7 (+p.179) |
04/06 Capítulo
7 (+palavras positivas e negativas p.290) |
|
04/11 TESTE DE VERBOS / Capítulo 8 |
04/13 Capítulo 8 / (+passado continuo) |
|
04/18 Capítulo 8 |
04/20 Revisão / PROVA 4 |
|
04/25 O futuro
de subjuntivo p.186 |
04/27 O
presente do sub. p.303 |
|
05/02 O
presente do sub. |
|
FINAL EXAM à
Date and time to be announced