Portuguese for Spanish Speakers
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Division: The New School for Public Engagement
School: School of Languages
Department: Foreign Languages
Course Number: NPRT 1700
Course Format: Seminar
Location: NYC campus
Permission Required: No
- Foreign Languages
This is a beginner's Portuguese course for students with a strong Spanish language background and little or no knowledge of Portuguese. They learn to use their knowledge of Spanish to gain competency and confidence in speaking Portuguese. They learn to minimize the confusions that can result from the similarities of the languages. The emphasis is on eliminating Spanish phonetics, vocabulary, and sentence structure from their Portuguese speech. After completing this course, students can take Portuguese Level 3. Prerequisite: fluency in Spanish.
Course Open to: Degree Students