First Semester Portuguese

First-semester elementary-level Portuguese covering grammar, conversation, and reading; requires no previous knowledge of Portuguese.

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.06 GPA, 50.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.27 GPA, 72.7% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.35 GPA, 64.7% A/AB (n=17 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Identify and produce in speech and writing fundamental aspects of basic Portuguese grammatical structures, like the following: agreement subject/ verb; agreement noun/adjective; correct use of the present, preterit, and imperfect verb tenses.

  • Communicate in basic Portuguese on given topics (talking about yourself, your family, your city, daily activities, food and travel in the present time and, to a limited extent, the past.

  • Discuss cultural features about the Portuguese-speaking world.

  • Describe how Portuguese functions and how it differs from your native language.

Source: UW Guide

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.06 GPA, 50.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.27 GPA, 72.7% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.35 GPA, 64.7% A/AB (n=17 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Grammar, conversation, and reading
  • Cultural features of the Portuguese-speaking world

Skills

  • Basic Portuguese grammar, conversation, and reading
  • Discussion of cultural features of the Portuguese-speaking world

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