Intensive Portuguese

Intensive Portuguese covering grammar, conversation, and reading; equivalent to PORTUG 101 and 102.

offering recorded4 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 No instructors listed

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.91 GPA, 90.9% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.56 GPA, 81.2% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.64 GPA, 71.4% A/AB (n=7 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; the difference between usage of present, preterit, and imperfect indicative tenses; proper use of the future and conditional indicative tenses and the present past, and future subjunctive.

  • Communicate in basic Portuguese on given topics by using the grammatical structures (talking about yourself, your family, your city, daily activities, travel and vacation, food, clothing, work and business, means of communication, fashion, home, sports, the environment, talking about your childhood, your future and wishes, and your opinions).

  • 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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Prerequisites

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SPANISH 226,FRENCH 228, or ITALIAN 311. Not open to students with credit forPORTUG 101 and 102

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Professors

Spring 2027

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Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.91 GPA, 90.9% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.56 GPA, 81.2% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.64 GPA, 71.4% A/AB (n=7 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Portuguese grammar, conversation, and reading
  • Basic Portuguese grammatical structures including tense usage and agreement
  • Cultural features of the Portuguese-speaking world

Skills

  • Produce fundamental aspects of basic Portuguese grammatical structures in speech and writing
  • Communicate in basic Portuguese on topics such as family, daily activities, travel, and work
  • Discuss cultural features of the Portuguese-speaking world

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UW–Madison

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PORTUG 301 · Spring 2027

Intensive Portuguese

Recorded 2026-10-14
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