Portuguese III
Continue to learn Portuguese through a fast, interesting and practical approach. Learn to talk about the past, compare people and things, talk about daily routines, express ongoing actions in the past, learn to give instructions and use interrogative pronouns to ask questions.
Learn both European and Brazilian Portuguese, and expand your area of interest with specifically designed workbooks for European or Brazilian Portuguese.
Required Textbook
“Ponto de Encontro: Portuguese as a World Language,” Second Edition
Includes 24-month access to Pearson MyLab with virtual textbook
ISBN 9780137353132
*A print copy of the textbook can be purchased separately, but is not required.
The textbook package is available to purchase here: www.pearson.com/en-us/subject-catalog/ (enter ISBN in Pearson search bar)
This course can be applied to the Portuguese Language Certificate.
Instructor
Torrey Lauer has traveled throughout Western Europe, the Caribbean, Mexico and Costa Rica, but it was Madrid, Spain, that captivated him. His short time studying abroad in Madrid further fueled his desire to learn more, which lead and culminated in an ... read more
Course Outline/Topics
Portuguese III covers lessons 7, 8, & 9 in the textbook.
Lição 7:
Estruturas
Indicating for whom an action takes place: Indirect object nouns and pronouns
Talking about the past: Some irregular preterits
Expressing ongoing actions and descriptions in the past: The imperfect
Imperfect tense of regular and irregular verbs
Narrating in the past: The preterit and the imperfect
Mais um passo: Há/Faz meaning ago
Lição 8:
Estruturas
Comparing people and things: Comparisons of inequality
Comparing people and things: Comparisons of equality
Comparing people and things: The superlative
Emphasizing or clarifying information: Pronouns after prepositions
Talking about daily routine: Reflexive verbs and pronouns
Lição 9:
Estruturas
Stating impersonal information: Se as impersonal subject
Talking about the past: More on the preterit and the imperfect
Asking questions: More on interrogative pronouns
Giving instructions: Commands
Prerequisites
Portuguese II or equivalent experience.
Notes
This is a noncredit enrichment program. Progress and courses completed in UWM’s School of Continuing Education Languages program are marked by Continuing Education Units. CEUs are not transferable to college or university transcripts.
Date: 6 Thu, Jan 16-Feb 20, 2025
Delivery Method: Live Online
Time: 6-8:30pm CT
Platform: Zoom
Instructor: Torrey Lauer
Fee:
$179 by Jan 2, 2025
$199 after Jan 2, 2025
Discounts Available
| Discount Code | Description |
|---|---|
| Early Registration Discount | Register by Thu, Jan 2, 2025 and receive $20 off. |
| OSHER | ACTIVE Osher members receive 10% discount on Language courses. Contact the the Languages Department at languages@uwm.edu for any questions. |
| HPGM | As an ACTIVE member of the Hispanic Professionals of Greater Milwaukee Organization (HPGM) receive a 10% discount on this language program. |
Early registration discounts will subtract automatically from the fee if the registration is submitted prior to the deadline. All other discounts require the code in the left column to be entered on the registration form. Only one discount code can be entered on a registration form.
CEUs: 1.5
Enrollment Limit: 24
Program Number: 7781-16252
Registration Deadline: Jan 15, 2025
