Intermediate Portuguese I: Justice, Equity and Rights in the Lusophone world

In this intermediate-level language course, you will explore social justice issues related to education, labor, environment and sustainability, race, gender, migration, among other topics of relevance in Lusophone countries nowadays. You will engage with a range of texts (e.g. written, audiovisual, visual) from different sources (e.g., social media, Youtube, TV, literature) to build vocabulary and review and refine various grammatical structures. You will also build on oral, written, and intercultural competences through communicative activities and interactive discussions with Portuguese-speaking guests and improve your linguistic skills in real contexts (via Teletandem). By the end of this class, you will have further developed your linguistic and culture competence, and will have deepened your understanding of social justice issues that have impacted the lives of Portuguese-speaking communities around the world.