For students who completed the Intermediate 2 course, or have previous knowledge of composed verb forms (composed subjunctive, passive voice;
and are ready for more structured writing and discussions).
New Students: An application and the full Assessment form is required for this level (the assessment link is at the end of the Application form).
Click here to apply: https://forms.gle/Niy8GHAsJJKcwyJ96
(It takes about 20 minutes to complete the Assessment)
Continuing students from Intermediate 2: contact your instructor to get the registration link and skip the application and assessment forms
DETAILS
Português Avançado 1 is the second advanced intermediate class in a series, with a focus on deepening listening, speaking, writing, and developing better communication in Portuguese in a conversational style (without resorting to translation). Avançado 1 will help you enlarge your vocabulary, put composed verbal structures to use, practice writing and deep listening skills in practical ways, and more elaborate conversations with Portuguese native speakers.
We will work with readings, films and recordings focusing on Brazilian and other Portuguese-based revolutionary thinkers and writers, such as Paulo
Freire, Djamila Ribeiro, Florestan Fernandes, and others. The content will vary and adapt according to the enrolled cohort. This course has an advanced approach for people who already speak Intermediate Portuguese
We will look at some differences between Brazilian, African, South Asian and European/Continental Portuguese, and engage with the history of
Brazilian people, its revolutionary struggles, and other means of resistance. You will continue to learn about historical and contemporary contexts of the
working classes and social movements in Brazil, and other Portuguese-speaking countries.
Click here to apply and fill out an assessment form https://forms.gle/Niy8GHAsJJKcwyJ96
More information:
Portuguese is a language with roots in Portugal and also the official language spoken today in 10 countries: Brazil, Mozambique, Angola,
Portugal, Guinea-Bissau, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Macau, Cape Verde, and São Tomé and Príncipe. Portuguese is arguably among the 9 or
10 most spoken languages in the world, but only 5 percent of its speakers live in its original home Portugal. It is estimated that 270 million people
speak Portuguese today, amongst which nearly 254 million are native speakers. It is the second most spoken Romance language, after Spanish. Brazil’s 211 million people is the largest Portuguese-speaking population in the world.
As a colonial language, it suffered many transformations, particular to each locale. It is nowadays also a result of cultural resistance of the indigenous
and enslaved people during colonialism. It is spoken in the U.S particularly in the Northeast, in California and in Florida, where native Portuguese
speakers, who are immigrants from Africa, South Asia, Europe and Brazil have concentrated historically. In nearby regions, it is more widely spoken in areas of Newark, New Jersey; Astoria, Queens; in the coastal regions of Connecticut, and Massachusetts.
About the instructor:
Natalia de Campos, born in São Paulo, Brazil, is a performance artist, producer, writer, educator, language interpreter, translator, and activist. Natalia has taught English and Portuguese to non-native speakers for decades in multiple settings. Living in New York since 1998, she founded
the multidisciplinary arts collaborative Syncretic Pleasures to continue to teach, while also translating, producing and performing works by Brazilian
authors, including her own. In 2016 she co-founded the Defend Democracy in Brazil Committee in New York (DDB-NY) with a group of activists who
fight for democracy, social justice, and defend social movements in Brazil. DDB is a member of The People’s Forum. Natalia’s most recent teaching/
lecturing includes courses for independent non-profit organizations and institutions like CUNY Graduate Center, Brooklyn College and City College,
NYU Tisch and Hemispheric Institute, Rutgers University, Columbia University, in Portuguese language, Brazilian Art & Social History, social
engagement, collaboration, solo performance & activism. Natalia has a Bachelor’s degree in History from the University of São Paulo and a
Master’s degree in Performance & Interactive Media Arts from CUNY/Brooklyn College.
