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Curriculum
Overview
In LSA+ Brazil, language acquisition and
cultural experience develop through living with a Brazilian family, studying
language, literature and civilization, as well as excursions, including a
special week of outings and classes on the southern coast of Bahia, a seminal historic region of remarkable natural
beauty. Our base in Salvador
is the ACBEU ("Brazil-U.S. Cultural Association"), a highly
respected language school and cultural institution, located in the Corredor
da Vitória, a stately avenue of nineteenth century mansions and home to a
cluster of museums.
LSA+ Classes
- Portuguese 8: Intensive Post-Intermediate
Portuguese. 10 hours/week.
Grammar and Conversation. Taught by Brazilian teachers specializing in
Portuguese as a Foreign Language. Practice, practice, practice.
- Portuguese 10. Studies in Brazilian Culture and Civilization. 4 hours/week. Focus on Afro-Bahian
culture. Taught by a professor from the Federal
University's Center for
Afro-Brazilian studies, located in the Pelourinho, the historic and
cultural heart of Salvador.
- Portuguese 12: Introduction to Brazilian Literature. Taught by the
Dartmouth Director. Focus: i)
material complementing the culture class and the excursion week; ii)
recent literature portraying modern life in the megalopolis cities of
Rio and São Paulo. 4 hours/week.
FSP Curriculum
(*Please note that the FSP varies
according to enrollments)
- Portuguese 25: Advanced Portuguese. Composition. Intensive essay writing
workshop with discussion focusing on Brazilian Culture.
- Portuguese 35: Advanced Studies in Brazilian Culture and Civilization. Same
framework as Portuguese 10, but requiring student performance at a
higher level.
- Portuguese 36: Studies in Contemporary Brazilian Literature. Taught by
Dartmouth Director. 4 hours/week.
Special weeks:
- Week 7. “Down the Coast”.
Special week of classes, on the “Cocoa
Coast” in southern Bahia,
through the Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz. Students spend this week
in and around the town of Ilhéus
(made famous by Jorge Amado’s novel, Gabriela and other works). Apart
from the chocolate, the region is also important for rare preserves of
virgin Atlantic rain-forest. Classes cover regional literature, history
and agriculture, as well as marine and land ecosystems and biosphere.
- Week 8. Holiday
Travel. No classes are held
during this week so that students may travel to other parts of Brazil -the Amazon, Rio de Janeiro, the unbelievably big
Foz de Iguaçu Waterfalls, etc.
Afro-Bahian physical and musical education
(optional)
- Dartmouth and ACBEU will advise and facilitate students
interested in afternoon classes in capoeira
(Afro-Brazilian martial arts dance), Afro-Brazilian percussion and süingue baiano ("Bahian
swing" - popular dance).
Classes can be taken privately, in a small group or through a
community organization which primarily serves local people.
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