Glaucia Silva, PhD she/ela

Designed to expand the student's vocabulary considerably, while providing an in-depth review of Portuguese grammar. The goal is for the student to achieve overall language proficiency. The readings will focus on short stories from the diverse Portuguese-speaking world. Compositions on a variety of topics will be assigned weekly. This course is conducted entirely in Portuguese.

Internship with an area organization that provides service to Portuguese-speaking populations.Students will put into practice their linguistic abilities in Portuguese and their knowledge about Lusophone cultures while engaging with diasporic communities. Students will also use critical skills developed in previous courses to reflect upon their experience in light of their knowledge of the Humanities. Students receive service learning credit for this course.

Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular course not currently offered. Conditions and hours to be arranged

A theoretical and practical survey of methods and techniques used to teach foreign languages designed for both preservice and in-service teachers of Portuguese. Development of educational materials for Portuguese and methodological issues applicable to heritage language learners are particularly emphasized. Assignments include presentations of teaching modules, classroom observations, and preparation of professional portfolios. This course is aligned with National Standards for Foreign Language Learning and with the Massachusetts Foreign Languages Curriculum Framework.

Individual research leading to the production of a PhD dissertation pursued under the direction of a faculty advisor.

Individual research leading to the production of a PhD dissertation pursued under the direction of a faculty advisor.