{"id":391,"date":"2014-12-22T12:25:05","date_gmt":"2014-12-22T16:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/krieger.jhu.edu\/plas\/?page_id=391"},"modified":"2023-12-14T16:01:05","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T21:01:05","slug":"portuguese-concentration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/krieger.jhu.edu\/laclxs\/undergraduate\/portuguese-concentration\/","title":{"rendered":"Portuguese Concentration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Students in the LACLxS minor can focus on Portuguese language and Brazilian culture. This concentration provides students with advanced training in the Portuguese language and in the diverse cultural and literary worlds of Brazil, Portugal, and the Portuguese-speaking countries of Africa and Asia. The minor also fosters deep understanding of Brazilian politics, economy, society, and culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Faculty help students master key components of the Portuguese language that enable rich and complex expression, such as linking words, idioms, and registers of style, as well as to appreciate grammatical differences between Portuguese, Spanish, and English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Upper-level courses in Brazilian culture studies provide students with valuable insight into Brazilian history, art, literature, popular culture, theater, cinema, and music. The courses discuss how indigenous, Asian, African, and European cultural influences have interacted and combined to create a new and unique nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Flavia Azeredo-Cerqueira
Director, Portuguese Language Program<\/a>
flavia_azeredo@jhu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The requirements for a minor in Latin American studies with a focus on Portuguese language and Brazilian culture are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The student must successfully complete Portuguese language courses through the intermediate level (or equivalent placement test), plus six courses (beyond the elementary level), including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n