Portuguese Language Courses
Portuguese language is required. The Portuguese language courses at FAAP offer the opportunity of language learning in different contexts. Culture, history, geography and current themes are some of the topics covered. Classes meet for a total of 60 hours (4 credits) of which 15 hours comprise structured activities for students to consolidate language acquisition and gain cultural awareness. Classes are subject to a minimum of 8 students. Sample activities include:
- Watching videos on famous Brazilian cities including features of the 5 regions - their people, culture, popular myths and legends
- Reading texts by famous authors from Brazilian and Portuguese literature
- Viewing commercials and excerpts from TV and radio
- Listening to Brazilian songs by renowned singers
- Studying magazine and newspaper articles on current affairs
- "Festa Junina" - the annual Brazilian celebration (which takes place at the beginning of the Brazilian winter) with its typical dishes, beverages and dances
- Brazilian cooking class
| Portuguese language courses | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Portuguese Language 101 (4) |
| Course Title: | Elementary level |
| Course Description: | |
| At the end of this course, students will be able to introduce themselves, greet people, talk about themselves and others, talk about their daily routine and ask others about their routines, report simple facts in the past time, talk about the weather, make comparisons, go shopping using units of measurement, talk about a future action, communicate in public places such as: in a restaurant, at a hotel and at the airport. They will also be able to write simple text and understand basic information on leaflets and advertisements. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Portuguese Language 201 (4) |
| Course Title: | Intermediate level |
| Course Description: | |
| At the end of this course, students will be able to make assumptions, raise hypotheses, understand and give directions, make reports using the passive voice, talk about the various forms of sport and leisure, talk about health problems and medical specialties. It is also expected that they will be able to write and understand simple texts, with a predominance of colloquial language. | |
Courses in English
Electives are optional and meet for 45 contact hours (3 credits). All courses are subject to a minimum of 8 students. Each student may only enroll in one elective.
| Courses taught in English | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Art/Religion/Sociology 303 (3) |
| Course Title: | Brazilian Culture |
| Course Description: | |
| This course considers the national and ethnic groups which make up the Brazilian population, the origin of the Portuguese language in Brazil and influences from other languages, Brazil’s geographic and economic regions, myths and legends of Brazilian folklore, literature, music and visual arts. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Business/Economics 301 (3) |
| Course Title: | Doing Business in Brazil |
| Course Description: | |
| This course provides an overview of the Brazilian economy from the last 20 years to the present. Topics include: starting a business operation in Brazil, positive and negative aspects of investing in Brazil, types of legal entities, general principles of taxation in Brazil, Brazilian labor law, land ownership, intellectual property registration, international tax planning and economic agreements, consumer law and Brazilian arbitration law. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Sociology 305 (3) |
| Course Title: | Brazilian Interdisciplinary Perspectives |
| Course Description: | |
| Topics include social change in Brazil and the Latin American context, cultural and social identities, racism, religions in Brazil, natural resources, education, the health system, social structures, crime and social control, Brazilian culture through art and music, the environment and sustainable development. | |
