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To enable students to communicate effectively in Portuguese through the learning of grammar, vocabulary, and idiomatic expressions of the language.
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To enable students to achieve competence in all the basic language skills: listening comprehension, reading, writing, and speaking.
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To increase students’ awareness of and appreciation for Brazilian culture.
Required
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Ponto de Encontro: Textbook
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Ponto de Encontro: Student Activities Manual (Brazilian)
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Ponto de Encontro: Answer Key to Student Activities Manual (Optional)
Ponto de Encontro website: www.prenhall.com/ponto/ for audio and other practice
Recommended
The Oxford Portuguese Dictionary or Harper Collins Concise Portuguese Dictionary
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NO EXTRA CREDIT WORK FOR ANYONE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. NO EXCEPTIONS.
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A grade of (I)NCOMPLETE will not be given under any circumstances. NO EXCEPTIONS.
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Final grades cannot be changed unless there is an error. Students must present the graded materials as evidence that a mistake was made.
The final grade will be determined as outlined below:
Participation
Written Assignments
Exams
10%
10%
35%
The grade scale is as follows:
Homework
Oral Exams
Final Exam
10%
15%
20%
A = 93-100
C(S) = 73-76
A- = 90-92
C-(U) = 70-72
B+ = 87-89 B = 83-86
D+ = 67-69 D = 63-66
B- = 80-82
D- = 60-62
C+ = 77-79
E = 0-59
For further information regarding passing grades and grade point equivalents, please refer to the
Undergraduate Catalog ( http://www.registrar.ufl.edu/catalog/policies/regulationgrades.html
).
Active participation in class is essential, because success in the study of Portuguese depends largely on daily exposure to the language. Students cannot participate if they are not in class. There cannot be make-up for

class participation. This portion of the final grade will be measured according to all of the following criteria: a) attendance and punctuality, b) preparation, c) initiative, d) use of Portuguese exclusively, e) positive attitude, f) being primarily on task, g) other in-class work. Before coming to class, study the assigned material. After class, do and correct the workbook exercises pertaining to the assigned section(s) in the syllabus in order to check your knowledge. (Answers to most exercises appear in the back of the workbook.)
THERE ARE NO EXCUSED ABSENCES. Your instructor will note attendance every day whether roll is called or not. Arriving more than 10 minutes after class starts or leaving early will result in an absence. FIVE
ABSENCES will be allowed for any reason. Do not bring written excuses to your instructor. After the FIFTH absence, one half POINT per absence will be deducted from your final grade.
Homework from the Student Activities Manual is assigned for each unit, and is due on the day indicated in the syllabus. Homework may be turned in early, but no late homework will be accepted. To receive credit,
all exercises must be completed and turned in - no partial credit will be given.
On the days marked Composição in your syllabus, you will be given 45 minutes to write a composition on an assigned topic. A grade sheet is attached to the syllabus and will be required by your instructor to grade your performance. You must bring the printed grade sheet to the classroom. All versions and the grading sheet must be included in the final version. Based on the corrections your instructor provides, you will rewrite the composition at home. The corrected version must be typed and double-spaced. On the date indicated by your instructor you will turn in the typed rewrite together with the first draft and the grade sheet. The first draft is worth 70% of the composition grade, and the rewrite is worth 30%.
IMPORTANT: What you turn in for grading must be your own original work. You may NOT collaborate with
anyone when writing your composition. NO ONE, STUDENT OR NOT, should LOOK at your composition, suggest changes, or make corrections. The use of computer- or internet-based translation programs is not allowed. Individuals who misrepresent work done by another will be dealt with in accordance with the student judicial process.
The oral exams will take place in class on the days indicated in the syllabus. They will consist of interviews between the instructor and two (possibly three) students at a time. General topics will be provided prior to the exams. A grade sheet for the exam is part of the syllabus, and will be required by your instructor to grade your performance. You must bring the grade sheet to the exam.
There will be three written exams during the semester. All exams are announced in the syllabus, and will be held in the room and class period in which class is held. NO DEVIATION OF THIS SCHEDULE WILL BE
ALLOWED, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. This means NO early or late exams. Note that language learning is cumulative, and all tests may include material from previous chapters. Unannounced quizzes cannot be made-up for ANY reason.
Tests will not be administered EARLY or LATE unless you are on official university business. If you cannot take an announced test due to an emergency, plan to take the Make up test offered April 19.

Academic honesty and integrity are fundamental values of the University community. An academic honesty offense is defined as the act of lying, cheating, or stealing academic information so that one gains academic advantage. Violations of the Academic Honesty Guidelines include but are not limited to:
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Cheating. The improper taking or tendering of any information or material which shall be used to determine academic credit. Taking of information includes copying graded homework assignments from another student; working with another individual(s) on graded assignments or homework; looking or attempting to look at notes, a text, or another student's paper during an exam.
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Plagiarism. The attempt to represent the work of another as the product of one's own thought, whether the other's work is oral or written, published or unpublished. Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to, quoting oral or written materials without citation on written materials or in oral presentations; submitting work produced by an on-line translation service or the translation feature of an on-line dictionary as your own.
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Misrepresentation. Any act or omission with intent to deceive a teacher for academic advantage.
Misrepresentation includes lying to a teacher to increase your grade; lying or misrepresenting facts when confronted with an allegation of academic honesty.
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Bribery, Conspiracy, Fabrication. For details see website below On all work submitted for credit the following pledge is either required or implied: “On my honor, I have neither given nor received unauthorized aid in doing this assignment.” Violations of this policy will result in disciplinary action according to the judicial process.
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For more details go to: http://www.dso.ufl.edu/judicial/academic.htm
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Every student in the class is expected to participate in a responsible and mature manner that enhances the educational process. Any conduct that, in the judgment of the instructor, disrupts the learning process will lead to disciplinary action.
Student records are confidential. Only information designated "UF directory information" may be released without your written consent. Please see University Regulation 6C1-4.007 for a list of the categories of information designated as "UF directory information." UF views each student as the primary contact for all communication. If your parents contact the instructor about your grade, attendance, or any information that is not "UF directory information," they will be asked to contact you. You may 1) provide the information your parents seek directly to them or 2) contact the University Registrar's Office for additional information.
For more information: www.registrar.ufl.edu.ferpahub.html
Students requesting classroom accommodation must first register with the Dean of Students Office, who will provide documentation to the student. This documentation must be presented to the Instructor as soon as possible in order to arrange for the accommodations.
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Submit the S/U form from your instructor. Minimum grade for an S in the course is 73. For regulations and deadlines consult the Undergraduate Catalog.
Consult the current Undergraduate Catalog.
Counseling and Wellness
A variety of counseling, mental health and psychiatric services are available through the UF Counseling and
Wellness Center, whose goal is to help students be maximally effective in their academic pursuits by reducing

or eliminating emotional, psychological, and interpersonal problems that interfere with academic functioning.
The Center can be found online at http://www.counseling.ufl.edu/cwc or reached by phone at 392-1575.

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Date
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7
8 março
9
10
Prepare for Class
09 Introdução; Expressões úteis na sala de aula (24-25)
10 Lição Preliminar: apresentações, saudações, despedidas, cortesia (4-8)
11 Lição P: alfabeto e pronúncia (10)
12 Lição P: ser (11); adjetivos para descrever pessoas (12)
13 Lição P: números (16); calendário (18); horas (20-21)
16 Lição 1: Feriado (MLK)
17 Lição 1: universidade e lazer (30-37); A vida universitária (42)
18 Lição 1: subject pronouns and present tense of –ar verbs (38-39)
19 Lição 1: articles and nouns (44-45); contractions of prepositions with articles (46-47)
20 Lição 1: question words (50); some regular –er and –ir verbs (54)
23 Lição 1: Mais verbos –er, ir (115)
24 Lição 1: São Paulo (62-63)
25 Lição 1: Rio de Janeiro (62-63)
26 Revisão
27 Exame 1
30 Lição 2: descrições, cores, adjetivos (68-72)
31 Lição 2: adjectives (75-76)
01 Lição 2: ser/estar (80-82); expressions with estar (90-91)
02 Lição 2: possessive adjectives (88-89)
03 Lição 2: O Sudeste e o Sul do Brasil (100-01)
06 Lição 3: comida (109-111)
07 Lição 3: present tense of regular –er and –ir verbs, dever/querer + infinitive (115)
08 Lição 3: ir, expressing future action (120-121)
09 Lição 3: ter (123-124); numbers above 100 (127-128)
10 Lição 3: por/para (131)
13 O Nordeste do Brasil (140-141)
14 Exame Oral 1
15 Exame Oral 1
16 Exame Oral 1
17 Composição 1
20 Lição 4: a família (146-150)
21 Lição 4: stem-changing verbs (152-153)
22 Lição 4: adverbs (157)
23 Lição 4: fazer, trazer, dizer, pôr, sair (159-160); há, faz (163)
24 Lição 4: preterit of regular verbs and ir (166-167); Composição 1 revisada
27 Lição 4: O Norte do Brasil e o Amazonas (176-177)
28 Revisão
29 Exame 2
01 Lição 5: a casa (182-184); O exterior e o interior da casa (202)
02 Lição 5: as tarefas domésticas (186)
Férias 05-09 de março
(SAM) Due
SAM Lição Preliminar pp. 1-2: P 1-4 pp. 14-15 p. 3: P 8-10 pp.6-8: P -15, 18, 20-22
SAM Lição 1 pp. 23-24: 1-1-5 pp. 25-27:1-6-10 pp. 27-29: 1-11-12, 14-15 pp. 32-33: 1- 22-26 pp. 33-34: 1-27-29 pp. 35: 1-30-31 pp. 35-36: 1-32-33
SAM P, 1 [completado] pp. 45-46: 2-1-3 pp. 47-48: 2-5, 8 pp. 49-50: 2-13-15 pp. 50-51: 2-16, 18 p. 54: 2-23 SAM 2 Comp. p. 62: 3-2-3; p. 64: 3-6 p. 65: 3-7-8 pp. 66-67: 3-11-12 pp. 68-69: 3-18. 19 p. 69: 3-21-22 p. 72: 3-27
Em sala de aula; SAM 3 Completado pp. 83-84: 4-1-3; p, 86: 4-4 pp. 87-88: 4-5-8 pp. 89-90: 4-9-11 pp. 90-91: 4-12-14
Comp 1.2 p. 96: 4-23-24
SAM 4 Completado pp. 107-09: 5-1; 5-4 pp. 109-10: 5-5-7

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14
15
MAY 3
12
13
abril
11
12 Lição 5: present progressive (189-190)
13 Lição 5: expressions with ter, estar com and ficar com (193-194)
14 Lição 5: demonstrative adjectives and pronouns (196-197)
15 Lição 5: dar, ler, ver, vir (199-200)
16 Lição 5: saber, conhecer (204)
19 Lição 6: direct object nouns and pronouns (234-236); perguntas (241)
20 Lição 6: tag questions (241); por/para (242)
21 Lição 6: Lisboa a capital de Portugal (250-251)
22 Lição 7: os esportes (256-257); Os esportes no Brasil (289) pp. 110-12: 5-8-10 pp. 112-13: 5 11-13 p. 114: 5-14-16 pp 114-15: 5-17-19 pp. 116-17: 5-20-21 pp. 139-40: 6-12-15 pp. 140 6-16-18
SAM 6 Completado p. 157- 7-1-2
23 Lição 7: o tempo e as estações (259)
26 Lição 7: indirect object nouns and pronouns (265-266)
27 Lição 7: Additional direct and indirect object practice
28 Lição 7: some irregular preterits (269-270)
29 Additional preterit practice
30 Composição 2
02 Lição 7: some irregular preterits (269-270)
03 Lição 7: imperfect (274-276)
04 Lição 7: preterit and imperfect (279-280) pp. 160-61: 7-5-6
Apostila pp. 161-62: 7-7-9
Apostila; 7-10
Apostila pp. 163: 7-11-12 p. 165: 7-14-15
05 Lição 7: preterit and imperfect (279-280)
06 Lição 7: há/faz (284); entrega de composição revisada
09 Lição 7: O Sul de Portugal (292-293)
10 Revisão
11 Exame 3
12 Filme/Laboratório
13 Filme/Laboratório
16 Exame Oral 2
17 Exame Oral 2
18 Exame Oral 2
19 Make-up Test (optional)
20 Leitura/Revisão
23 Avaliações; Revisão
24 Revisão
25 Revisão; Conclusão da aula
26 Reading Day; No classes
27 Reading Day; No classes
7:30 -9:30 AM FINAL EXAM
Do not make any plans that interfere with the final exam. There will be no re-scheduling of the final exam except in the case of notification of the instructor one month in advance. Exam GROUP 3A Registrar’s Office. p. 164: 7-13 pp. 166: 7-16-17; Comp 2 .2 p. 170: 7-24
SAM 7 Completado

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Participation in class involves a number of variables, listed in the rubric below.
 Your instructor may assign written homework that will be collected and graded; these assignments form part of your participation grade.
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Your instructor reserves the right to administer pop quizzes on grammar, vocabulary etc. in order to assess students’ preparation. These grades also form part of your participation grade.
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The use of cell phones, pagers, iPods or mp3 players and all other electronic equipment during class is prohibited.
All equipment must be turned off in the classroom. Any evidence of cell phones (use, ringing, buzzing, etc.) and similar equipment use will result in an automatic zero in participation for that day.
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Using a cell phone during a composition or test will result in a zero on that assignment.
A (10 pts):
 always greeted people and took leave using Portuguese
 always used Portuguese in class ( i.e., with instructor and in small groups)
 always listened attentively when others spoke and showed respect for her/his peers
 always came to class prepared
 always actively participated in all classroom activities
 always made a positive impact on the class with her/his presence and positive attitude
 helped peers with in-class activities
A- (9 pts):
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 sometimes greeted people and took leave using Portuguese
 mostly used Portuguese in class, but sometimes used English in group work usually listened and showed respect for her/his peers
 occasionally came unprepared to class, but usually came prepared
 participated in all classroom activities
B (8 pts):
 did not greet people and take leave in Portuguese
 frequently used English, especially during group and pair work
 at times got distracted and was occasionally disrespectful to her/his peers
 showed some preparation for class, but needed more preparation
 participated in classroom activities but was more passively attentive than active
C (7 pts):
 used more English than Portuguese during class
 paid little attention during class (e.g., sometimes slept, read the newspaper, did other homework, etc.) and was disrespectful to her/his peers
 showed little preparation for class
 participated minimally in classroom activities
D (6 pts):
 used only English during class
 paid no attention during class and was disrespectful to her/his peers
 showed no preparation for class
 failed to contribute to the class with her/his presence and/or detracted from the class with her/his negative attitude
F (0 pts): did not attend enough classes or did not demonstrate sufficient participation for evaluation

Very complete information. Broad, effective use of vocabulary covered in the chapter. 20 19 18
Adequate information. Some development of ideas, but lacks detail or support. Few errors with vocabulary.
17 16 15
Limited information. Ideas present, but underdeveloped. Occasional errors with vocabulary.
Minimal information. Frequent errors with vocabulary. Presence of English.
14 13 12
11 10 9
Ideas connected. Logically ordered from beginning to end. Fluent.
Order apparent, but somewhat choppy. Loosely organized.
Limited order to the content. Disjointed and/or choppy.
Basically a series of separate sentences. No transitions. No apparent order.
20 19 18
17 16 15
14 13 12
11 10 9
Well-edited for the grammar covered in the course lessons to date. Very few errors overall.
30 29 28 27
Occasional grammatical errors with the grammar covered in the course lessons to date. 26 25 24 23
Frequent errors that would probably impede comprehensibility for a native speaker not accustomed to communicating with language learners.
Abundance of errors. Mostly incomprehensible.
Excessive errors, evidence of carelessness. Incomprehensible.
22 21 20 19
18 17 16 15
14 13 12 11
Carefully and thoroughly made indicated corrections for content, style and organization.
Completed all editing steps, shows considerable improvement.
Some editing completed, but overall quality of composition similar to first draft.
Minor changes made, but lack of effort.
No evidence of the revisions.
______ / 70
30 29 28 27
26 25 24 23
21 19 17 15
13 11 10 9
0
______ / 30
______ /100

Very complete information. Broad, effective use of vocabulary covered in the chapter. 20 19 18
Adequate information. Some development of ideas, but lacks detail or support. Few errors with vocabulary.
17 16 15
Limited information. Ideas present, but underdeveloped. Occasional errors with vocabulary.
Minimal information. Frequent errors with vocabulary. Presence of English.
14 13 12
11 10 9
Ideas connected. Logically ordered from beginning to end. Fluent.
Order apparent, but somewhat choppy. Loosely organized.
Limited order to the content. Disjointed and/or choppy.
Basically a series of separate sentences. No transitions. No apparent order.
20 19 18
17 16 15
14 13 12
11 10 9
Well-edited for the grammar covered in the course lessons to date. Very few errors overall.
30 29 28 27
Occasional grammatical errors with the grammar covered in the course lessons to date. 26 25 24 23
Frequent errors that would probably impede comprehensibility for a native speaker not accustomed to communicating with language learners.
Abundance of errors. Mostly incomprehensible.
Excessive errors, evidence of carelessness. Incomprehensible.
22 21 20 19
18 17 16 15
14 13 12 11
Carefully and thoroughly made indicated corrections for content, style and organization.
Completed all editing steps, shows considerable improvement.
Some editing completed, but overall quality of composition similar to first draft.
Minor changes made, but lack of effort.
No evidence of the revisions.
______ / 70
30 29 28 27
26 25 24 23
21 19 17 15
13 11 10 9
0
______ / 30
______ /100

- Inadequate, inaccurate for this level
- Barely adequate for the situation and level, repetitive
- Adequate for the situation and level
- Broad, precise, impressive for this level
6 8 10
12 14
17 18
19 20
- Halting, fragmented, unnatural pauses
- Generally natural and continuous
- Very natural, with no unnecessary pauses
- Little information is provided; ideas not well developed
- Only basic information is provided; ideas fairly well developed
- Most necessary information is provided; ideas very well developed
- Almost inaccurate except for stock phrases
- Uncertain control of the language; frequent errors
- Fair control of the language; some errors
- Very good control of the language; very few errors
- Pronunciation is frequently unintelligible
- Heavy English/Spanish influence requires concentrated listening
- Occasional mispronunciations
- Very few mispronunciations
8 10 12
14 15 16
18 19 20
13 15 17
19 21 23
24 25
14 15 16
17 18 19
20 21 22
23 24 25
3 4
5 6
7 8
9 10
/100

- Inadequate, inaccurate for this level
- Barely adequate for the situation and level, repetitive
- Adequate for the situation and level
- Broad, precise, impressive for this level
6 8 10
12 14
17 18
19 20
- Halting, fragmented, unnatural pauses
- Generally natural and continuous
- Very natural, with no unnecessary pauses
- Little information is provided; ideas not well developed
- Only basic information is provided; ideas fairly well developed
- Most necessary information is provided; ideas very well developed
- Almost inaccurate except for stock phrases
- Uncertain control of the language; frequent errors
- Fair control of the language; some errors
- Very good control of the language; very few errors
- Pronunciation is frequently unintelligible
- Heavy English/Spanish influence requires concentrated listening
- Occasional mispronunciations
- Very few mispronunciations
8 10 12
14 15 16
18 19 20
13 15 17
19 21 23
24 25
14 15 16
17 18 19
20 21 22
23 24 25
3 4
5 6
7 8
9 10
/100